I'll start off my iPhone apps with my most recent acquisition: WeightBot. WeightBot does exactly one thing, track your weight, but it does so brilliantly and beautifully.
There are two simple modes: data entry and graphing. When the iPhone is upright (vertical), you can view, enter, and edit your weight up to once a day, including entering past dates. Your BMI is displayed along with your weight. After turning the phone on its side, you see a graph of your weight over time, including a moving average and horizontal lines representing your target weight and where overweight ends and normal begins. Clicking anywhere on the screen cycles through different time periods (week, month, year) and flicking left and right moves your backward and forward in time.
That's really about all there is to it. You can add a password to the app if your anxious about an incidental handler of your phone peeking at your weight. Height and weight units can be displayed in either U.S. (lbs, ft/inches) or metric (kg, cm). Cute sounds can be turned off if you prefer your phone to be seen and not heard. Finally, you can back up your data. According to the iTunes page, upcoming features include a data summary view and data export and updates are free.
Despite the fact that other health and fitness applications have weight trackers and much more, I can't resist using this little app, due to its slick design, simplicity and how easy it is to use.
(Video courtesy of bestiphoneapps)
Developer: Tapbots
Source: 2008 Best App Ever Awards (Winner of Most Original User Interface)
Get it from: iTunes
Current Version: 1.2.1
Current Price: $1.99
Current Rank: #5 in Health & Fitness (paid)
Reviews: iTunes: 3.5/5 (harsh!), Average Review at apptism: 4.5/5
Review Update: New Ars Technica review on 1/14/09
Price Update: Looks like there was a price bump to $2.99 on 2/3/09. Meh.
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