7 Essential iPhone Apps for Programmers

5 Sep

7 Essential iPhone Apps for Programmers

Posted by Michael D Jensen in Essentials.

As a programmer myself, I have several essential iPhone apps, especially when I travel. Some of these apps are also just handy anytime, even when I’m just working on my Mac. Most of these apps are free, but a few of them are a couple of bucks, and well worth it.

TouchTermÂ ($2.99) - Websites and servers don’t care if you’re out to lunch or on vacation, they just crash or bug out when they feel like it. TouchTerm lets you get right onto your server to diagnose the problem, restart services, or even do queries and view logs. Also check out my full review of TouchTerm with screenshots and all.

Mocha VNC LiteÂ (Free) - When you can’t just do something from the terminal, you need VNC. Mocha VNC Lite works on both PC and Mac, unlike other apps out there. See the desktop of your server or your own desktop when you’re out and about. A paid versionÂ ($5.99) of the app offers more functionality and features.

1Password (Free, for a limited time) - Keep all your passwords securely in one place with 1Password. For me its great because I have lots of FTP/SSH users for different servers and clients to keep track, as well as email addresses, wordpress (blog) logins, and even logins for sites.

PwGenÂ (Free) - Whether you’re creating new email addresses, FTP users, or setting up new machines, a password generator is always handy. PwGen creates a long list of random passwords, all of which would score as strong passwords in integrated password checkers like Google accounts have.

Zenbe Lists (Free) - If you’re like me, you’re managing a million and one projects at the same time. To make sure you get it all done, there is Zenbe Lists. Create your own to do list and keep your projects organized. Even share it with others or keep track of lists from other members of your team.

iTimeXÂ (Free) - This app works with TimeXchange.netÂ where you can create a free account, and keep track of your time (and even a whole team’s time) for specific projects. What I would like to see iTimeX do though is let you create a project from the app itself, but it still works great for Free.

Web Tools ($1.99) - Besides being a nice app for domainers for checking WHOIS data and domain availability, Web Tools lets you see the response time of a server using ping. You could also do this manually with TouchTerm, but you’d have to log on to your server first, so it saves you a bit of time.

What other iPhone apps do you think are essential for programmers?

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