I am more than willing to challenge any iPhone hater to a duel, such is my love for the phone. The applications make what is otherwise a pretty expensive call maker into something so essential to day-to-day life, the thought of going back to a Nokia makes me break out in hives. Hives in the shape of Apples.

Here's the apps that make my day worth living. Our comments section is a little borked at the moment - if you've got apps that would make my, or anyone's, bus journey go quicker, email me here. [Update: comments seem to be fixed, so go ahead and try your luck]

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Price: £2.99
I don't often pay for apps, but this has been worth every one of those 299 pennies. It's an RSS reader which syncs with your Google Reader account, ensuring the same categories and tags appear as you have on your PC, and allowing you to star and forward stories and have it replicated in your Reader account. The best bit is that it automatically updates, which means if you're out of a signal area i.e. on the Tube, you'll still have entire articles to read. It's virtually got rid of the Unread Stories Guilt I previously suffered, as I catch up with all my feeds whilst I'm commuting.