Have an Android device? Like Android apps? Don’t have enough t-shirts? Sounds like a winning combination!
We’re putting together a Best of Android page, much like our Best of Windows and Best of Linux pages. The page will list the 100 absolute best Android apps, neatly divided into categories.
And this is where you come in: I would like to know what are your absolute must-have, “so much better than iOS” applications for Android. What are the Android apps you use every day, the apps you love your device for? They don’t necessarily have to be free, either. Just don’t submit an app you developed yourself! If it’s awesome, I’m sure other users will submit it for you
Oh, and about that t-shirt: Not one, but five MakeUseOf t-shirts will be given out to lucky commenters for nominating their favorite apps. Let the recommendations flow forth!
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I’d say there’s a game I fell in love with : Fruit Ninja ! It is not free, though, but for the small price you pay, you get great entertainment everytime you launch the app.
Otherwise, I’m a regular user of Shazam. Here in Paris it is becoming quite popular among the young generations. It’s definitely useful when you hear a song at the pub and just cant’ remember its name. There is a paid version as well as a free one.
Cross-platform Evernote works like a charm on my Android Tablet. Used in conjunction with Dropbox, it makes a convenient way to keep a copy of your files and get organized.
Finally, I’d say File Expert is a wonderful file explorer. It does not require your device to be rooted and can perform a lot of actions. Moreover, it’s free !
Clément – French Android user
I second Shazam. It’s a wonderful app. There’s nothing worse than hearing a song and not knowing who the singer / band is. :-/
3G watchdog
twicca
Shazam
Dropbox
GO Weather
USA Today (for the Tablet);
Barcode Scanner;
Kongregate Arcade;
Andricious (Delicious);
mSpot;
Barcode Scanner (must have)
ROM Manager (must have if rooted)
Titanium Backup (see above)
AndroidLost
Twidroyd (great Twitter client)
Lastpass. For $12/year, its a must!
SeekDroid
TweetDeck
AngryBirds
tunein radio pro
soundhound
Yahoo Live Scores
Epistle
Bubble Blast2
I’ll also add in Alchemy as i’ve been addicted to it for the past 2 days after seeing it here.
Dolphin Browser
Google Voice
Stats Free
Mint.com
Dropbox
eBay app
Trulia
Words with Friends
are also essential
Some favorites:
Petometer, tracks pet walks with date, distance and pace
Smooth Calendar, a Google Calendar plug-in
Battery Solo Widget, a battery life indicator
Carr Matey, a pirate-themed GPS vehicle locator
NewsRob pro….
app
Barcode Scanner
seesmic
Facebook
camera360
foursquare
Fruit Ninja
Celeste
Angry Birds
Oh yes, all THREE Angry Birds games! The regular one, Rio and Seasons. Definite must-haves :-)
Shazam ( absolutely LOVE it)
seismo
barcode scanner
I am totally hooked on “Alchemy” You start with four elements; earth, air, fire, water, and start combining. So far I have managed to open 103 out of 370 possibilities. Start with easy and obvious; Air + Water = Steam, Fire + Earth = Lava. But keep going and you end up with things like “ectoplasm” = ghost+energy, or “flower” = water + seed. I won’t even tell how you get “The Beatles.” I also have a walking tree, a dragon, and a Yoshi. It’s a hoot – full of creative thinking and fun surprises.
Yes, Alchemy is the best game that’s rarely mentioned.
You mean this one?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.niasoft.alchemyclassic&feature=search_result
Or this one?
https://market.android.com/details?id=me.zed_0xff.android.alchemy&feature=related_apps
I found a few games with Alchemy in the title, and a couple have a ton of reviews. The last one seems to be the most popular one, is that the one you were talking about?
This one: (your second one). I am not familiar with that first one at all.
https://market.android.com/details?id=me.zed_0xff.android.alchemy&feature=related_apps
The second one.
Thanks!
Pulse is my favorite app for reading news.
Google Maps, Seesmic, Gmail, Google Voice, ADW Launcher, NewsRob, SipDroid, Amazon App Store, Titanium Backup, ROM Manager
Waze (interactive route wizard!)
Alkido eBook reader (1001 books)
Appie (local Dutch supermarket grocery list app - syncs from multiple devices)
Soocial (to sync my contacts from pc to phone and back)
Google Calendar sync (does the same for my calendar)
Real-time translator-TouchTalk by devpenta
Handcent SMS
http://www.handcent.com/
RockPlayer
http://rockplayer.freecoder.org/index_en.html
Catch Notes
https://catch.com/learn-more/mobile/android
Flicka
http://www.flicka.mobi/
Alchemy
https://market.android.com/details?id=me.zed_0xff.android.alchemy
WakeVoice
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.adnfxmobile.wakevoice.lite
Astro File Manager
http://www.metago.net/astro/fm/
PhoneBook 2
http://www.voxmobili.com/products/phonebook20/index.html
APPS:
– Superbox (Has the best task/app killer along with other nifty tools)
– Alarm Clock Plus (Turn on the Math puzzle feature and you have no option but to wake the hell up, in the morning! :D)
– Appbrain App Market (A great “companion” to the Android market)
– Firefox (Normal browsing) — Opera Mini (Thrifty browsing!)
