Jackson Free Press

Here's a list of our current favorite apps for the iPhone. If you know of any other apps (especially for Android or other phones), let us know.

Local iPhone Apps
• Jackson Prep Football, St. Andrew's Football and Brandon High Football, 99 cents: These apps let you listen live to the high school's football games and gives you their season schedules.

• Mangia Bene, free: This app from the owners of BRAVO!, Broad Street Cafe and Sal & Mookie's restaurants lets you view menus, directions and place to-go orders.

• Upton Tire Pros, free: This app lets you get a quote on tires, get an appointment online and gives directions to Upton Tire Pros locations in the area.

• Ole Miss Mobile, free: Keep in touch with all things Ole Miss—news, events, sports and even a campus map.

• MSU Cowbell, free: This app gives State fans rosters and schedules for the football and basketball teams. It also plays "Hail State," and you can ring it like a cowbell.

• JFP Mobile, free: Get local news updates, hear the JFP radio show and get access to music listings and entertainment. (Andriod version under construction)

Good iPhone Apps
• Carticipate, free: This app encourages people to carpool. You can search for a ride or let others know your destination and the number of available seats.

• Kiva Alerts, free: Kiva is an organization that connects people through micro lending to reduce poverty. Kiva has facilitated nearly $180 million in loans to impoverished entrepreneurs. This app allows you to view and fill loan requests. Its sister app, KLoan, also free, lets you check the status of your loan.

• GoodGuide, free: Use this app to scan product barcodes while you're shopping to get detailed ratings for the product's health, social and environmental responsibility. This app can be used on more than 65,000 products.

• Free WiFi Finder, free: This app has a database of 110,000 places nationwide with free wi-fi. Use it to find one near you.