By now most of the people have heard the rags to riches stories of the iPhone iphone app developers who learned a valuable secret: Make a "lite" version. It seems reasonable that while there are a lot of folks willing to pay for apps, many want to really know what they're getting before spending their hard-earned cash. One of our iPhone applications this week has benefited immensely from creating a lite version and I have to admit, I probably wouldn't have tried it myself if they hadn't. The lite version has now made it to the top of iTunes' most popular list, which must bode well for the paid version once people try it out. Let's hope more developers release Lite versions so everyone gets a chance to try more iPhone applications before they buy. This week's apps include a free recipe iphone app for cooking ideas and a lite version of a racing game that may be the best in its genre. Choose your dish type, ingredients, and cooking time before searching for recipes. Let's get real about RealPlayer 10 on this page. Allrecipes.com Dinner Spinner (free) is a fun way to decide what you will make for dinner utilizing a unique spinner to find recipes. Simply start up the Dinner Spinner and you're greeted with three spinnable wheels categorized as dish type, ingredients, and cooking time. To look for a recipe, you swipe your finger to choose a dish type (appetizer, main dish, dessert), an ingredient you have in the house (chicken, pasta, chocolate), and a cooking time. The cooking times are set up for how much time you have, such as more than an full hour, 20 minutes or less, or Slow Cooker. Once you make your selections you'll quickly find several recipes fitting your criteria. Allrecipies.com Dinner Spinner lets you save your selected recipes for easy access. You can also throw caution to the wind and hit the Dinner Spinner button, which shuffles the three wheels randomly. Just make sure you're at the grocery store so you can get all the ingredients. With controls and graphics this good, the Lite version may make it the best racing game in its genre. Fastlane Street Racing Lite (free) is a one track, one car taste of the full Fastlane Street Racing game. Tilt your iPhone or iPod Touch to steer and use onscreen controls for gas and braking. You race against three other computer-controlled cars on a lengthy course, dodging regular drivers and obstacles as you go. Having tried several games that use the accelerometer for movement, I was surprised with how well the controls work for this game pleasantly. Pair the smooth controls with excellent graphics, several tracks, and unlockable cars, and you'll find it hard not to buy the full game ($4.99). What's your current favorite iPhone App? Do you have an improved recipe app for me? What's your preferred iPhone racing game? Let me know in the comments!
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