– Battery E.T.A (The name says it all!)
– Adfree (The name says it all!)
– Handcent SMS (A great SMS app with many features)
– World Newspapers (The name says it all!)
– Sanity (Turns off devices like WiFi, GPS, etc while on call; Has call recording features and more)
– Permissions (Selectively deny permissions for apps!)
– Best Vplayer Pro (The best video player I’ve come across!)
– History eraser (The name says it all!)
–Google Docs
– Ebuddy messenger
– Arcus dictionary (A fantastic ‘offline’ dictionary)
– Antivirus from AVG/Lookout Mobile security (The name says it all!)
– Geonote (Tag specific places with notes. You’ll be reminded when you reach the area!)
– Mybackup root or Titanium Backup root (For root users)
GAMES:
– Paradise Island
– Pocket Soccer (Two player)
– mpuzzle
– Air hockey speed (Two player)
– Crazy Snowboard (Warning: Extremely addicting!)
– Angry Birds
– Stupid Zombies
– Tank Hero
– Bug Village
– Chess Free (AI Factory)
– Speedx 3D Free
NOTE: All these apps are FREE. ;)
Sounds like you’re quite the games player on Android! Have you tried Bubble Break? That is totally addictive. I have spent literally hours hooked to that game, muttering “just one more, one more…” LOL.
Yes, I am….sort of! :D I have seen it in the market many a time but didn’t dare to install it for the very reason you like the game! :P
These are my fave Android apps that I use on a daily basis:
Evernote (capture ideas/notes)
fxTrade (forex trading platform)
PdaNet (share phones internet via USB)
gReader (Google RSS)
RoboForm (password manager)
ASTRO (file manager)
Plume (twitter client)
HootSuite (social media management)
JuiceDefender (Battery Manager)
Wifi Analyzer (find wifi hotspots/test signal strength)
Hide it pro (locks pics/music/vids, looks like an unassuming volume adjuster)
Syncness – network syncing to a NAS or file server
Dropbox – cloud syncing
Business Calendar
ES File Explorer and their related plugins
Springpad – sync notes, checklists, voice notes, to do lists, etc. to cloud
FlexT9 – excellent handwriting/voice/slider keyboard
Note Everything and gDocs addition – pretty much replaced by Springpad though
Greed – syncs Instapaper, Google Reader, and RSS in one app
Moon+ Reader – ebook reader
ezPDF Reader – excellent PDF reader
PrinterShare – can print to any printer on my network – wired or wireless
Wyse PocketCloud Pro – RDP to any computer without a PC-side app
JuiceDefender (Battery Manager)
Evernote (capture ideas/notes)
HootSuite (social media management)
I just bought my first Android tablet. So I am watching this thread with great interest. Thanks to all for your tips.
Locale
Google goggles
Dolphin browser HD
Google Voice
On my Android tablet the 5 best apps are:
Gmail
Titanium Backup
Dropbox
Evernote
LastPass
Actually I also use the last 3 on Windows, Ubuntu and my Nokia mobile.
MyTracks by google. Tracks your movements, records the gps coordinates, tells you average speed, distance. Great for runners, cyclists, walkers, hikers etc. who want statistics on their travels.
Fling (all in one messenger)
Angry Birds Rio (Game)
Dolphin Browser HD (Browser)
Advanced Task Manager (Program Manager)
Facebook (App)
I will say that
Pulse news reader
Angry birds
torch
swype
baconreader
Juice Defender – Now my phone can run all day instead of dying at 3pm
Twicca – The best Twitter Client
ADW Launcher – The best launcher
Marine Traffic – Great fun to follow ships around the world even though I don’t live near the sea to see them :)
Barcode Scanner (must have)
Google Goggles, Shazam and Tricorder are super cool!
ShopSavvy- If Google Shopping and Barcode Scanner had a baby, this would be it. It has saved me money more than once…
Dolphin HD Browser
Moon+ Reader
arcMedia Player
Google Maps
Google Market
GO Launcher
Voice2Do
Free Dictionary
CricScoredroid
Woah, you guys rock! Thanks for all the great comments, keep’em coming!
Free Apps:
Launcher Pro- The best launcher by far
3G watchdog- gotta check those data limits right?Cachemate*- Clear out that cache slowing your phn downCompass- duh!Converter- another duh!Documents to Go- opening office docs obviouslyDropbox- Cloud is the way to get ahead ;)Evernote/Read It Later/Chrome to Phone- more or less the same, personal preferenceGPS Test/Faster fix*- to fasten up that GPS signalK9 mail- gmail aint my only emailROM Manager*- the daddy of all root appssuperuser*- the mommy of all root appsSpare Parts- i like to change sumthing or the other oftenTitanium Backup*- backup of a backup of a backupfacebook- for facebook (:0)
twicca- for twittering
Paid Apps:
Tasker- the reason why i bought an android device
SetCPU- overclock the heck out of it
Beautiful Widgets- coz u kno eye candy
* means require root access
i like Pure Healing Yoga…
TuneIn is an essential radio app, has pretty much any station you want !
