The 100 Best Android Apps
| On this page, you will find the best 100 Android applications for all your needs. | |
 | JuiceDefender Tweaks device settings for maximum battery life. |  | Llama – Location Profiles A handy automation utility, less versatile than Tasker, but free. |  | Sanity Filters calls, announces callers via audio, records calls, and can even automatically answer calls. |
 | Silent Time Pro Silences the phone according to a weekly schedule, in case you find Tasker too complex. $1.99 |  | Tasker The ultimate automation utility — some people buy an Android device just to use it. UK£3.99 |
 | chompSMS An alternative SMS application with its own optional SMS service for cheaper rates |  | GMail Label Notifier Lets you know when any one of your labels receives new email. Customize notifications per-label. UK£0.50 |  | Go SMS Pro A fancy replacement for the built-in SMS utility, with theme support. |
 | imo.im An IM client for Skype, Facebook, Google Talk, MSN, ICQ/AIM, Yahoo, Jabber, Myspace. Woah. |  | Skype It’s bloated, it’s quirky, but it’s Skype. Absolutely essential for long-distance calls. |  | SMS Popup If you don’t use Go SMS Pro, install SMS Popup to instantly see new SMSes. |
 | AnkiDroid flashcards Memorize information efficiently while on the go with Anki’s smart algorithm. |  | Kindle A fantastic reading experience. Stays in sync with your “real” Kindle. |  | Kobo If Kindle isn’t your cup of tea, try this alternative reader. |
 | TED Air Provides a way to watch TED talks on your device. Get smarter on the go. |  | Wapedia Wikipedia’s mobile website is good. Wapedia is better. Also supports other wikis. |  | WolframAlpha Amaze your friends with crazy facts and figures. How much sodium is in a banana? $1.99 |
 | Beautiful Widgets Check out the weather or the time in style with these huge, gorgeous widgets. €1.99 |  | Embiggen Display short messages in huge, full-screen text that can be clearly read from meters away. |  | Pattern Wallpapers A collection of beautiful, soothing pattern wallpapers. They say there are over a million of them. |
 | WeatherBug Check out the weather everywhere in the world in excruciating detail, synoptic maps and all. |  | WP Clock A huge, in-your-face, live wallpaper with the time, date, battery and Wi-Fi network. €0.77 |
 | Alchemy Drag and drop elements to create surprising combinations. Hunter + mouse = cat. |  | Angry Birds Needs no introduction. All levels for free. Get Angry Birds Rio too, teach those pigs a lesson. |  | Bubble Break Pop those bubbles! Supports multiple color schemes, has color-blind mode. |
 | Chalk Ball Lite Draw chalk lines to keep the ball from falling off the screen and bounce it onto other balls. |  | Flood-It A color-based puzzle/strategy game that’s color-blind friendly, too. |  | Fruit Ninja An arcade game with fancy graphics and lots of juice splashing on the screen. AU$1.19 |
 | Game Dev Story Grow your game company into an empire. Kept me fascinated for over a week. ¥230 (about $2.85) |  | Jet Car Stunts Lite A brilliant use of Spartan graphics to create an action-packed racer. |  | Kongregate Arcade Access Kongregate’s addictive casual games on your Android device. |
 | Roll It A brain-twisting puzzle in three dimensions. |  | Wordfeud Free A minimalistic take on Scrabble. Supports random boards, too. |  | Words with Friends Free Play Scrabble with your iOS-toting friends. Has its quirks, but has improved immensely. |
 | Endomondo Social sports training. Compete against your friends, get real-time feedback. |  | Gentle Alarm The best alarm clock money can buy, at least for Android. €1.99 |  | Libra – Weight Manager Log your weight. An essential part of my morning routine. Syncs with DailyBurn and Withings. |
 | My Tracks Uses the GPS to plot your whereabouts on a map. Great for jogging and hiking. |  | Petometer Track your walks with your dog — time, distance, pace, and route. |  | RunKeeper Fantastic guided fitness training, with a powerful website. Not just for running. |
 | ADWLauncher EX One of Android’s classic launchers, with hundreds of themes. A must-try. €2.30 |  | Gesture Search Draw letters on the screen, and it finds the app you want to launch. By Google. |  | GO Launcher EX Launcher of choice. Feature-packed, yet still lean. |
 | LauncherPro Another must-try launcher, lean yet popular. |  | SwipePad Launch your favorite apps in a flash, from any app. Transformed my Android experience — a must-have. |  | Wave Launcher Similar to SwipePad but with a different look. Supports fewer apps. $1.99 |
 | doubleTwist Player Sync your Android device with iTunes. Requires free Windows/Mac companion app. |  | PlayerPro A powerful, skinnable audio player with advanced filtering capabilities. Pricey. €3.49 |  | Shazam Competes with SoundHound. Tries to figure out what music is playing in the background. |
