Thousands of iPhone applications – literally – are available for download from Apple’s application store. This article will look at some of the best-rated iPhone applications amongst reviews in several popular categories.

IPhone Game Application Reviews

Game applications are by far the most popular type of iPhone applications. You will find that in the application store, the number of game applications practically equals that of the applications in all other categories put together. This is the main reason why it seemed like a good idea to start with game applications here.

Tap Tap Revenge 2 is not only a rhythm game featuring over 150 free songs, it also seems to be the most popular free game for the iPhone, as it became the most downloaded application on the iPhone only three days after its release. The game consists of tapping on colored balls at the bottom of the screen to the beat of the music and bears some resemblance with other music-based games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

Flick Fishing, on the other hand, is not free, but many an iPhone application review will be happy to confirm it is the most popular paying iPhone game application. It is a fishing simulator that retails for 99 cent, and it allows you to choose from a variety of fishing locations, bait and tackle. As the name suggests, casting off is as simple as in real fishing: all you need to do is flick your wrist.

iPhone Educational Application Reviews

Let us off with the most popular free application in this category again; this actually belongs to a single university. The name of the suite of applications is Duke Mobile; and, you guessed it, belongs to Duke University in North Carolina, a place it gives you all kinds of information about. If one is to believe the reviews, not just Duke students are downloading it. Duke is a college renowned for athletics and was in fact 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference basketball champion; therefore the application appeals to fans of the college’s various athletics teams as much as it does to students who already go to the college.

Moving on to the most popular paid educational application, an iPhone application called Mental Maths from Trilliarden: it uses puzzles to help improve mathematical skills. The funny thing is that you actually hear of siblings or friends fighting over who gets to solve a mathematical problem. I mean, come on. Where else would you ever get that from?

IPhone Productivity Application Reviews

Whiteboard: Collaborative Drawing is a popular free application that allows two iPhone users to cooperate and create a drawing together. It offers a graffiti-like interface and not only does it let you draw, but several two-player games such as Connect 4 and tic-tac-toe are also included.

When it comes to paid productivity applications, you’ve got WifiTrak right on the top. This allows the user to find free wifi hotspots nearby, and it tests them for usability right away. Not only that, but it will actually connect your phone to the strongest reachable network and signal as soon as the connection is established. You will hear in many an iPhone application review that this application is the best of its kind until now and has yet to be topped.