Spotify is a great music streaming service, you can even store offline playlists from your profile
KeyPass Droid is a great way to keep your passwords with you wherever you go, keep it in sync with Dropbox and it’s stellar
and Seesmic is a fantastic twitter client, great tools and fast.
If you are a techy type, WiFi Analyzer is very handy, it tells you signal strength, SSID if broadcast, and what type of security is implemented, great way to figure out if you should change channels, or put in another AP.
Paradise Island, and Farm Frenzy are great as time wasters, after Angry Birds of course ;-)
Flixter and Netflix are great if you like movies.
Lookout and AVG Antivirus for Security.
Glad to see an Android Best of finally.
1 Tap Cleaner Free
aCar
Alarm Clock Extreme
Angry Birds
App 2SD Free
Chuzzle
GasBuddy
Pulse News
MSNBC
ShopSavvy
WeatherBug Elite
There are several apps I use daily.
-Our Groceries so I can sync our shopping lists with my husband
-My Cast Weather
-Tasker
-Astrid Tasks
-Silent Time
I’d say my top 3
Robo Defence – I destroyed my eyes on this game
Embiggen – because my eyes are destroyed I can make things bigger to see them
PocketCloud – Because I can turn off my computer from across the room when I’m watching movies.
The ones I use daily are:
Texdro (brings texting to your PC);
Games: SkipBo and Backgammon;
Google Music just became my favorite MP3 player (I was lucky enough to be invited);
GrooVe IP to make calls through my Google number (not use up my minutes);
Barcode scanner (a staple for any smartphone);
Kindle; and
aCCleaner to keep it all running smooth
Lookout is rather good for security. Although, as I seem to recall finding out about it on Lifehacker, it’s probably rather well-known…
BBC News is a tad more convenient than the website (accessed via Opera).
I’d love to be able to add Fennec (or Firefox Mobile) to this list, but the last time I checked, my HTC Wildfire was one of the few phones it wasn’t ready for…
Oh, and Swype is a wonderful for typing, so that’d probably be the must-have app.
Although my list overall favorite apps would probably be different, here’s my nominations keeping to android vs ipad criteria:
Congress by Sunlight Labs. Just a terrific use of the medium in general.
Tricorder. Absolutely no practical use whatsoever, yet unparalleled amounts of geeky fun.
Unified Remote. Love using this to control my laptop when I’ve got it hooked to my tv for watching Netflix et al.
Wave Launcher. Slick way to launch apps with 1 gesture.
Touch Calendar. Simple, yet very effective front-end to your Google calendar.
Chalk Ball. How can something that simple be so addictive!?
And, from a purely in-your-face-ipad stance, the #1 app that you’ll never get from an ios device has to go to the Amazon App Store… app.
repligo reader
evernote widget
gdocs widget
Subsonic music streaming.
miren browser.
Dropbox.
These are the first apps I install on my phone after a wipe or anything. Besides rom manager and titanium backup, of course.
i like the game called pax britannica its commbinding underwater survival and building things to help and destroy. creating ships too destroy your player. i love this game this is one of my best a=games i have on my android device
System:
1. One-stop solution for Security, Backup, and even for Recovering a lost phone: Lookout Mobile Security (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout)
Connectivity:
2. The ultimate wifi and signal finding tool: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.staircase3.opensignal
General:
3. An advanced speedometer application (GPS-based speedometer that is more accurate than the one in your car – uses the phone’s built-in GPS system to show your current, maximum and
average speed, as well as direction, total distance and time traveled.
Suitable for running, car driving, biking or hiking.): https://market.android.com/details?id=com.codesector.speedview.free
* Tweetdeck – Twitter client
* Friendcaster – Facebook client (ad-supported); lesser-known but far superior than Facebook for Android.
* ReadItLater – Read later app; my first paid app at $0.99 is a steal! Works beautifully; even better than its desktop client.
* ES File Explorer – File manager; loads quick with great looking UI. #AndroZip is a close second choice.#
* ColorNote – notebook / tasks app (mobile only); for quick jotting and organisation of tasks and ideas on-the-go. #Extensive Notes is a good alternative.#
* Business Calendar free – calendar widget; syncs well with Google Calendar.
Tweetdeck – Twitter client
Friendcaster – Facebook client (ad-supported); lesser-known but far superior than Facebook for Android.
ReadItLater – Read later app; my first paid app at $0.99 is a steal! Works beautifully; even better than its desktop client.
ES File Explorer – File manager; loads quick with great looking UI. #AndroZip is a close second choice.#
ColorNote – notebook / tasks app (mobile only); for quick jotting and organisation of tasks and ideas on-the-go. #Extensive Notes is a good alternative.#
Business Calendar free – calendar widget; syncs well with Google Calendar.