 | Slacker Radio Unlimited, free, customizable radio. US-only. |  | SoundHound Identify any song playing in the background. A direct competitor to Shazam. |  | Winamp The classic audio player for llama lovers comes to Android. Free and awesome. |
 | Camera360 A very powerful camera app with built-in effects. |  | Little Photo Add funky effects to your photographs. Insanely popular and free. |  | FxCamera A free (ad-supported) camera application with several effects. |
 | picplz Take photos, apply effects, share them online. |  | Retro Camera Emulates several old cameras, funky graphics and all. |
 | Astrid Task A to-do list manager that syncs with Google Tasks and Producteev.com. |  | Barcode Scanner Makes sense of those square squiggles everybody’s pointing their phones at. |  | Call Log Calendar Free Saves calls and SMSes on to Google Calendar, optionally with location info. Great for billing clients. |
 | Catch Notes A fast notes application for text, voice, images and locations. Syncs with catch.com. |  | Dropbox The official app. Doesn’t support continuous sync, but allows access to your files when you need it. |  | DropSpace Uploads files from SD onto Dropbox whenever they change. Backup to the cloud. |
 | Epistle A minimalistic notes app that instantly syncs with Dropbox. |  | Evernote The do-it-all notes application. If you use Evernote on Windows/Mac, this is a must-have. |  | Flick Note A full-featured notes app with real-time Simplenote sync, tags, and more. |
 | Google Docs The official client from Google. Edit your Docs on the go. |  | ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner Scan barcodes on store products and compare prices on the go. |  | Springpad Gives Evernote a run for its money. Has a Web-based client too. |
 | Taskos A powerful to-do list manager with Google Tasks sync, customized categories, repeating tasks, and more. |  | Waze A crowd-sourced GPS app, aware of traffic conditions. For drivers only (not pedestrians). |
 | App Protector Pro Selectively block access to certain applications. Can toggle locking as needed. $1.99 |  | Cirrus Manager Locate, manage and wipe your device if it’s ever stolen. Monthly subscription. |  | KeePassDroid If you use KeePass on the PC, this is a must-have. Manage your passwords with absolute security. |
 | Lookout Mobile Security Scan for malware and manage your device remotely. |  | No Lock The simplest way to toggle your device’s lock-screen. Widget included. |  | SeekDroid Find your device if it’s ever stolen. $0.99 |
 | GetGlue A social recommendation engine for books, movies, and more. Available on the Web too. |  | HootSuite A single app for Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare. The mobile companion for HootSuite.com |  | Seesmic Supports multiple Twitter accounts, as well as Facebook and Buzz. Features fast shortcuts. |
 | TweetDeck Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Buzz in one intense social feed. |  | Twidroyd A fast Twitter client with a live preview mode for links. |  | Plume A Twitter client with a multi-column mode for tablets and extra-shiny graphics. |
 | WhatsApp Messenger A messenger application, like SMS but without SMSes. |  | Twicca A beautiful, minimalistic Twitter client. Multiple accounts are “experimental”. |
 | Amazon Appstore An alternative Market; US-only, sadly. |  | AppBrain App Market An alternative Market with a smart recommendation engine. |  | Elixir Outputs every conceivable bit of information about your device hardware. |
 | File Expert A powerful file manager with a built-in FTP/HTTP server, SMB client and more. |  | ROM Manager Download ROMs and flash your device seamlessly. Requires root access. |  | SlideIT Soft Keyboard A fantastic sliding keyboard, supports Colemak, Hebrew, and many other layouts. |
 | Stats Free Monitors and saves SMS, call and data usage so you don’t exceed your plan. |  | Swype A sexy sliding keyboard. Currently still in beta. |  | Titanium Backup The must-have backup utility. Saved me numerous times. Rooted devices only. |
 | Widgetsoid2.x A powerful widget engine for creating beautiful, useful toggle widgets. |
 | Andricious (Delicious) Manage your Delicious bookmarks on the go. Supports Yahoo! And Delicious accounts. |  | Dolphin Browser HD An alternative browser with a dedicated following. |  | Miren Browser A fast, effective browser. Lean and quick to load. |
 | Pulse News A beautiful news reader, can sync with Google reader. A joy to use. |  | Read It Later Free Mark things to read later on the PC, read them with this app while on the go. |
Disclaimer: All applications listed were thoroughly reviewed. MakeUseOf is not responsible for any damage and/or data loss
that might result from use of any of the above mentioned applications.
that might result from use of any of the above mentioned applications.
