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Chorus for the iPhone

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 – running time 04:19
Apps and social networking: together at last? With 100,000 apps and counting, Chorus could help you find ones that are actually useful.

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With 100,000 apps and counting now available in the Apple store, finding apps that don't suck can be a daunting and disorganized process. Enter Chorus, an app by EnvIO networks that uses your social networks to help you find useful apps for the iPhone.

Review by: Annie Gaus

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Version 1.0 | Developed by EnvIO networks, Inc. | Free

PROS:
- Fun counterpoint to Apple store
- Genuine word-of-mouth vibe

CONS:
- Must exit the app to make purchases
- Must download a plugin to sync purchases

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The Verdict

Once you download Chorus - at no cost - you are treated to a feed of what your friends (initially, the Chorus development team) have been downloading, what they recommend, and a means of searching through all the available apps. In order for Chorus to automatically read what apps you have downloaded, you will need to download the Content Gobbler from the Chorus website. When you come across something you may want to download, you must exit the app to visit the app store. It would be nice if there were a way for Chorus to work without these extra hurdles.

But minor annoyances aside, Chorus IS free, and provides a fun way to discover cool apps among the clutter. Even if your friend list is limited at first, it's a lot more interesting than digging through the app store. So we recommend downloading Chorus.

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Highlights

kevin spacey: 2:00
commodore 64: 1:49
app: 0:24, 1:21, 2:22, 3:22

Automatically Generated Transcript

May not be 100% accurate

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" Yeah."

" Today an -- sentiment after shopping with a little help from your best. -- How everyone and welcome that judgment your column for mobile phone application that he's from Revision 3. I any and is an iPhone user I thought a little personal pride when apple announced that the app store had officially passed the 100000. -- mark the other week. That's kind of acts. Almost ten times as many as there are for android so they -- about ten times more toys but also ten times more crap to dig through to get to the ones that might actually be useful. So when just thirteen and after the cut it anymore you may want to check out core course is not by invite networks is -- social networking to help you find is dying from Nebraska. Once you get the -- instantly have a bunch of threaten the developers they don't feel too loudly when you start out. From there you can -- your account to find friends who are already on it or search for new. What's -- out course operates basically like a specialized after the show you what your friends are downloading it recommending. As with any social networking get a little activity TV you can filter my post reviews or we can download. You can also view just recommended by paid free and mystery set with a little shake it up features that lets you view more at random. When you come across something you like it takes you out of course in into the app store download it to need to get the out the scattered in unfinished -- You also have to down something called the content cobbler in order for courts to think automatically without to purchase nineteenth. It's really easy to use that source they've found a way to contain these features within the happened within the device maybe that occur in the future versions. So with the verdict on core us more we get back but first check out our hot after the -- can't."

" I -- here. The hot after the day is something that has returned to the story. It's the commodore 64 emulator awhile back you -- for violating some abdicating it's via a work around about half. But this -- like all of its nuclear just by Kevin Spacey and Israelis. And the plumber but it's all about the games right. C 64 hits with eight games Jupiter Lander parked shipwreck jacket attacked. Dragged and in the minds than just him appealing there's going to be a lot more let's relive the 1980s tally. -- you even -- C 64 is warning that iTunes app store. And just a quick update -- at least -- reviewed a while back Suzanne it's been updated with a paid version called encore. Now supposedly -- you have the free version nothing changes I'm hearing rumblings that that might not be true. So be careful when you update if you -- name -- economic tag songs five times a month. And the pro versions five dollars and includes unlimited package and there's a karma that allowed to drive and pack. -- Now what changes deadly. After it is brought to you by godaddy. Get reliable secure web hosting without the long term contract go daddy's hosting plans are bigger and better than ever point 99% -- time free 24 sevenths support and no annual commitment. Support at judging by using the code -- 38 get your dot com domain for seven dollars and forty cents now back to Annie and her judgment on court."

" Welcome back today we're looking at court at the social networking application helps to find collapse on the very very cluttered up dark. When -- the app with a lot of Wendy's as you wrap around you have the option of Reading sort of visa rating when he hit. I really enjoy the word of mouth five it's a breath of fresh air to the claustrophobic abstract and it's pretty. The drawback to that that's exactly apps that purchases may need to download a separate program to your desktop to easily -- if they're found so does heal and finished. Like put any social network court to get better as more people start using it and it's not products plots that person feels a little clunky and scattered. But I still think download court because -- the -- it's very -- interesting alternative -- running -- collapsed. And I'm not to mention this but it's free so why not and he did get let us know -- not -- at revision3.com. Or getting on Twitter at twitter.com slash -- Thanks for watching -- such --"

" Yeah."

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Started discussion: November 11, 2009 @ 10:35am GMT

Episode 41 - Chorus for the iPhone [Discussion]

Apps and social networking: together at last? With 100,000 apps and counting, Chorus could help you find ones that are actually useful.

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cwonson
4 months ago

US only?

The app sounds like it has great potential.

Unfortunately, Apple seems to have decided that those of us in the UK don't need/want to find good apps, as it's not available here (why do they do that?). Similarly with the Photoshop app which, despite the recent review, I would like to try.

Is there any chance that you could find out the availability when reviewing apps. I'm not sure how feasable this is, but would be very helpful.

Great show. Keep them coming.

Chris (from the technical dark ages of the UK).
TequilaMokingbird
2 months ago
I'd like to point out that ANY app that reviews, lists or otherwise points to apps that you can download ALWAYS forces you to leave that app and get it from the App Store. This is the gateway for downloading/purchasing apps on the iPhone. I don't think you should knock Chorus, or any app, for that 'feature'.
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