15 must-have local apps
Find friends (or even love). Sell your stuff, or buy front-row seats. Pick a restaurant, a dream team, a library book, or the best route across town. These apps to download now are designed to make life easier – and, in some cases, more fun.
All Time New England Football Roster Tippett, Bruschi, or Buoniconti? Stanley Morgan or Randy Moss? Touch (down) your personal Patriot MVPs with this app.
Works with: iPhone
Cost: 99 cents
Info: brighthouselabs.com
Boston SpeedDate A dating service on your mobile phone. More than 65,000 Boston-area singles can be found, including 25,000 who have the app on their phones.
Works with: iPhone
Cost: free
Info: speeddate.com
FanSnap Event search engine with easy built-in ticketing for concerts, theater, sports, and more, including local and international events.
Works with: iPhone
Cost: free
Info: fansnap.com
Works with: Android, BlackBerry, iPhone,
Cost: free
Info: google.com/mobile
MassTransit Provides easy-to-use Greater Boston bus, T, commuter rail, and even ferry schedules and locations. Does not alert users when a train or bus is going to be late.
Works with: iPhone
Cost: $3.99
Info: masstransitapp.com
Overdrive Media Console It’s the Boston Public Library in your phone: Check out audiobooks now, and e-books starting later in the year.
Works with: Android, iPhone, Windows Mobile phones, e-readers
Cost: free
Info: overdrive.bpl.org
Citizens Connect Lets user tell the city of Boston about graffiti, potholes, and other municipal trouble spots.
Works with: iPhone; Android in June
Cost: free
Craigsphone Brings Craigslist’s classifieds to your phone, with maps and the ability to post (missed connections, want ads, and more).
Works with: Android, iPhone
Cost: free
Dunkin’ Run Wrangle Dunkin’ Donuts coffee for your next meeting without any mistakes by letting invitees place orders via e-mail to your mobile device.
Works with: iPhone, mobile Internet
Cost: free
Info: dunkinrun.com
Fan Misery Fan apps for Sox, Pats, Celts, and Bruins lovers. The interface combines a stock index-type report for your team, plus news and stats.
Works: with iPhone
Cost: $2.99 per team
Info: fanmisery.com
Primo Spot Parking Locates garages, bike racks, and open street parking in Boston and Cambridge. Some versions remember where you parked.
Works with: Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, mobile Internet
Cost: $2.99
Info: primospot.com
RadioTime / WunderRadio Get world radio on your phone.
Works with: Android, BlackBerry, iPhone,
Cost: free (Palm), $2.99 (Android), $6.99 (iPhone), $9.99 (BlackBerry), $14.95 (Windows Mobile)
Urbanspoon Reviews and information on more than 14,000 Boston-area restaurants, served up hot and fresh by fellow users.
Works with: Android, iPhone, BlackBerry
Cost: free
Info: urbanspoon.com
Walking Cinema: Murder on Beacon Hill A self-guided walking murder mystery tour winding through spooky (if you want it to be) cobblestone-lined Boston.
Works with: iPhone
Cost: $4.99
Info: parkmanmurder.com
Get Boston.com and The Boston Globe to go. Works with: Android, iPhone, mobile Internet
Cost: free
Info: boston.com/mobile
Michael Fitzgerald is a freelance writer in Millis. E-mail him at michael@mffitzgerald.com. 
