Dragon Dictation iPhone App

Get productive, get your voice going! Let your mouth do the talkin' and the work.

 Reasonably accurate and fast, the Dragon Dictation iPhone app cuts the typing out of jotting down a note, drafting an email, posting to Twitter, and a few other light tasks.

Speak to the app, and your words will appear before you. While it can increase productivity for some, it's not a truly hands-free app, but it's a great way to get messages into text fast. Multiple languages are supported, too.

The Cards App for iPhone

The App that makes any occasion special and any iPhone owner extra thoughtful.

When Apple introduced its Cards app for iPhone (free to download; cards $2.99 each U.S., $4.99 international including shipping), it created a very good tool in a particularly niche-y space, one that's easy to overlook but actually provides a lot of value to the average consumer. Using the Cards app to buy and mail customized greeting cards, with your own photos and text, is surprisingly cost effective, given that birthday cards and whatnot easily cost more than $3 at retail, not including postage. With the app, you can choose from a good number of well designed templates across several occasions—congratulations, thank-you, birthday. The cards themselves are beautifully constructed.