Wondering if a particular app is compatible with your iPod Touch? The iTunes Store actually tells you, but not in a very prominent place so it’s not obvious unless you look closely.

Find the app you’re trying to find information about in the iTunes Store and bring up the page with that application on it. First I’m going to check out the Proloquo2Go communication application; here’s its page:

Proloquo2Go in the App Store

Look at the app icon on the left and then scan downwards – you’ll come to a heading labelled “Requirements” just under the age rating:

Here's the requirements that Proloquo2Go lists.

For Proloquo2Go it says “Compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch” first so you know your iPod Touch will work fine. It also says “Requires iPhone OS 2.1 or later.” If you aren’t certain what “iPhone OS” means or what version of iPhone OS you’re running, you’ll need to find out what version of iPhone OS you are running.

Apart from apps which need the telephone or camera functions of the iPhone, pretty much anything will work with the an iPod Touch as well as it will work with the iPhone. I only recall ever finding one app which required an iPhone to function and not because of the requirement for an phone or camera – it needed a built in microphone rather than one which is plugged in like the iPod Touch has.

Are there any apps that you wish you could run, but which your device won’t handle? What are they?

Cheers,
Jeshyr