Borange is the ultimate social availability app for the iPhone and iPod Touch second gen. This app allows you to manage your contacts and alert them to your availability and see theirs as well. You can use Borange when you want people to call you or meet you
The idea behind the app does come across as complex when you first load it up. Luckily they?ve provided a tutorial to guide you through using the wonderful interface designed by the creator of Tweetie. The main screen of the app shows you everyone with Borange who has declared they?re available, all of your contacts, or all of your groups. If you?ve already set up some groups, they?ll be visible here individually. At the bottom you can even see what you?ve set for your own availability.
Now comes the meat of the app. This is where you really get the benefit. While you can view the availability of your other friends who use this app, the real benefit is in sending out your availability. No matter how great this app is, not everyone will adopt it, but the app adopts everyone you want to get in touch with. Depending on your preference, you can send your availability messages through email or free text message. To do all this, you?ll need to either select a contact or group to start. If you want, you can even make a new group right from the app and add people to it. After selecting who to contact, you can set the time, place, enter a message, and even select an action. The actions are presets that you can actually add to, making your own custom one for activities you seem to repeat. For example, if you wanted to catch a movie tonight you could select the appropriate contacts, pick the time you want to go, share your current location, enter a personal message, and press the movie button. Everyone who you selected will receive a text or email telling them about your availability for this and all responses will be sent right back to. If any of these friends use Borange, they?ll see it in their All Availability area.
It?s hard to fully explain Borange, it?s much easier to experience. For the price that they?re asking for this app, there?s really no reason why you shouldn?t download it. Borange is the perfect Contact app replacement and adds so many extra features to the iPhone. Even if you?re the only one you know who uses this app, the functionality is astounding. This app is a must-have for everyone with an iPhone.