Games: Angry Birds,Ninjump,Nija Rush
Advanced task Killer
Photoshop express
qr droid
where’s my droid
Convertor Pro is a great utility and I also love Epistile (note taking app, simple and clean)
Here is SMH (An Australian Newspaper) best 100 apps – MUO also featured in the top 10 too http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/top-100-apps–the-definitive-guide-20110620-1gax4.html
So there’s some idea’s
After lot of research i installed the below apps in my phone. Am enjoying all of these apps. Now i am ready to share with you all. all of them are free. Download and enjoy it.
air control Lite, Alchemy, Tank Hero (all of the three are addictive games)
Automate It – Best free alternative for tasker.
CamScanner – take a picture of any document and convert it to PDF
ConvertPad – one of the best app for unit conversion
eBuddy – online chat client
Flikie Wallpapers HD – Best HD wallpaper app
Google Sky Map
handyCalc – Advanced calculator
L&M Guitar – Metronome, Chord Chart for Guitar learners
MyPhoneExplorer – Best app to connect ur phone to ur PC through WIFI and control it from PC
Pulse – News reader
Quickoffice – App for MSword, excel, powerpoint and PDF
TinyShark – listen Groveshark in ur phone
Wapedia – Wikipedia
Voice Recorder
WP clock light – Wallpaper clock
WebMD – Best app for First Aid Information without having to be connected wirelessly
Utorrent Remote – Control ur torrent downloads from ur mobile
—Ari
Any Amazon ones are great. The Amazon appstore is the only one I check daily and they offer a free paid app every day for free. Also the Amazon MP3 app is great and they show you a free mp3 download for every day as well as other great bargains for CD’s, individual songs, etc.
Twicca [url]https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.r246.twicca&hl=en[/url]
Gmail
Google Docs
Google Calendar
Google Contacts
Barcode Scanner
Evernote
GangBook
Voice Dialer
Old Phone Ringtones
Shazam
Google Task Organizer
Dolphin Browser
Weather Bug Pro
GrooveShark
Google Maps
PdaNet
I almost forgot one of the best, Drop Box
Call Recorder
Parallel Kingdoms – RPG entertainment
Google Sky
AppBrain
Police Stream
Time Recorder
Safe Neighborhood
Stupid Zombies
Evernote
Ultimate ToDo List
Skyfire
GReader Pro
MortPlayer
Everday without them is a bad day
Slide it for texting, greatest, and most used app I have downloaded.
I would have to say my 2 favorite apps are Go Launcher. Nothing like being able to completely customize the look, and with so many themes to choose from it never gets old. Thanks GO Launch Dev Team for bringing such an awesome app. Any Pandora Radio if you haven’t tried Pandora then your missing out.
Also a fan of Easy UninstallerHeyTellGlympseRedboxPocketbooth
There are just so many
These are my favorites or must have list:
Angry Birds (All Episodes) Obviously!
Wheres My Droid – find your phone using sms.
Note Everything – Names says it all.
Advanced English & Thesaurus – Free Offline Dictionary.
Dolphin HD Browser – Awesome Internet Browser with support of plugins.
Norton Mobile Utilities – Its task killer is better than other & much more utilities.
Astro File Manager – File Explorer.
Angry Birds… Big fan of it….:)
- GO SMS Pro (instead of the stock instant messaging app)
- Springpad (prefer it over Evernote)
- Google Reader (like Google’s app because I can easily add my tags to the articles)
- Weather Eye (from the Weather Network, especially good for those in Canada)
- Taskos (for quick to do list and also syncs with Google tasks)
- Flick Note (to sync with Simplenote)
- and, of course, Angry Birds (all 3 versions) for a few minutes of mindless fun)
Launcher Pro
PicSay Pro
Sound Hound
Unified Lifestyle Restaurant Nutrition
Weatherbug
KeyRing
Gasbuddy
Restaurant Finder with respect to cost
Opera Mini/Mobile, it’s an awesome web browser for Android.
I LOVE the recently released ( I think) Google Docs app. For a student, it’s a great way to study, work and Print on the go.
Health: WebMD
Media: TED
Social: Facebook
Books: Kindle
Comunication: Skype
Travel: Google Maps
Tool: Catch Notes
News: MSNBC
Game: Radiant
My Top Android Apps are Today in Geek History, Facebook, Tweetcaster and GoldenPic! Great Stuff!!
Gtasks!!!
LauncherPro
Swype
Tweetdeck
(Google) Reader
Power Control widget
Amazon App Store
DoggCatcher
Barcode Scanner
SMS Backup
Tango
Elixir for Android
Evernote
Twitdroyd
Dropbox
VLC Remote
AlarmDroid
Greader
Readitlater
SMSBackup
Advance Task Killer
Alarm Droid
Android Lost
Beautiful Widgets
Dropbox
Evernote
Facebook for Android
Opera Mini
Meebo IM
MireoviaGPS (navigation tool)
Pocket (for passwords etc.)
