Do you keep all your apps?

kockgunner · Nov 17, 2008

I'm just interested to know if you guys keep every single app you have downloaded. Even though the app is complete crap, do you keep it anyway hoping for a future update? Do you feel the need to delete apps since hard disk space is inexpensive nowadays? Do you just delete it off your iPod/iPhone, or do you delete it off your whole computer?

I have started to delete apps because I'm a neat freak lol. I'm also trying to keep my Springboard down to 3-4 pages since 9 pages is excessive and looks cluttered. I know apps can always be redownloaded for free, but jsut knowing that some app that might or might not get updated is taking up space on my computer bothers me.

What do you do?

andreab35 · Nov 17, 2008

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If I like the app a lot, I'll keep it on my computer for storage.
I sometimes have to really think hard if I need an app on my phone or not. So, if it's not an app I'll use often, it's off my iPhone.
Two weeks ago I deleted a whole page of apps on my iPhone!

bananabar · Nov 17, 2008

No - I promptly delete most of them.

speedracer3000 · Nov 17, 2008

I get rid of ones that I don't use from the iPhone but still keep many on the computer if they are decent apps. The real sh*tty ones are deleted completely.

mavis · Nov 17, 2008

bananabar said:
No - I promptly delete most of them.

Same here, but I keep them on my Mac. I have 136 apps in iTunes (close to $300 worth) but only about 15-20 on my iPhone. Talk about a waste of money.

ajwchin · Nov 17, 2008

I keep every app on my computer - but I do tidy up my iPhone every now and then.

BergerFan · Nov 17, 2008

I keep most of them. Only the ones I really use, stay on the phone. Some apps just need an update or two, to make them good, or they might go up in price.
The truly novelty/seasonal/crap ones get deleted tho.

Eric Isaacson · Nov 17, 2008

I keep all of them on my computer but I clean up my Iphone when I have one's that I don't like.

MacBoobsPro · Nov 17, 2008

The more you have the slower the phone runs in my experience. I only keep the really good ones.

neilp4453 · Nov 17, 2008

I keep the ones I paid for.

Before I buy something..I read the reviews and stuff...but sometimes the app still turns out to so suck (Billy Frontier anyone?).

synagence · Nov 17, 2008

I just selectively mark apps for install in iTunes but i do keep all the apps i've bought (i guess even the free ones) ... just so i can see if an app i was ONCE interested in gets updated since the AppStore doesn't make it straight forward to track new additions.

Gokunama · Nov 17, 2008

I delete 'em all, and just keep up with the update news on AppShopper just in case an app I deleted gets some feature that makes the app worthwhile again.

I dislike clutter.

SFC Archer · Nov 17, 2008

I have maintained all of my Apps (Free/Purchased) on my computer. There is a total of 114 right now which takes up a measly 1.44 GB of space on my hard drive. There are 45 Apps and 4 Web Apps on my iPhone. I even keep the free ones as no one knows when it may become a paid one.

My only hope is that they allow categories soon so that our Apps can be put in genre like folders or views.

Just my .3 cents worth.

okaive · Nov 17, 2008

speedracer3000 said:
I get rid of ones that I don't use from the iPhone but still keep many on the computer if they are decent apps. The real sh*tty ones are deleted completely.

+ 11 Gazillion.

Touchy · Nov 17, 2008

I am keeping only those apps that I use frequently on the iPod touch but do save them on in iTunes in case I want them later, or they become a "paid" version later on. Can't see where it hurts to save them where they can be used at any tiime.

rhensley2007 · Nov 17, 2008

New IPhone3g & Apps Store User

Have moved to dark side within the last month... First bought a 3G iphone, then an Imac. Guess those commericals are working. Use Windows for most of my business applications and website programming.

Before I bought the iMac, synced my 3G iphone with Windows XP. Really like Apps/Store. Have over 100 apps (mostly free). I recently hooked up my iPhone to my iMac and it says it's already associated with another phone.

To transfer my iPhone to my iMac, do I need to create another account in Itunes store, and then transfer my files to that account.....? Just asking for your experience.

pagansoul · Nov 17, 2008

My MacPro has plenty of space (4TB) so I have all I downloaded that I think have some value, about 60. I only paid for about 5 of them and no more than $5. I keep the ones I use most on my phone, about 2 pages worth. I have deleted more than a few repeats (apps that do the same thing) and try to only have the one that works best for me.

