Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps – Poynt and Snaptu Return

Welcome back to another weekly edition of the Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps. The Apps listed below are the current top Apps, calculated by downloads via BlackBerry App World.

This week, the top two looks very familiar, while Weather, Ka-Glom and Poynt all make it into the top 5.  Here’s the results for this week’s Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps.

10. (NR) Bible 2.1.2 (Religion) 4 Stars, 678 reviews, 305KB

“Just in time for your new years resolutions. Read through the Bible this year using one of the 20+ Bible Reading Plan that were added in this 2.1 release. We also made improvements with outstanding comparability issues. This App now works on all Blackberry devices.”

9. (6) Dictionary and Thesaurus – Dictionary.com 1.0.1 (Dictionaries) 4 Stars, 599 reviews, 258KB

“The only free dictionary app for BlackBerry® is from Dictionary.com. Our well-known reference content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com includes more than 500,000 words, definitions, and synonyms. The app also features phonetic and audio pronunciations, spelling suggestions and Dictionary.com’s popular Word of the Day that is enjoyed by millions of people.
*    Dictionary and Thesaurus
*    Word of the Day  English and Spanish
*    More than 325,000 words and definitions
*    More than 275,000 synonyms
*    Phonetic and audio pronunciations
*    Spelling suggestions
*    Recent history
*    Social networking functions
*    Email integration”

8. (NR) Snaptu 1.2.6 (Social Networking) 3.5 Stars, 263 ratings, 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…”

7. (8) Movies 1.2 (Entertainment Gadgets) 3 Stars, 450 reviews, 1850KB

“Movies by Flixster, the top movie app for Facebook is now on BlackBerry®!
- Get details for the top box office movies
- Browse the DVD catalog of over 50,000 movies
- Watch high quality trailers (currently only available on some devices)
- Read reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
- View theater info with maps, phone number, ticket info and showtimes for theaters in the USA, UK or Canada
- Buy movie tickets from movietickets.com
- Search for movies by title, director or actors”

6. (3) Pandora 1.1.3 (Music & Audio) 4.5 Stars, 4272 reviews, 349KB

“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.”

5. (NR) Poynt 1.5.2.36 (Maps & Navigation) 4.5 Stars, 2542 reviews, 750KB

“Use Poynt to find people, businesses, movie theatres, retailers and restaurants near you. Poynt uses GPS or cell-site locations to pinpoint you and quickly deliver the information you need whenever and wherever you need it.
- Find phone numbers and connect with one click, browse websites and map directions
- Plan a night out – book movie tickets and dinner reservations, add it to your calendar and invite your friends
- Add listings to your BlackBerry® Address Book, add movie and restaurant events to your BlackBerry® Calendar, share listings using BlackBerry® Messages
- Poynt is free and available in Canada, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and now in France, Italy and Spain”

4. (4) Ka-Glom – Free 1.4 (Arcade Games) 4 Stars, 978 reviews, 523KB

“Now Free for a Limited Time! 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.  Play in Survival mode for a classic puzzle experience or try some deep thinking with the Puzzle mode.

Features
- 3 Different modes of Play: Normal, Time Attack, and Puzzle Mode
- Hidden modes to be unlocked
- Learn how to play with an easy and quick tutorial”

3. (7) WeatherEye 1.1.1.6 (Weather) 3 Stars, 1706 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.’

2. (2) BlackBerry App World 1.1.0.24 (Shopping Tools) 3 Stars, 855 reviews, 827KB

“Discover a world of possibilities at the BlackBerry App World™ storefront. 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.”

1. (1) BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.0.57 (Instant Messaging) 3 Stars, 3105 reviews, 3213KB

“Battery life has been improved with the latest BlackBerry Messenger.  This version also addresses some of the issues identified in BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.0.33, such as file transfer not working or working slowly, no file preview, and file transfer requests expiring after a short period of time. This version does not include any new features. The Check Spelling As You Type feature has been restored for all devices.”

“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”