Shazam
Tasker
colordict: awesome multi-sources universal offline stardict-compatible dictionary and translator
file expert:great file manager
opera mini:very good and speedy browser
fxcamera
go launcher:definitely best android launcher
Angry Birds
Alchemy
Tweetdeck
foursquare
I would like to nominate these apps
My must-have Android app list:QuickPic ES File ExplorerGoogle MapsLookout Mobile SecurityDolphin Browser™ HD
Android Assistant(14 features)
Link2SDBrowsixZedge Ringtones & WallpapersSpeedtest.net MobileGoogle TranslateLabyrinth LiteTangram Pro (free)Missed Reminder
Robo Defense
Fun Towers
Bebbled
Plume
Abduction!
My Favorite games
4 player reactor: the mess it creates around you!
angry birds: ALL THREE
jet car stunts
mega jump
stupid zombies
air attack hd
Apps
Dolphin browser: its the best!!
ROM Manager
root explorer: most used
Go launcher: just love it
Music Player Pro: highly customisable
ezPDF Reader
Dropbox
Evernote
Seesmic
Facebook
eBuddy
CNET News
Barcode Scanner
Google Maps
AVG Anti-Virus
I would love nominate you tube video downloader, I think is awesome because sometimes when your browsing videos there is always videos that you love to watch again anywhere anytime and this application let’s you do that by having the ability to download it to your phone :-)
My picks are:
GOsms
Handcent
TweetDeck
Angry Birds
Bump
Flikie Wallpapers
Dropbox
FreeCaddie
Google Finance
PdaNet
QR Droid
Google Reader
Quickoffice
StubHub
All are GREAT that I find myself using daily!
Trillian: forget yahoo messenger, aim and windows messenger…get them all in one app
Tweetcaster: is by far the best tweet app that exists. blows the rest out of the water.
Google Talk: Free texting anyone? …..ME!
Google Sky: at night I use this in bed and imagine I’m on my roof and I can actually see all the stars.
Paradise Island: Fun to build your own resort Island and pass the time.
Wordsmith: Best word game from the ones out there for 2 player.
SketchBook Express: I actually am impressed at this good for kids or adults or both if you’re like me :-P
Tapfish: grow your own fishtank best aquarium app I’ve used so far.
Pocket Empire: if you are into war games….pocket empire is good.
- Endomondo – Great way to track your excercise
- Toggle Settings – Easy way to change a lot of settings at once
- Callend Vibrate – Sure is nice to know there is no longer someone on the other end of my call.
- Keeper Password & Data Vault – safe place to keep all those numbers you don’t want others to know
- Smart Shortcuts – Easy way to organize apps into groups and not take up much screen space
Launcher Pro or ADW Ex
XDA
Barcode Scanner
DropSnap
(Root Needed)
Rom Manager
Titanium Backup
Juicedefender Ultimate – Doubles your battery life with the right settings
Amazon App Store – Free apps everyday, nice organization.
Zedge – Awesome Ringtone App
Vibration Notifier – Vibrates phone on intervals after recieving SMS/email/call (based on settings) if you dont notice.
SetCPU – Underclock/Overclock based on battery life.
Tweetdeck
c:geo
Angry Birds
RunKeeper
HUGE fan of…
Tweetcaster by @Handmark:disqus - Use every day, all day!
Ghost Radar by Spud Pickles – Use often!
I have many I really dig and use a LOT but these two ultimately faves. They keep me connected… in very different ways. Muah hahahaha!!! LOL!! ;D
folder organized
evernote
read it later
dock4droid (alt tab)
lastpass
screebl (screen lock delay)
whatsapp
reqall (task list)
magic hour (photo filter)
dolphin HD
chrome to phone
ninjump (game)
Mini Info Widget. Best system widget ever.
All the google apps – docs etc
sky+
seesmic
power control plus
audible
android to cloud
phone to chrome
talk – google
Go sms Pro
miren browser
sleep
ebuddy
skype
I am sure more should be here but I do use all of these a lot
A really good contest and idea also.
i recommend GMOTE for using remote desktop.
GMOTE is very good android application and have both free and paid versions available.the main thing i like most is you can control your computer with your android device and mouse also. there is another apps called RemoteDroid but its not as good as GMOTE.and if you don’t have WI-FI or wireless networks it also works with your Local IP Address and this features is most attractive.
4shared Mobile
Absolutly must have
Titanium Backup
Tweet Caster
Snapbucket
3G Watchdog
CM Pro Calc
Amazon App Store – free paid apps every day
Titanium Backup – makes restoring data a piece of cake when flashing ROMs
Teamviewer – can remote control all my home pc’s from anywhere.
Wordfued – best Scrabble clone. can play w/ iphone users. also random boards keep the game fresh.
These are the apps that made me love my Android phone.
FlexT9 – made me not miss my slide-out qwerty. I can input text faster with this.
