As far as I know every app that comes installed on the Razr works as advertised. But, for every app on the Razr that comes installed there are dozens of 3rd party apps that do the same thing and depending on your preferences may do it better. Some like the gmail app, others prefer K9 for email. Some like the text app, others like Handcent for text messaging. It all depends on your preference...they all work...and some would tell you they are all good. There is no single app on the Razr that I would say is better than any other similiar app...but that is just me.