Eazy Cheezy

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 proved to be another dominant showing by Pandora (#1) and ScoreMobile (#2), which are probably my two favorite BlackBerry Apps that aren’t third party. These two Apps have consistently made the top 5. However, this week’s top 10 gets quite a shake-up, thanks to a few version upgrades and a new social networking BlackBerry App emerging. Below, you’ll find this week’s Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps as of October 3, 2009. Be sure to check in next Saturday to find which Apps make the cut.

10. (7) Facebook 1.6.0.22 (Social Networking) 2.5 Stars, 1102 reviews, 2333KB

“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.”

9. (3) Viigo for BlackBerry 3.1.352 (News) 4 Stars, 775 reviews, 1275KB

“Now includes Twitter and Streaming Audio Podcasts! Imagine a one click access to News, Weather, Entertainment, Live Sport Scores and Schedules, Markets, Stock Portfolios, Flight Schedules and Status, Movies, Shopping, Twitter and more… delivered quickly, efficiently and intuitively in a format specially designed for your BlackBerry. Tell Viigo what you are interested in and it keeps itself up to date.”

8. (8) QuickPull Lite 2.2.1 (Utilities) 4 Stars, 1457 reviews, 29 KB

“..A free tool that frees memory quickly by simulating a “battery pull” soft reset. Unlike the red power button on your phone which merely reloads the device, QuickPull will actually refresh the device, freeing up memory and increasing performance!

7. (5) Ka-Glom – Free 1.3 (Arcade & Action) 4 Stars, 500 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”

6. (2) ScoreMobile for BlackBerry 1.2 (Sports & Recreation) 4 Stars, 755 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.”

5. (6) Color ID – Free 1.1.3 *Recent Update* (Personalize) 2.5 Stars, 238 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. (4) WeatherEye 1.1.1.6 (Weather) 3 Stars, 1178 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.”

3. (NR) Snaptu 1.2.3 (Social Networking) 4.5 Stars, 9 reviews, 151KB

“Snaptu is a fast stylish suite of social networking and lifestyle services including Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, News from all major providers, Accuweather, Sports (cricket, soccer…), Movies, Sudoku and much more..”

2. (NR) BigTinCan BuzzMe 2.1 *recent version upgrade* (Gadgets) 4 Stars, 736 reviews, 125KB

“If you want to hear your BlackBerry smartphone ring and have it vibrate at the same time you need BuzzMe. If you want to control the LED color (now includes all 12 colors for call alerts) when you receive a phone call, you need BuzzMe. And now if you want to have a customizable Missed Call Reminder with selectable LED color, vibration and tone, 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. And now with version 2.1 you can even create a customizable Call Reminder system with LED choice, vibration and even a selectable reminder Tone…If you want more control over vibration and LED color for calls,messages, and emails try BuzzMe Pro!

1. (NR) BlackBerry App World 1.1.0.19 *recent version upgrade* (Shopping Tools) 2.5 Stars, 432 reviews, 739KB

“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.”

For the first time in several weeks, Pandora not only misses the top 5, but gets bumped out of the top 10. My guess is that most BlackBerry users have already downloaded it. BlackBerry App World gets a version upgrade, but many are complaining that it’s a bit slow. I am very excited about the BuzzMe version upgrade, which now includes LED customization. One of the best version upgrades we’ve had in awhile. Snaptu is a great new addition to the top 10 and I think you’ll love it. I’ve replaced my Facebook App with it and SocialScope (3rd party app). Do you have any favorites that you feel should be included in the top 1o? What are your thoughts on this weeks top 10?