There are thousand of uses of the iPhone and you can decide the applications that you upload onto it. You have the option for paying for some of these, but there are a lot of free iPhone apps. Most of these consist of different games, but others have some real value besides entertainment.

Facebook and MySpace have their own free iPhone apps that allow you to stay in touch. Social networking has increased in popularity and with the iPhone you can carry it in your pocket. They allow you to view your friends, post comments, and upload pictures. These free iPhone apps are popular due to the growth of people joining these websites.

Showtime is one of a couple free iPhone apps that allow you to research movies. It really is for the movie lover in you. It finds movie theaters that are close to you including the movie listing and the showing times. It also provides critic rating for the movie and a background of the story.

WeatherBug is a free iPhone app that gives you all the info on current weather. It not only tells you the weather but provides a map showing the storm track. You can access weather cameras and satellite maps.

There are several different utilities that are free iPhone apps. You can get a telephone book in your pocket with YPmobile. You can search for local business and make favorites based on the results. There is another free iPhone app that turns your phone into a flashlight. This is not only fun, but could become usefully if you are in the dark. 1Password is great application that helps you remember all the passwords that are now in your life. It is all protected with encryption and allows for automatic website login.

There are also free iPhone apps to help you spend your money. Urbanspoon finds restaurants that are closed to you based on GPS. You can shake your phone and it will randomly select the type of food. You can even get ratings on your results. iWant allows you find whatever you want to spend your money on. Options include food, coffee, lodging, movies, gas, and banks. Again it uses GPS to find what you are looking for.

These are only a few of the popular free iPhone apps out there. You can find hundreds on the iTunes website. Each of these free iPhone apps has reviews that you can read. Some are filled with bugs and these reviews will help you avoid the ones that don’t work well.