Happy Halloween! It’s time for another installment of the weekly series, Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps. As always, the listing is comprised of the top 10 downloaded free Apps from BlackBerry App World. Last week’s Top 10 featured the back-to-back top 3 in (#3) Facebook, (#2) BlackBerry App World and (#1) BlackBerry Messenger. Will this week be any different? Most definitely!
We have four new exciting arrivals in (#10) PBA Bowling Lite, (#9) BeBuzz Free, (#8) GT ConnectFour and a brand new amazing and brilliant App DriveSafe.ly, which is our new number 1 App of the week. The Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps are as of 31 October 2009. Be sure to check back next Saturday to see which Apps make the cut.
10. (NR) PBA Bowling Lite 1.0.19.1 (Arcade & Action Games) 3.5, 16 reviews, 1442KB *FULL VERSION IS $4.99*
“DEMO version…Choose from realistic bowling balls and lane conditions while enjoying a full 3D environment. Test your bowling skills against a long list of the internationally recognized professional bowlers. After playing a few frames with the professional bowlers, step up to the Spare Challenge…Unlock new special effects for bowling balls and start getting super spin, catapulting the ball, and rolling the ball at super speeds!
9. (NR) BeBuzz Free – Custom LED Colors 2.1.38 (Music & Audio) 3.5 Stars, 13 reviews, 85KB *FULL VERSION is $5.99*.
“BeBuzz extends your default BlackBerry alert system. BeBuzz allows you to completely customize the LED color and create repeating audible reminders for many alert types. Plus it adds customizable vibrate for incoming calls. Finally you an have your BlackBerry vibrates while it is ringing.”
8. (NR) GT ConnectFour 1.01 (Board Games) 3 Stars, 66 reviews, 115KB
“Golden Thumb’s online version of the classic strategy game Connect Four. Simple to learn, tough to master–can you get four in a row? Play against real people around the world and win GT$ virtual money!”
7. (NR) ScoreMobile for BlackBerry 1.2 (Sports & Recreation) 4.5 Stars, 1084 reviews, 345KB
“Provides 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.”
6. (3) Facebook 1.7.0.18 (Social Networking) 2.5 Stars, 1548 reviews, 1394KB
“Stay on top of your social life with Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones. This free application makes Facebook services – like sending messages, poking friends, writing wall posts, inviting friends to join and uploading photos – available on the go! Take Facebook wherever life takes you and don’t miss a beat!”
5. (2) BlackBerry App World 1.1.0.20 (Shopping Tools) 3 Stars, 556 reviews, 740KB
“Personalize your BlackBerry smartphone with games, social networking, personal productivity applications and so much more. BlackBerry apps can take full advantage of proven features like BlackBerry push technology and GPS to name a few so you can experience apps like never before. Put more of your life on your BlackBerry smartphone.”
4. (4) Pandora 1.1.1.1 (Music & Audio) 4.5 Stars, 3399 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.”
3. (NR) Ka-Glom – Free 1.3 (Arcade & Action Games) 4 Stars, 613 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”
2. (1) BlackBerry Messenger5.0.0.33 (Instant Messaging) 3.5 Stars, 1437 reviews, 2940KB
“Share your pin or unique barcode to connect with friends anywhere, anytime. Take comfort in knowing your friends are only a BlackBerry Messenger message away whether you want to make plans for the night or ask a quick question. Chat and share funny stories, pictures, videos and more with individual contacts or groups of friends instantly. Stay in touch like never before with BlackBerry Messenger”
1. (NR) DriveSafely 1.0.6.1 (Utilities) 3.5 Stars, 42 reviews, 468KB *Pro Version is 13.95*
“DriveSafe.ly reads your text messages and emails out loud so you can concentrate on the road. Eliminate the temptation to reach for your phone by letting DriveSafe.ly read to you and automatically respond for you. Stay connected by listening to your messages without texting while driving or reading emails in your car. DriveSafe.ly is the answer to texting while driving TWD . DriveSafe.ly Pro adds the ability to use additional voices, listen to text messages and emails without sponsor messages and much more!
I’m extremely excited about the potential DriveSafe.ly provides.The free version is amazing itself, but the Pro Version is a bit expensive at $13.95. If you’re like me and hate to pay for Apps, the DriveSafe.ly team is giving us the option to utilize Facebook to share the App and be rewarded with the Pro Version for free. Simply Add me as a Facebook Friend then Become a Fan of Drive Safe.ly on Facebook and if 5 of your Facebook friends become a fan, you’ll get the Pro Version free for 30 days. If 25 of your Facebook Friends become a fan, the Pro Version will be free for a lifetime. Do you have any favorites that you feel should be included in the top 1o? What are your thoughts on this weeks top 10?
