We know how hectic it can get to try to spot the best out of the latest flood of Android Apps,therefore, we attempt to bring you la crème de la crème each week, and here is our selection for this Thursday. From captivating time management apps, beautifully designed podcast apps, fun games all the way to curated music lists for the hipster in you. Let us know what your thoughts are.
1. Jiffy (Get it for your android) Free
Jiffy is a time tracking tool conceived, designed and developed by people who need to track time.They have designed every element of the application for use by real people who need to keep track of their time. You don’t need an account to use Jiffy so download it and get a new perspective on time tracking, time management and time recording.
2. EarBits (Get it for your android) Free
Earbits makes it dead simple for artists and music lovers to find each other, and create meaningful connections. Their team of experts brings you the best independent music from around the world, hand-curated and served up hot. But that’s not all. Earbits for Android analyzes the music from your phone and recommends channels you’ll like from over 350 genre-based selections, then they intelligently blend your own music into those channels.
3. Text and File Hider Plus (Get it for your android) Free
Text Hider Plus is a secret vault for SMS texts, calls, photos and more. After downloading, look for “Battery Plus” with a green battery icon in your widgets. This is Hider Plus. Open the Battery Plus icon. A “Battery Information” screen will pop up. Long tap on the battery image. In addition, you can transfer or copy any files in from your gallery into a Hide It file.
4. G Cloud backup (Get it for your android) Free
Phones get lost, stolen and misplaced every single day. In this hectic life we’re leading, it’s hard to remember where you placed your keys, so having a backup plan is always a must! With G Cloud installed, one can rest assured that all the precious contacts and data can never be lost. You can get up to 8GB of free storage, and if you want to backup all your app&game settings just download the key for rooted from here!
5. Lively (Get it for your android) Free
Lively is one of a growing number of apps that scan music blogs for new tunes, then serve them up for mobile devices. This promises new tracks every 10 minutes, and the ability to follow other users and specific artists to keep tabs on the latest music.
6. Player FM (Get it for your android) Free
Bored while commuting? No time to read? Learn something while working out? Player FM helps you discover and play talk shows on hundreds of topics. Offline playback is supported too. Yes, it’s a podcast app, but not the one your grandpa used!
7. Weebly (Get it for your android) Free
Weebly gives everyone a surprisingly easy way to create a high-quality site that they are proud to share. Millions of people have started a site, blog or online store on Weebly and you can too. Weebly sites work brilliantly on computers, phones and tablets. From your Android, Weebly helps you start a new blog or manage your existing Weebly blog or site when on the go.
8. YouTalk AAC (Get it for your android) Free
The heart of the application is the Grid which allows the user to personalize up to 9 tiles per grid (total 5 grids). The user is able to either take a picture from their tablet/smartphone camera or select a pre-saved image. Once they have selected the image, they then enter a word/phrase/sentence in the text box and upon confirmation, their tile is created. Now when the user clicks that tile in SPEECH mode, the configured input is audible and outputted via Text-To-Speech.
9. Say the Same Thing (Get it for your android) Free
Say the Same Thing comes on like a cross between Words With Friends and Draw Something, but it’s nothing to do with those games’ publisher Zynga. Instead, it’s an official game from band OK Go, which gets you and a friend to enter random words, then guess words that connect them until you both, yes, “say the same thing”.
10. WeatherSignal (Get it for your android) Free
There are a number of startups working on innovative ways to show the weather in apps. OpenSignal’s newie tries to detect it too: part of “the most ambitious weather crowdsourcing project in the world”. The idea: the app uses various smartphone sensors to record and share local atmospheric readings, while showing you key data.