Searching for the top Android apps is a daunting task for anybody. With so many million available, how do you know which are the best? Here at AndroidPIT we’ve spent years curating the best apps for every specific purpose, and we've now compiled them for your viewing pleasure. We will continue to update this page as often as we can with links to the best Android apps available. This is what we've got so far...
These are the best apps on Android. / © ANDROIDPIT
The essential apps
Let's start with some of the most common. These are what we think are the best basic apps that everybody should consider downloading, ranging from better keyboards to improving your camera. It's a great starting place for any Android user.For example, one of our most essential apps is Swiftkey, a free keyboard app which makes typing just about as simple as it can be, and has great swipe options, predictions, adaptive-learning and more.
SwiftKey's layout can be customized in a number of ways. © ANDROIDPIT / SwiftKey
Best music and TV apps
Our phones are tiny little media centers where we can watch movies and TV shows and listen to music or podcasts. With all that lovely hardware inside your device, you will want to get the best viewing and listening experience, possible, right?One of our favorites for playing music is Poweramp. It’s a great way to enjoy your favorite music, with a ton of options and support for almost any type of file. You can’t go wrong with Poweramp.
With themes galore, Poweramp can be whatever you want it to be. Just grab a new skin ASAP. / © ANDROIDPIT
Best productivity apps
Smartphones aren’t just beautiful content providers, they can also be used for content creation too. Whether you’re into writing, spreadsheets, or even video editing, there are apps for that.Expensify is an excellent app for simply managing your budget. You can make it as simple or as detailed as you want, and track all of your spending in an easy-to-use format. It’s great free business travel app that you shouldn’t be without.
Scan all of your bills into this cool app.© ANDROIDPIT
Best apps for rooters and modders
Rooting and modding mobile devices is something that was considered to be a terrifying prospect at one time. But more online tutorials have cropped up, and more apps have arrived to help. There are also some great (and easier) ways to modify your Android.When it comes to launchers, for example, Buzz Launcher is one of our favorites for the sheer variety and amount of awesome designs it includes. If you can’t find a theme to suit you here, we don’t know where you will.
Just some of the wild homescreens users have shared in Buzz Launcher. / © ANDROIDPIT/Buzz
Best apps for security and performance
Android security is a contentious subject and arguments about the safety of the system crop up frequently. Keep safe out there and check out some of our recommended security apps, and while you're at it, you might want to have a go at optimizing your system performance too.AVG is one of the best free anti-virus apps for Android. Even if your browsing and app downloading habits are completely safe, you can never be too careful. Check out AVG for a discreet solution.
AVG is a well known name in antivirus, and you can wipe your device remotely if necessary. © AVG
Best weather and GPS apps
There are plenty of good weather apps available with more functionality, and arguable better accuracy, than can be found in the standard Android app. We've had a look at some of the best, as well as some GPS apps which might help you outdoors.Yahoo! Weather is one of our favorites at AndroidPIT because it looks great, it’s simple to use, and it presents all of the information you require at a glance. It also comes with a nice widget too.
Yahoo Weather uses background images from the huge image database Flickr, which gives the app a really nice look. © ANDROIDPIT
Best fitness and lifestyle apps
Whether you want to lose a few extra pounds or meet some new people, we have some apps to help you out.Calorie Counter by Myfitness pal provides a great way to lose weight and stay in shape. Simply enter your weight and height and Calorie Counter will tell you how many calories you can consume each day while losing weight. It requires a little effort on the part of the user, but it’s worth it.
My Fitness Pal has a great user interface and makes losing weight perhaps a little more enjoyable (but only a little). / © ANDROIDPIT
Best Android games
Everybody has an opinion on Android games. Is Candy Crush the best? Or Angry Birds? What about Plants Vs Zombies 2? A colorful tower defence game with bags of personality and addictive gameplay. Check out some other great games via the links below.
Defend against the invading zombie army in Plants vs. Zombies 2. / © ELECTRONIC ARTS
Best of the rest apps
We are at the end of our list with some of the apps that wouldn’t fit any other category. But just because they are last, they are by no means the least.The best apps to improve browsing experience should be useful for everybody, and the lock screen apps are incredibly cool, just check out Magic Locker Main, pictured below.
There are over 3000 themes that you can download and use to personalize your lockscreen. © ANDROIDPIT
And finally, don't forget to check out our list of the best Android phones!
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