Smartphone software on a $100 budget

[linden_arden]

This should be a new twist on an oft-asked question ('what software should I get?')

If you had $100 to deck out your smartphone (I'll be using an SMT5600), what would spend it on?

I'm almost certainly going to have to get PTab Spreadsheet ($30). It is my thought (hope) that a good spreadsheet program will actually allow me to develop my own simple little 'programs' (maybe a better word is 'solutions') that a commercial developer might charge $10-20 for.

I am also looking at eWallet Pro or the Iilum 3-pack (eWallet, ListPro, and some other program) for $45.

So as you can see, I've already blown $75 of my imaginary budget on two programs. I'd love to hear what other folks would do under similar constraints.

[Sven Johannsen]

www.sbsh.net Papyrus. if you use calendar and tasks, this is a must.

Battery Pack Pro - gets the programs you use most up on the home screen where you can get to them. Probably other things that do this, but it happens to be what I snagged.

[Mike Temporale]

$17.95 Papyrus (http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=1085)
$19.95 Ilium eWallet (http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=1479)
$19.95 Sunnysoft Backup Manager (http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=1481)
$4.95 AquaBlocks - PDAmill (http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=575)
$14.95 John Cody's Alerts! (http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=1445)
$12.99 Tweaks2K2 .NET (http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=1298)
Total: $90.74 So there's even a couple bucks left over to grab another game or utility. Of course, your phone use could vary from mine. ;)

[Santa Fe]

And if you live in the US get the free weather program from Connected Bits (connectedbits.com). I use e-wallet the most of any software that I've added and Papyrus next most. Smartphone notes is also very useful.

[Sven Johannsen]

You might note that Papyrus has been on everyones list so far ;)

[leslietroyer]

Papyrus
FlexWallet 2005
TrafficEdge
Streets & Trips
Mapopolis (just 1 local maps I need to keep $$ down)
Bluetooth headset

Les

[chucky.egg]

TBH there are ways to get much more for your money.
Am I allowed to plug Modaco a bit?

How about this:
Modaco Plus (£35 ~ $63 USD)
Spb GPRS monitor ($16)
Sprite Backup ($30)
Papyrus (£0)
SmartphoneFind (£0)
Illium NewsBreak (£0)
Abidia Wireless (£0)
LingvoSoft Dictionaries (£0)
Mobiluck (£0)
Atlantis Redux (£0)
Snails (£0)
Fireball (£0)
JewelMaster (£0)
...plus other stuff too...
15% off @ Handango (£0) *** one-off discount
10% off @ Smartphone.NET (£0)
10% off @ SmartphoneAccessories (£0)

You can also pick up other discounts here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/downloads/default.mspx


PTab is great, on par with Papyrus, but not some crucial for me so I didn't include it

eWallet is OK, but you get tied in because there's no easy way to get your data into another app if something better comes along (CodeWallet Pro, which I got free from Handango Giveaway)

ListPro is pants IMO, I'd save your money if I was you! :wink:

[iJITSU]

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Smartphone Find
Smartphone Notes