Gokunama · Nov 17, 2008

Pretty certain a record of the apps you've downloaded is kept by Apple. I've redownloaded an app that they started charging for after I deleted it, and I got a message saying that this update was free because I owned an earlier version of it.

Still might be a good idea to keep those apps updated though now that I think more carefully on it. An app company may be able to charge if yours isn't the version before the most recent update.

Just going on what I understood from an app developer... I might have that wrong though...

kockgunner · Nov 17, 2008

Gokunama said:
Pretty certain a record of the apps you've downloaded is kept by Apple. I've redownloaded an app that they started charging for after I deleted it, and I got a message saying that this update was free because I owned an earlier version of it.

Still might be a good idea to keep those apps updated though now that I think more carefully on it. An app company may be able to charge if yours isn't the version before the most recent update.

Just going on what I understood from an app developer... I might have that wrong though...

That's what I thought too, but now you got me thinking with your second paragraph. Sometimes I even download apps that are meant for the iPhone just in case I get one in the future which clutters iTunes even more. Plus one for the poster who suggested folders for apps.

I've also noticed that some apps that are free for a limited time sometimes have the word 'free' on them on the iTunes app page after that app gets an updates. I wonder how the developers know if the app was paid for or not. Does the app we picked up for free get less updates than the ones people paid for even though they are the same app?

beate · Nov 17, 2008

rhensley2007 said:
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Before I bought the iMac, synced my 3G iphone with Windows XP. Really like Apps/Store. Have over 100 apps (mostly free). I recently hooked up my iPhone to my iMac and it says it's already associated with another phone.

To transfer my iPhone to my iMac, do I need to create another account in Itunes store, and then transfer my files to that account.....? Just asking for your experience.

You should start a thread with your questions so you get some responses. Most people here are just answering the thread question. Also, try posting in the "iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting" forum.

That being said...
1. No - you do not need to create a new account.
2. There is a way to get apps to your Mac but I don't want to detail that here, now.
3. The "other phone" association issue has been covered but I have no clue as to the answer.

Also - might be good to edit your profile & allow PMs. I would have rather responded through a PM as this is a bit off-topic and now I'm guilty also.

kockgunner · Nov 17, 2008

beate said:
You should start a thread with your questions so you get some responses. Most people here are just answering the thread question. Also, try posting in the "iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting" forum.

That being said...
1. No - you do not need to create a new account.
2. There is a way to get apps to your Mac but I don't want to detail that here, now.
3. The "other phone" association issue has been covered but I have no clue as to the answer.

Also - might be good to edit your profile & allow PMs. I would have rather responded through a PM as this is a bit off-topic and now I'm guilty also.

I don't mind. I just don't want people who need to know the answers you gave to not be able to find them because they are hidden in this thread.

Gokunama · Nov 18, 2008

kockgunner said:
I've also noticed that some apps that are free for a limited time sometimes have the word 'free' on them on the iTunes app page after that app gets an updates. I wonder how the developers know if the app was paid for or not. Does the app we picked up for free get less updates than the ones people paid for even though they are the same app?

The free app stays free and is usually labelled FREE or LITE and the next version is released as a new app. Kind of an App developers workaround to the Apple free upgrade system I think.

Niiro13 · Nov 18, 2008

I don't keep them...in fact, I really only use two of them...beejive and facebook...even though I bought a ton...that's a good $250+ I'll never see again

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bjelder · Nov 18, 2008

Niiro13 said:
I don't keep them...in fact, I really only use two of them...beejive and facebook...even though I bought a ton...that's a good $250+ I'll never see again .

YIKES

$250 in apps??

I've spent around 6 bucks, I keep the ones that I pay for hoping for updates and stuff.

If its free and I don't like it, I'll just get rid of it so it doesn't clutter my screen.

kockgunner · Nov 19, 2008

bjelder said:
YIKES

$250 in apps??

I've spent around 6 bucks, I keep the ones that I pay for hoping for updates and stuff.

If its free and I don't like it, I'll just get rid of it so it doesn't clutter my screen.

I have 9 pages of free stuff! Some stuff I grab for free by tracking the prices with this site: http://twitter.com/148apps_pdrops. I got AirSharing for free! Even though I don't really use it.

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