Google Maps – truly indispensable
iMapMyRun – GPS maps your walk/run/ride route to show distance and calories burned. Also good for logging other workout and sports activities to keep your exercise on track.
Gentle Alarm – wakes you up gently
Google Listen – Gets my podcasts over the air. No sync necessary.
Tasker – Let’s you schedule apps and phone settings (like wifi on/off or GPS on/off) for certain events, like your arrival at home, your morning workout, quiet time, etc. This app saves me 100 screen taps a day, and makes my phone many times more useful. For example, when I put the phone in the car dock it launches navigation, enables GPS, turns off wifi, connects to my car bluetooth, and starts playing my podcasts.
ShopSavvy – This is a barcode scanner that does much more It’s especially useful when I run out of a staple item, I can scan the package and know which store in my area has the best price. For shopping big ticket items this is a must to keep from overpaying.
Pinger textfree is a must have because you can send and receive unlimited texts to and from anywhere in the world. And even its a free app.
New Android user, Mac person iTouch owner. I am enjoying using Dropbox w OI File Manager, Springpad, Feedly, Doubletwist, Seismic. Looking for a good notetaker app.
Here are my favorites:
dolphin browser
angry birds
camera360
³ (aka Cubed) music player
barcode scanner
MyPhoneExplorer client
remote notifier for android… great app
Well, my favorite of all time, best game ever, that is programmed so beautifully, responds well, and is addictive enough I could play forever, yet noncommital enough that I am not obsessed with coming back to it is Styx.
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.globefish.styx
I absolutely love it and play it everyday!! I never get tired of it.
Home Buddy, connect your lights and stuff to some Z-wave modules and control them from anywhere.
My Tracks, hike, bike, kayak, etc, then plot your route on Google Maps. Show your friends what an outdoors man does on his weekends
I laugh as I see silly iPhone users use their silly “flashlight” apps, trying to illuminate a subject with their LCD backlight.
Then I boldly, with my Android platform which allows greater hardware control than Apple would ever dream of putting in iOS, let out a blazing LED beacon to light the whole room- simply by touching my “LED Light” widget on my home screen.
LED Light FTW.
I would like to nominate Google Googles. I have truly been amazed by the recognition of some rather off the wall items. It is very handy when you don’t have an idea of how to describe something in a search machine.
Mr number
Qr Droid private
Free music download.
Amazon Mp3
Amazon Appstore,
Guns& Glory
Angry Birds
I would like to nominate the following:
Angry Birds
Evernote
Google Blog
MPM – Mobile Project manager
Seesmic
Tango
3 (cubed media player)
Aldiko
Anki
shadysms
photovault
Keeps thing private
1.skyfire
2.kindle
3.Google Voice
4.EverNote
5.Barcode Scanner
6.Facebook :P
7. Fruit Ninja
8.HyperJump
9.Angry Birds :P
10.Voice Music
Timeriffic
VLingo is a must have app for android and iPhone users…does seemless voice to text for text messages and emails
Evernote & Dropbox!!!
Swype
Elixir
Quick Settings
Opera
Google Translate
Bar Code Scanner
Dolphin HD Browser
Docs To Go
Weatherbug
ColorNote
Facebook
(My husband is addicted to Solitare and MahJong)
Yelp
Simple Tip
WebMD
Medscape
US News from Nat Geo
dsn:Design & Typography News
routeo:Trip weather planning
Barcode scanner
Facebook
Dropbox
Hootsuite
Abduction
Alchemy
Angry Birds
Evernote
Mortplayer Audiobooks
Explorer (Speed Software)-good file manager
Google Goggles
Dolphin Browser
Google Voice
Stats Free
Mint.com
Dropbox
eBay app
Trulia
Words with Friends
are also essential
Barcode Scanner
PAPAGO!
ColorNote
WhatApps
springpad
dropbox
moon+reader
Angry birds
Alchemy
WhatsApp!
eBuddy
Google Translate
File Manager
Tomcat
CamScanner
Evernote
ZumoDrive
Beyondpod
Tasker
Pandora
Gmail
Amazon Appstore
Google Music
Dolphin Browser
Handcent SMS
Navigation
Barcode scanner
dropbox
AG Indian Newspaper
mSpot Music
lookout
androidlost
KeyRing – gets rid of those pesky cards bulking your wallet
Backgammon – by AI Factory. Good time waster
Tricorder – Ultimate trekkie geek tool.
Amazon Kindle – Indispensable, an absolute must have.
Guns – by Calford. It’s a guy thing
I would nominate “Where’s My Droid”. It is a very useful app, and I have used it to find my HTC Hero when I lost it on silent. It turns the volume up when you text the lost phone a phrase like “Where’s My Droid”. It even can give you a GPS location of your phone if you text it something like “GPS My Droid”.
Absolute must haves are
Cam Card Professional Business card reader, never type in another contact just photo graph the card.
Star Chart, see where you are and read the night sky.
Apart from the pre installed Facebook, twitter, gmail clients following are must haves for android users according to me………..
