For the past month I have been working with some great developers to develop an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This has been a great experience and I have learned a ton. After the grueling process of learning something totally different than my normal development path, BorrowMe finally is available on the iTunes Store for $1.99. The following is the application description:

“Who borrowed that DVD?” “Who loaned me this book?” “Who has my lawn mower?”

Sound familiar? We have the same problem; we like to loan things to our friends, and we like to borrow things from them, but have trouble keeping track of what went where. Our solution: BorrowMe. BorrowMe makes it easy to keep track of what you have borrowed, and what you have loaned. No due dates, no collection notices, just a casual arrangement between friends, sealed with a handshake and a smile.

Keep track of your valuables, but value your friendships with the following key features:

  • Separate lists for items you have borrowed and loaned.
  • Enter a new item, or select it from a list of existing items.
  • Use an existing category, or create a new one.
  • Friends can be selected from your contact list, or entered by hand.
  • A list of frequent borrows allows for quick and easy entry.
  • Take photos of your items, or pick an existing photo from your photo library.
  • Easily mark items as returned, and see returned items on demand.
  • Transfer loan information from device to device with an electronic “handshake”. This feature works just like a real handshake transaction. You borrow something from a buddy and want to track that item in BorrowMe. Your buddy needs to keep track of the loan in his/her BorrowMe. No need for both of you to enter the item. All it takes is one person entering the item as either a Borrow or Loan and then sending it via the “Handshake”. Your buddy just receives the “Handskake” and the item s enters his BorrowMe as the opposite of what you sent!

I think it is a great little productivity application I will use all the time. Go to the iTunes Store and try it out!