ScoreMobile and Pandora Duke it Out for Top Free BlackBerry App

On 09/19/2009, in blackberry apps, by Brian

Happy Saturday! Welcome to another weekly edition of the Top Free BlackBerry Apps, calculated by number of downloads from BlackBerry App World. Last week, the Top 10 was packed with Music related BlackBerry Apps, including Pandora (#1), Slacker Radio (#4), iHeart Radio (#5) and TuneWiki (#9). Pandora again was featured as the top overall app and has consistently dominated the charts. Color ID also had a strong showing for back to back weeks, making the list as the #2 downloaded App. Let’s take a closer look at the Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps, as of September 19, 2009 & be sure to visit us next Saturday to see which Apps make the cut.

10. (NR) Bloomberg Mobile 1.9.9.5 (News & Information) 4 Stars, 326 reviews, 334KB

“Bloomberg offers news, stock quotes, company descriptions, market leaders/laggers, price charts, market trends analysis, customized list of stocks and more. Auto refresh. Full support for Storm devices, including zoom & pan of charts using finger swipes. Equity Index Futures in “Markets.” Fractional positions in “My Stocks.” Option to clear stock history in “Stock Finder.” Option to change the “My Stocks” column order using the column order from the home screen. Show status of background story downloading.”

9. (8) Ka-Glom – Free 1.3 (Arcade & Action) 4 Stars, 438 reviews, 328KB

“Combine the explosive Ka-Glom jelly to blast blocks and get the ultimate chain reaction. Ka-Glom is a high-pressure game of falling blocks. Of the two block types, only the Ka-Glom jelly is explosive. Connect four Ka-Gloms of the same color to start an explosive reaction eliminating all connecting blocks of that color. In building huge chain-reacting explosions your Ka-Glom Factor increases and the bonus points multiply”

8. (NR) BigTinCan BuzzMe 2.0.7 (Gadgets) 4 Stars, 675 reviews, 112KB

“If you want to control the LED color when you receive a phone call, you need BuzzMe. If you want to hear your BlackBerry smartphone ring and have it vibrate at the same time you need BuzzMe. BigTinCan BuzzMe lets your BlackBerry smartphone vibrate and ring at the same time as well as control the color of the LED on your phone. You can even set “disco” mode to have a flashing disco in your Blackberry when you receive a call. Its easy to install, and has been used on hundreds of thousands of BlackBerry® smartphones worldwide. And now it even lets you set the vibration time and LED color for calls.”

7. (5) iheart Radio 1.0 (Music Services) 3 Stars, 948 reviews, 269KB

“iheartradio delivers America’s favorite radio stations, including Z100, KISS FM, WGCI, KFI AM and KFAN, right to your BlackBerry Pearl, Curve, Storm or Bold. Bookmark your favorite stations, view album art and get lyrics to your favorite songs. You can even listen to traffic reports for New York and LA. iheartradio also includes digital-only stations…All stations are streamed in high quality AAC for a superior listening experience.”

6. (3) WeatherEye 1.1.1.6 (Weather) 3 Stars, 1126 reviews, 957KB

“WeatherEye BlackBerry provides you the following information and allows you to select from any city The Weather Network provides content for Current conditions, Short-term forecasts, Long-term forecasts and Warning updates.”

5. (2) Color ID – Free 1.1.2 (Personalize) 3 Stars, 138 reviews, 438KB

“Know instantly who or where an email, sms or incoming call is from just from the colors of the flashing light on your BlackBerry. Assign multiple LED colors for SMS messages, Email and Incoming Calls to SPECIFIC contacts. Assign any one or two colors to the BlackBerry LED indicator. Select from 9 colors and combinations of them: Orange, Pink, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Red, White or none. Multiple phone numbers and email address ability for one color combination. Syncs with BlackBerry address book for easy additions! Easy-to-use interface with preview functionality. Share with a friend feature. Setup wizard for first-time users. ”

4. (NR) Shortcovers 2.0 (ebooks) 3 Stars, 30 reviews, 681 KB

“Shortcovers is a new digital destination for people to discover and experience their next great read, on any mobile device. It’s both an online and mobile service that gives readers instant access to the newest books, hottest authors, and most popular magazines and blogs – as well as new content formats and user-inspired writings such as subway novels and fan fiction. Shortcovers also provides consumers with the tools for sharing their favorite reads and creating their own Shortcovers. It’s not just for avid readers, it’s for anyone who wants the convenience of accessing and reading their favorite content, anytime, anywhere, on the mobile devices they already own.”

3. (NR) Facebook 1.6.0.21 (Social Networking) 2.5 Stars, 1001 reviews, 1193KB

“View your friends’ highlights like status updates, photo uploads, comments and wall posts. Check out your friends’ profiles with access to status updates, wall posts, friends and recently added pictures. Open recently added photos, entire albums, or tag photos of friends. You can even comment on pictures! Receive instant notifications on your BlackBerry smartphone’s home screen. Send/receive message or wall posts, pokes and friend requests. Update your status, view and comment on your friends’ status. Share photos from your BlackBerry smartphone with tags/comments and post to Facebook with just one click. Connect your Facebook friends with your BlackBerry Address Book – including profile picture integration to bring new meaning to caller ID. Stay organized with birthday reminders and event integration into your BlackBerry Calendar.”

2. (6) ScoreMobile for BlackBerry 1.2 (Sports & Recreation) 4 Stars, 559 reviews, 345KB

“Provide up-to-the-minute sports scores, boxscores, fantasy player stats, betting odds, game previews, recaps, top stories, and league standings. In addition we publish exclusive live blogs for key games. Coverage currently includes: Football (NFL, NCAAF, CFL), Baseball (MLB), Basketball (NBA, NCAAB), Hockey (NHL), Golf (PGA), Auto Racing (NASCAR Sprint Cup) and Soccer (EPL, MLS)…Personalize Favorite teams and Data Refresh intervals.”

1. (1) Pandora 1.1.1.1 (Music & Audio) 4.5 Stars, 2928 reviews, 326KB

“Radio that is personalized just for you, playing only the music that you love. Simply enter one of your favorite songs or artists and Pandora creates a radio station that explores just that kind of music. With your BlackBerry smartphone, Pandora brings an effortless personal soundtrack right to you whenever you want to listen to music.”

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To download these apps, you must first install BlackBerry App World onto your BlackBerry. Visit BlackBerry App World from your PC, then enter your e-mail address to get the download link e-mailed to you. You may also visit www.blackberry.com/appworld/download from your BlackBerry Browser. Once you’ve download BlackBerry App World, you’ll have the ability to download all the Free or Paid Apps from a collection of 1300+ BlackBerry Apps.

Pandora makes another statement with yet another #1, while Color ID and ScoreMobile remain strong in the top 5. Facebook makes it back into the top 10, jumping to the #3 slot, while new edition Shortcovers fills out the top 5. The number 2 are actually my favorite two BlackBerry Apps. Pandora gives me reliable streaming radio, while ScoreMobile lets me keep up with up-to-date NFL scores and statistics. While I worked last weekend, ScoreMobile came to my rescue, since I wanted to keep up with my Fantasy Football player stats. I use Facebook as well, but it really is in need of an overhaul. I’d love to see a BlackBerry App for Facebook, similar to that of the new iPhone Facebook update. Do you have any favorites that you feel should be included in the top 1o? What are your thoughts on this weeks top 10?

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