Game:
1 Angry Birds
2 AirAttack HD Part 1
3 Paper Toss
4 Speed Skater
5 Army Sniper
Apps:
1 Advanced Task Killer
2 ASTRO File Manager
3 Barcode Scanner
4 EasyMoney
5 Dropbox
multicon widget- guadruple the apps per page
camscanner- turn phone into a scanner
Opera mini – better browser
Barcode scanner
contact owner- put info on the sign in screen when locked for return
Epocrates – medicine refererence bible
Evernote
Files anywhere-manage,share,file, and fax
Send to computer
Catch
Dropbox
SIGNificant e-signing – esign and email documents
micello maps- map for malls
fake-call me – when you want to get out of situations, preprogram yourphone ring
Angry Birdss
applanet
google mapsgmail
evernote
dropbox
Pulse -Award RSS & News Feed reader
Launcher Pro – Homescreen & Launcher replacement
Astro – file browser and app backup
Bartender Lite – adds shortucts to information bar
Parcels – shipment tracker for ANY carrier service
Package Buddy – shipment tracker for ANY carrier service
SlideIT Keyboard – swype before swype was available–very
good keyboard
WiFi Analyzer – nice tool for finding wifi networks, mapping
signal strength etc.
xScope browser – great LIGHT-WEIGHT browser
PureMessenger Widget – homescreen widget for email, sms,
mms, phone, tweet, facebook, etc.
Remote Web Desktop
This is the best app i have on my phone and the free version is also great.
I have an HTC Incredible.
In no specific order, my favorite apps are:
Alarm Clock Plus – https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vp.alarmClockPlusDock&feature=search_result
Elixir – https://market.android.com/details?id=bt.android.elixir&feature=search_result
Llama – https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kebab.Llama&feature=search_result
Lookout – https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout&feature=search_result
Sweet Home! – https://market.android.com/details?id=sweesoft.sweethome&feature=search_result
Stumbleupon!
GPS: Sygic
Office: Think free office
Download apps: 4shared and mediafire (Yes they are apps!)
Saving battery: Battery doctor and Juice defender
QR: qr droid and barcode reader
Media player: QQ player , real player and real player
Games: Assassins Creed ,Toss it pro , PES 2011 and NFS shift (and angry birds)
Browser: Dolphin browser HD and Skyfire.
For torrent downloading: ttorrent
maximize cpu processing *only for root users* : setCPU
For searching lyrics: Instant lyrics lite
Chat client: Ebuddy , Whatsapp , facebook and gtalk ofcourse
Backup *for rooted users only*: Titanium backup
Monitor your mobile data: 3g watchdog
News reading: World Newspapers and TOI(Times of India)
Messaging: Handcent SMS
Remove adds *only for rooted phones* : Adfree
Backup contacts: Soocial
Must app for root user: ROM Manager
Antivirus: Lookout (free) and kaspersky (paid)
Advanced speedometer app: Speedview
Performs specified tasks: Tasker
Customize home: ADW Launcher
Password manager: Lastpass
Record GPS Tracks: MyTracks
Syncing data (backup): Dropbox
Notes: Evernote
If your phone doesn’t has some capabilities like self timer: Vignette
Download Youtube videos: Tubemate (This is the best way of watching youtube video when you are on 2g network :) )
Prevent data from flashing in gallery: Vaulty free
Clear cache *for rooted phones* : Cachemate
Openning zip files: Androzip
Task killer: Advanced Task Killer
If you camera doesn’t has zoom at highest resolution: Pro Zoom Camera
Read about all the countries (offline) : World Factbook
Advanced Calculator: Realcalc
Use flash as Torch : Flashlight
Ebook Readers = Aldiko, Laputa and Wattpad (love reading when I am travelling)
Utility: Navigation & Google Maps, News and Weather and Yellow Pages (helps me if I am lost)
Think Free Office (For my office work. Work on Spreadsheets, and basic presentations)
Skype (use this for communication when I am not at my desk)
AK Notepad & Taskos. (works as my secretary to jolt down notes and reminders)
These are the apps I use the most apart from the usual Browsers and Video/Mp3 players.
These apps makes my Android Phone more than just a phone..handy light weight computer when I am actually not carrying my laptop.
Take Your pick!
Regards
Anirban Chatterjee
Kolkata, INDIA
looks like you make the best productivity of your smartphone unlike others playing games on it!!
Expense Manager
Poweramp (Music Player)- Best app on Android market PERIOD
Go SMS Pro- Light weight and power packed sms app.
Privacy filter- Used to lower the brightness below the max allowed level by adding a filter on the screen.
Circle launcher- Can be used to keep the homescreen uncluttered. Also very light weight.
Beautiful widgers
ColorDIct- Best offline dictionary available.
Great informative technology articles , friends now Bing has introuduced its technology site : http://www.bingarticles.com
Productivity:
Astrid Tasks (syncs with Google Tasks and Producteev)
Epistle (Take simple notes. Sync with Dropbox. Period)
Dropbox (Now on Android!)
