Has your iPhone ever seemed particularly pokey? Or do applications sometimes crash when you open them? One culprit could be the iPhone's relatively teensy amount of runtime memory: 128MB. Before anyone gets too confused, this is not the amount of storage on your iPhone (e.g. 8GB or 16GB), but rather the memory (RAM) that the iPhone uses to "think". Most of that 128MB is used by the operating system, leaving only about 30-40MB for applications. (!!)
I've found the Free Memory application to be helpful in making my iPhone a wee bit snappier. It's a very simple app that allows you to see the process currently running on your phone, and if applicable, free up to 20 MB of memory. It also displays a numeric value for the battery charge remaining, which is handy. (Apparently, Apple is not a fan of this, and the battery indicator will be removed in the next version, 1.5, due out "soon").
A true geek will have a jailbroken phone with all kinds of nerdery to this and more, but for us humans, it's worth a buck.
One word of warning: some reviews in the iTunes store complain of serious issues after installing this app. I haven't had any at all, and most such issues can be resolved by restoring your phone or reinstalling the application, but don't say I didn't warn you.
Developer: Recession Apps (what a depressing name!)
Get it from: iTunes
Current Version: 1.4 (but "soon" to be 1.5, which has no battery indicator, bleh)
Current Price: $0.99
Current Rank: #6 in Utilities (paid), #98 Overall (paid)
Reviews: iTunes: 3/5, Average Review at apptism: 3.5/5
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