Top 5 iphone apps developed by Indian techies

                                 With a rich pool of iPhone apps developers, India is developing innovative iPhone apps that are at par with their western counterpart. The market for mobile apps is at its peak today and the ever growing opportunities in this field have led the Indian app developers to unlock their creative potentials. Combined with an attractive business model, many of these apps have turned out be great success in the iPhone app market. Here are the top five iPhone apps by Indian developers that have found much traction in the world of iPhone apps

1) SAS

                          Survival GuideRanked among the top 20 iPhone apps in over 60 countries globally, SAS Survival Guide has also hit the No.1 Lifestyle Application in almost every geographic location. It tries to bundle content into a richer experience with videos, photos and micro apps in an entirely new format. Developed by a Bangalore based software company called Trellisys founded by Arun Benty, SAS Survival Guide brings users the elite training techniques of Britain's toughest fighting force. Now the users can take the original set of world-class survival skills with them anywhere in the world. The application is available at $6.99.

2) Snakes and Ladders Pro

                                          Snakes and Ladders Pro brings the classic game of Snakes and Ladders to the iPhone with simple dice rolling gameplay with support for upto 4 players. The graphics are decent and the background music is nice. Developed by T. Harikumar, who quit his job as an engineer with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to start Trivandrum based software firm Travancore Analytics, the game has achieved more than 250,000 downloads within a short span of time after its launch. Anyone who has an iPhone or an iTouch can log on to iTunes website and download the game for free.

3) Pulse

                     Pulse is an elegant news reading application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices that aggregates news from numerous websites and is one of the top-selling news apps for the iPad and iPhone. It provides a way to browse and discover good news sources that you didn't know about. The application has been developed by Akshay Kothari and Ankit Gupta, two young Indian grads from Stanford University who co-founded Alphonso Labs. Pulse costs $1.99 for the iPhone.

4) 360 Panorama

                             Instead of capturing multiple still shots and stitching them together afterwards, 360 Panorama is able to build the image in real-time thanks to an advanced vision-based system that analyzes images as they are pushed through. It allows 360 degree panoramic photography. The application has been developed by an Indian company named Occipital, 360 Panorama also sports a few new features, including the ability to change the background color to white or black, stereoscopic panoramas and the ability to share your creations via email. It is available in the App Store for $2.99.

5) YuppTV app

                          YuppTV app provides access to a wide range of live Indian TV channels on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Users can access different language channels like Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, English and Kannada. Launched by Yupp TV, provider of Live TV and VOD on mobiles, PC and Internet TV, by Global Takeoff, the application can be downloaded from iTunes by the global audience. The YuppTV app is the first application to place overlay advertisements on live streams, claims Udaynandan Reddy, CEO and Founder, Global Takeoff.