As an iPhone user, I've come to realize that at the end of the day, there's only 2 kinds of apps that you really ever need:- (besides the sort that are meant to just clutter up your home screen)
1) Apps that are useful when you're really, supremely brain-dead. This includes the moments when you are on the train to and from work, while waiting for a friend who's punctually-challenged, in a lecture theatre listening to a dusty old man in a bow-tie recalling his tales from World War 1, in between taking breaks from work, and not forgetting the final few moments before you get some shut-eye every night.
2) Apps that genuinely contribute to your daily activities/routines/schedules. (This does not refer to your addiction to the app that requires you to shampoo/cut/dry/colour anyone's hair.)
With thousands of apps to choose from on the iPhone appstore, siphering between the uberly useful and the utterly useless can be quite a chore. But just to level the playing field for category 2 up there, here's a quick low-down on the in-my-honest-opinion, a true value added app, the AGIS NAVFone on the iPhone.
I was genuinely taken aback by the support received by this app. Perhaps it was more to do with our current promotional pricing of $0.99, but it goes without saying that most of our consumers only had positive things to say upon its usage.
You could always tell the success/hope level for an app by the reviews/comments. When you do find at least 50% of your customers providing input and suggestions as to further boosting the usefullness of the application, you know you're in a good place. Comes as no suprise then that the NAVFone SG found its way at number 2 in the overall paid apps category, second only to another outstanding app.
As someone who barely participates in the mass-movement-party everyday a.k.a taking the public transport, I too have found merits in this app. Its always comforting to know that upon the breakdown/inavailability of your vehicle, you can always find your way home, besides taking the 240 (taxis).
Besides the public transport planner capability, (insert shameless promotion) the NAVFone is also the
only onboard Singapore street directory available on the iPhone. That means you can use it pretty much anytime, anywhere without being at the mercy of a Wifi/3G signal.
With such enthusiastic response to the public transport version of the NAVFone SG, and of course, responding to our dear customer's demands, the
navigation version of the NAVFone SG will be launched pretty soon, which I believe is just music to the ears of every savvy driver on our roads, so watch out for it.
Regards,
Sophan,
AGIS Products & Development
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