Instapaper stands head and shoulders above other apps in usefulness. This app allows you to mark web pages while at your desktop to sync to Instapaper in a very mobile friendly format. Simple, easy, and amazingly useful.

Developer: Marco Arment
Original Release Date: 2008-08-21
Category: News
Not currently available in the iTunes app store.

2009 Most Useful App Second Place

Document Scanner by Zirak s.r.l.


Original Release Date: 2009-12-04
Category: Business
Not currently available in the iTunes app store.

2009 Most Useful App Third Place

Todo by Appigo


Original Release Date: 2008-07-11
Category: Productivity
Not currently available in the iTunes app store.

2009 Most Useful App Honorable Mentions

PDF Reader Pro Edition

Developer: iTECH DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS INC.
Original Release Date: 2009-07-20
Category: Business
Not currently available in the iTunes app store.

RSS Player Podcast Client

Developer: Alex Sokirynsky
Original Release Date: 2009-01-11
Category: Entertainment
Not currently available in the iTunes app store.

MoneyBook - finance with flair

Developer: noidentity gmbh
Original Release Date: 2009-11-09
Category: Finance
Not currently available in the iTunes app store.

iStat - Sys Monitoring, Battery

Developer: Bjango
Original Release Date: 2009-01-23
Category: Utilities
Not currently available in the iTunes app store.

Ego

Developer: Garrett Murray
Original Release Date: 2009-02-27
Category: Utilities
Not currently available in the iTunes app store.

Analytics App

Developer: Inblosam LLC
Original Release Date: 2009-02-03
Category: Productivity
Not currently available in the iTunes app store.

iXpenseIt (Expense + Income = Cashf...

Developer: FYI Mobileware, Inc.
Original Release Date: 2008-07-11
Category: Finance
Not currently available in the iTunes app store.