I have slowly been putting together a narrative of my iPhone home screen for MacSparky (David Sparks). One of the questions he asked me was what app was still missing from iOS. Before last week, I would have answered a decent calendar. That was before I discovered Tempo.

Tempo, is a new app by the makers of Siri (Stanford Research Institute). I’ve been testing it for about a week and have been incredibly impressed.

First, I had to link my personal email account, Facebook and LinkedIn. I was able to set this up in 2 minutes (I avoided linking my work address, due to concerns over corporate privacy). Once this was done, Tempo went to work.

What does Tempo do? All the following and more:

Scans email for documents and attachments relevant to my upcoming meetings.
Imports key information about attendees into my Tempo calendar entry (things like contact information, phone number, email addresses)
Allows me to quickly reach any or all attendees via phone, email or text from within Tempo.
Dials conference call numbers, including passcodes! Hallelujah!
Sends a pre-configured "running-late" email or text.
Reminds me to wish my contacts “Happy Birthday!”
Let’s me browse meeting attendees LinkedIn Profiles.
Integrates with Siri
Prompts me to send a pre-configured text if my phone rings during a meeting.

Tempo’s motto is “Your smartphone deserves a smart calendar – you’ll love the difference.” And I do! Download your free copy in the App Store.