Well, the first free text messaging app for the iPhone has been launched. TxtDrop has developed an easy iPhone interface for its texting service. Simply enter your name, message, and your friend’s mobile number and the service sends your text completely free of charge. No sign up fee or anything!
TxtDrop is just one of the many iPhone apps developed by third parties to enhance iPhone’s messaging abilities. The lack of a chat feature on the iPhone has lead to many instant messenger apps online. Some of these only work for one or two instant messengers, but there are some that offer iPhone access to almost any instant messenger.
There are lots and lots of rumors that in the next iPhone updates a chat function will be featured prominently. The most likely candidate for an Apple-authorized iPhone chat app is iChat. iChat is an AOL based instant messenger that is currently in beta stages on Publictivity’s servers. Right now the features are limited, but is sure looks pretty!
Of course there are several full iPhone instant messenger apps available online. BeeJive is a JiveTalk application for the iPhone that connects to multiple IM networks. AOL/iChat, MSN, Yahoo, GoogleTalk, ICQ, and Jabber are all available on this super neat app. Right now this service is free to use, all you have to do is sign up over your iPhone to get chatting.
Another nifty iPhone IM app is Heysan, an easy access way to IM on AIM, MSN, and ICQ with Yahoo and GoogleTalk on the way. Heysan is one of the more stripped down apps only including the bare minimum of messaging needs.
With all this IMing going on you may want to check out how fast you can type on the iPhone’s digital keyboard. Well, now you can do just that with the iPhone Typing Test. Unlike some other typing apps, this is a free-form test that allows you to either type whatever you want or repeat the test’s text.