Using an iPhone & iPad in Thailand Tips, App Reviews and News for the iPhone and iPad by Richard Barrow

Top 10 iPhone Apps by @LadyKarla45

This is a weekly look at popular apps for the iPhone as suggested by people living and working in Thailand. This week we hear from @LadyKarla45 who tells us about her favourite apps for the iPhone. Karla is the Bangkok City Editor for CNNgo.

1. Echofon I'm a bit of a Twitter addict, so this is the obvious app I use when I'm out of the house to keep up on my feed. [has free version too]

2. iTraffic This app lets me know what the traffic situation is before I head out of the house. Sometimes it's nice if I can choose an alternate route but admittedly it can also be a form of self-torture if I have no choice but to go that particular way.

3. True's Thai Dict This app is obviously made for Thais as it doesn't have the Romanized versions of the Thai words that come up when you type in the English but it's useful even if you can't read Thai during those times when you're out and trying to communicate something to somebody and don't know which word to use. Which, for me, happens a lot.

4. Hipstamatic I love the unique photos you can take with this app. Great for capturing interesting shots of the city when you're out and don't have your regular camera.

5. Camera Bag Unlike Hipstamatic, this app lets you use regular photos and apply different styles of filters to them. Again, nice for when you're out without your camera.

6. NYTimes Probably my favorite news app. You can get everything from hard news to arts and travel articles on this one.

7. Bangkok Restaurant Finder This restaurant app gives me ideas on where to eat in Bangkok when I can't think of something myself or am in the mood to try something new. Also lists contact details and has a promotions section, which are useful too.

8. Fotopia Thousands of photos of World Heritage sites. Just nice to look at when you're sitting around waiting in a line, on the skytrain or, again, stuck in traffic.

9. IWriteLetters This is my favorite kid app out of the dozens on my iPhone for my three-year-old son. Some might not agree with one letting a toddler use an iPhone, but he actually learns a lot from the apps I've downloaded as most compliment everything that he's learning at school. Best of all, it keeps him quiet during those moments when he needs to sit still. Ie on an airplane or when you're stuck in Bangkok traffic.

10. Epicurious I'm no gourmet cook, but I love getting new recipe ideas from this app. What's cool is that you can enter in a single ingredient and it will pull up all the recipes that use that in its site. Very useful when you're at Villa or Tops and not sure what to make for dinner.