Best iPhone Apps of 2008

Over the last year there have been lots of great (and not so great) apps for the iphone.  We’ve highlighted hundreds of them over the last few months.  This post is dedicated to the ones we liked best.

In no particular order here is our list of the best iphone apps of 2008:

Sportacular

Sportacular provides you with fast, up to the minute access to scores, standings, stats and news for several of the major pro and college sports.  iTunes Store Link

Shazam

Create and share music moments and stories.  With Shazam you can identify music tracks, buy them, and share the tags with friends.  You can also learn more about artists; keep and grow your music collection and personalize your tags.  iTunes Store Link

Air Sharing

With Air Sharing, you can: Mount your iPhone or iPod Touch as a wireless drive on a Mac, Windows, or Linux Computer, over WI-FI, or connect from your computers web browser.  Drag-drop files between your iPhone and iPod Touch and your computers.  View documents in many common Formats.  iTunes Store Link

Backgrounds

Search over 50,000 background wallpapers from Flickr.  Directly from the app you can save the picture to your picture file.  You can then set that picture as your wallpaper on your iPhone or iPod Touch.  iTunes Store Link

LEGO Batman: Gotham City Games

Throughout Gotham City you will find 16 classic stylized minigames that take you from deep within the heart of Wayne Manor, through the night’s sky piloting the swift LEGO batwing, and even solve some of The Riddler’s most mind bending puzzles.  iTunes Store Link

Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition

Why buy Baltic when you can own Istanbul?  Trade in your Race Car mover for a Sumo Wrestler.  The ultimate family friendly entertainment comes alive with animations, multiple board views and customizable rules.  iTunes Store Link

What was your favorite app or game in 2008?  Leave a comment below.