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Finding cool new iPhone apps on the iTunes AppStore can be frustrating, what with over 150,000 different apps cluttering its virtual shelves. That’s where the Chorus iPhone app comes in – it’s an iPhone app designed to help you discover new finds in the AppStore by showing you what apps your friends are using – and they’ve just gone international with the addition of 90 countries outside the US. The newly expanded Chorus gives users a global network of iPhone users, each with their own set of apps, that they can explore. Chorus has been steadily expanding since its launch late last year. envIO, makers of the app, tells us that they’ve been seeing an average 38% growth rate with the average rate of app recommendations increasing from 52 to 78 recommendations per user. And, Chorus has driven over $1 million in iPhone AppStore sales since November 2009. If you haven’t yet signed up, and you’ve got an itch for new iPhone apps that the AppStore’s top lists just can’t scratch, you’ll want to download and give Chorus a try. The app helps you answer the question “what apps are you using?” without having to actually ask the question. Simply invite your iPhone-wielding friends to use Chorus and you can easily browse their favorite iPhone apps from within Chorus. Chorus also collects app recommendations from industry experts like us. “AppMavens,” as they’re called, are iPhone app authorities pushing trusted reviews and ratings throughout the Chorus network. Your friends may not always have the best app recommendations, but you can be sure that the Chorus AppMavens know what they’re talking about. Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see... Read More

You iPhonistas put off heading to the App Store because it’s just too vast? Too many aisles, too many apps to possibly wade through? If only there was a way to get people you trust to recommend good apps to prevent you having to mindlessly search over and over? There’s an app for that. Chorus will need some time in the wild to get the recommended user database built up, but it’s a solid idea that may come in awfully handy. Chorus replaces the App Store with a nice interface, and essentially does away with “Top Lists.” Those are strictly determined by number of downloads, and we all know that’s not a reliable indicator of which apps are the gems. No, Chorus only picks top apps based on recommendations from trusted users. These include those you designate over time as your personal advisors. There really is an app for everything. Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:Subscriber content. Sign up for a free trial. Read More