ASTRO File Manager (Waaay better than any other file manager out there, and you can install apps from APKs. Win/Win)
RealCalc (Brings the beauty of a Scientific Calculator to Android)
appSaver (Take backups of your apps as APKs, and uninstall and reinstall apps)
Remote Notifier (Install the accompanying app on your PC, and you will be notified of anything on your phone)
uTorrent Remote (Control torrents from your phone)
Catch Notes (Backup note application. Its interface is cleaner than Evernote, and its lighter, but if you use Evernote on the PC, then install Evernote on the phone sync-ing goodness)
NewsRob (RSS News reader. Give it your Google account, and it will download the number of articles you specify, periodically in the duration you specify, so that you can read them offline. Enough incentive to get my Google Reader cleaned up)
Barcode Scanner (Scans barcodes. Duh!)
Voice Recorder (Refer name of app)
Stopwatch and Timer (Ditto)
Relax and Sleep (Need some rest? Have problems sleeping? This app has a gazillion noises and you can mix and match them to your convenience, and save them. Enjoy a blissful sleep!)
Entertainment:
doubleTwist (Media player, with a nice interface. This is better tahn Winamp in my opinion because, it plays video too)
Skype
Stitcher Podcast Radio (Listen to your favourite shows with no downloading and no syncing problems, and create your own radio station with your favourite shows)
Shazam (Now with unlimited tagging. Heard a song somewhere that you desperately want to find out what. This relieves that itch. Many people prefer SoundHound, because you can hum to it and it identifies the song for you)
Aldiko eBook Reader (Reads ePubs and PDFs and gives you access to several free download sources. Excellent features, and really smooth.)
Games:
SpeedX 3D (Accelerometer controlled obstacle course races)
Fruit Ninja (Act like a ninja and slash heads , er……..I mean………fruit, with skill)
Alchemy (Refer above post)
Cut the Rope (Now on Android, and free! You will fall in love with this game’s character OmNom, 10 seconds into the game. Please keep the sound on at least for the first few levels)
Angry Birds, and Angry Birds Rio (Do I even need to explain this?)
DISCLAIMER: This list is by no means exhaustive. These apps are just what I found useful, and I can’t run a lot of apps as I have a Samsung Galaxy 5, which is one of the smallest Android phones. If there is anything better, please suggest them, so that I may keep that in mind when I spring for a new phone (which is not in the near future :’()
I forgot these apps in my above post
Opera Mobile (Super fast. Super interface. Super design. Super everything)
Go SMS Pro (I used to use Handcent SMS, but Go SMS is more colourful. :))
Launcher Pro (Cannot live without his)
Facebook (Official app)
Twitter (Official app. For those with multiple twitter accounts, you can try twicca, or twidroyd, or tweetdeck – if you want a central hub of all things social, or hootsuite, but if you ask em,the official app is neat enough and gets the job done.)
Android Agenda Widget (All your tasks, events, and stuff, in one central widget. Note, the data from this widget comes from other apps like astrid, google calendar, etc; So you need to have them installed, for the app to function properly)
Stock apps for which there is no better:
GMail
Maps
Talk (There are some better alternatives out there, like imo, etc; but Talk generally gets the job done)
Gallery (The 3D effect is good. If you want a quick alternative, or your gallery app broke, because of some upgrading….. (cough cough) not talking out of experience (cough cough), use QPik. Its fast and decent. Does everything that the stock app did, with a more minimal interface)
Google+ (Its come out only now, and its good)
Calendar
Market (AppBrain has gone down since Google released a web version of Android Market, where you can install apps over the air. I personally don’t think Chomp helps much)
Also, can anyone suggest an app for me for reminders? It needs to be minimal, but preferably feature loaded. Sometimes the stock Alarm/Clock app just doesn’t cut it.
angry bird
the best android app game
my vote goes to apps like:
- whatsapp
- notifo.com
- mightytext
- trillian/ebuddy.
Actually applications need to have c2dm to have real-time push without draining battery.
I’m in love with 2 apps – Droplets (this game is green and very beautiful) and Pulse News (free app with user-friendly interface)
Bubble Birds, Slice It & Brain Cube. And Angry Birds of course.
My vote for EasyFilter app
Flash
Dropbox
AngryBirds
Docs
Evernote
Favorite app is called GayDar Extreme. Gay Radar detector. Very funny. http://bit.ly/loBErs
2 of my favs and most used apps (other then email or twitter) are Scanner Radio where you can listen to police and fire scanners for free. When I see something big going on but its not on the radio yet its good to know whats happening. On my way to the doctor this morning the Taco Bell down the street was taped off all around it by police tape with several police cars all around. I tuned into to Scanner and found out police had just found a lady dead and was getting the updates before the media. The other app that I use daily is MakeUseOf. I know it sounds like I’m trying to get on your good side but I really do LOVE this site. I get the email updates and have a bookmark on the home page of my G2 phone. I also am the Guru of MakeUseOf on GetGlue! No better place for reliable information! I tell everyone.