Our top list curators constantly remind us that there is an app for that. They surprise and delight us with iPhone and iPad lists on everything from apps for visiting New York City to apps for learning sign language.
Here are the most popular app lists so far in 2011.
iPhone
1. Top 5 Weather Apps by baardoa
2. Network and System Admin Tools for the iPad/iPhone by calvarez
3. Apps for Demystifying Your Astrological Sign by agentcoco (Top 10 Super Curator)
4. Meditation Apps to Help You Relax by Robinet
5. Top 5 Karaoke Apps by missrogue
6. Apps for Autism by jessicadally (Top 10 Super Curator)
7. The Best iPhone Apps for Anatomy Students by jenniferbeese (Top 10 Super Reviewer)
8. Top 10 NY Apps by notfortourists
9. Best Tower Defense (TD) Apps by durgadas (Top 10 Super Reviewer)
10. Best Mandarin Chinese Learning Apps by sharakarasic (Top 10 Super Curator)
iPad
1. iPad Notetaking Apps for Managers and Executives by Bfrench
2. Must-Have iPad Apps Out of the Box by timothymclain
3. iPad Notebook Apps by sharakarasic (Top 10 Super Curator)
4. Network and System Admin Tools for the iPad/iPhone by calvarez
5. Learn Mandarin Chinese on iPad by sharakarasic (Top 10 Super Curator)
6. Learn French on Your iPad! by justatitch (Top 10 Super Curator, Top 10 Super Reviewer)
7. Best Money Management Apps for iPad by justatitch (Top 10 Super Curator, Top 10 Super Reviewer)
8. iPad in the Cloud: The Best Apps for Off-Pad Work & Storage by Bfrench
9. iPad DJ Apps by sharakarasic (Top 10 Super Curator)
10. Best iPad Apps of 2010 by randycafe (Top 10 Super Curator, Top 10 Super Reviewer)
Most Popular List Category
The most popular list category is education, with notable contributors including Alline, wfryer, luisp and elemenous.
Top 10 Lists Most Shared on Facebook
Some app lists are just more viral than others. Widely shared app lists include lists concurrent with events or trends, lists for kids, lists with well-known creators, and lists about customizing your phone or music, business, education, games, or photography apps.
Here are the top 10 lists most shared on Facebook so far in 2011:
1. Apps for Those Following a Paleo Diet by justatitch (Top 10 Super Curator, Top 10 Super Reviewer)
2. Top 3 Music Discovery Apps for iPhone by OrenTodoros
3. rAPPture: Apps for Those of Us Left Behind in the End Time by rachely
4. Lucy Gray’s Education Favorites – January 2011 by elemenous
5. 9 Apps for Printing Photos Directly from Your iPhone! by elysa (Top 10 Super Curator)
6. Apps Rocking the Buzz at SXSW 2011 by rachely
7. Early Childhood Special Education – Austism Apps by missyromeis
8. 6 Apps for Road Trips by alizasherman
9. Top iPhone Apps for Moms by nomadchique
10. Apps With the Best User Interfaces by apurva and
Little Thumbs by ThumbArcade
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