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.