The best tools apps to organise your files, de-junk your phone, manage your time and all sorts of other tech-tricks to smooth the kinks in your digital life.
We want much more analytics power, but it’s free and may prove useful for those who use bitly a lot.
FREE
A fun idea for kids, although multiple user accounts would be good for families with more than one child.
FREE
Good clean fun and a superb introduction to the possibilities of loop manipulation, but not suitable for addition to a pro DJ setup.
FREE
Slightly grabby with the IAP, but otherwise an excellent free photography app up there with the best of them.
FREE
This will be a four-star-plus app once more prospectuses are available. A brilliant idea.
FREE
It’s hobbled in a couple of important ways compared to Safari, but Chrome offers enough new features to win some people over – especially if you use the desktop version.
FREE
Gifture could be (albeit very limited, short-term) fun. But as it stands, it doesn’t work, so it’s no fun at all.
FREE
A fun, free and simple way to share information between young children and teachers, but its juvenile interface may alienate older kids.
FREE
A new way of experiencing video that’s capable of an astonishing level of immersion. The iPad was made for apps like this!
FREE
It can’t quite replace a regular to-do list, but 30/30 can really help you manage your time each day.
FREE
Free, beautifully designed, well thought-out and often ingenious. It’s not quite perfect, but it’s not far off.
FREE
We were impressed with Coach’s Eye; it’s hard to see how athletes and coaches wouldn’t benefit from it. With a bit of TLC from the magic sponge and it will be up and running with the pros in no time.
FREE
Not actively bad, but not good enough, either. You’d be better off with Flipboard, The Early Edition or Reeder, instead.
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Enormous fun, but not perfect yet. However, it’s difficult to argue with the price – or rather, lack of it.
FREE
A window into some gorgeous photography; a source of inspiration for photographers and of delight for everyone.
FREE
A stunning freebie app that’s a must for all android users – this little gem allows you to activate apps or actions based on your location.
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A superb way of capturing a moment, with an easy-to-use process – even if the app needs a little polish.
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You can create an unlimited number of beautiful 30-second slideshows for free. What’s not to like?
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Easy websites for everyone at light speed. It’s limited , but what it does, it does with aplomb
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Great for sharing fun moments with friends, but it feels like the app isn’t quite finished yet
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All you need to have a great summertime barbecue, packaged up in a thoughtful interface
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Slick looks and flawless operation, but the price limits its audience to enterprise users
FREE
If you’re a pro out in the field hooking up your DSLR to your iPad, it’s worth a look, but iPhone-only users will be left disappointed
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The free 2GB account may sound poky, but use it wisely and you may never have to pay to upgrade
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A piece of brilliant interface design, but the figures are not something to be relied upon
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No more fights over who gets to stand at the whiteboard in meetings. Use AirBoard instead.
FREE
An attractive way to handle documents for email, but it’s severely lacking in features.
FREE
We love this app. It lets you create brilliant works of art, is highly original and a whole load of fun.
FREE
Want a more socially focused web browser than Safari? Then you need this on your iPad.
FREE
This guides you every step of the way, from sowing seeds to harvest time. Fantastic.
FREE
The adverts are annoying, but other than that this is a decent free app to help you spice up your vocabulary.
FREE
Seeking to protect all of your most prized smartphone belongings, Lookout Mobile Security is another app hoping to provide the entire security experience.
FREE
Great for when you’re on-the-go and need a review delivered straight to your phone.
FREE
Sharing content between Google Chrome and your Phone made fast and easy.
FREE
If you have a fondness of scribbling down random thoughts or things you need to do on random pieces of paper, MiniNote could be the app equivalent.
FREE
Proving that apps do a little more than break up a mundane day, Calculate by QxMD provides point-of-care information to help aid professionals in the medical industry.
FREE
A great free app that gives you the power to keep an eye on the status of your Wi-Fi network.
FREE
Funnily enough, this app is dedicated to Bluetooth file transfers. It does the job pretty well, but a few frustrations may take the smile off your face.
FREE
Jorte aims to the give you the feel of a paper personal organiser on your Android smartphone.
FREE
Great antivirus app to keep your smartphone protected from internet nasties.
FREE
Always looking for a workaround rather than work? Then this is for you
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Straightforward job search engine that gives you instant access to all sorts of potential employment opportunities
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Automatically sorting out your life, Go Launcher EX creates shortcuts for all your most frequently used apps
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Transfer all your tracks from your desktop to your phone completely for free
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Transform your iPad into a digital notepad and share all your ideas in any way you choose, including handwritten notes, doodles, sketches and more.
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Brush up on your diction and find out more about the words you use or if you feel like it, look up some new ones.
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It’s not the slickest but it is a very competent streaming app.
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Simple, great value photo app for moody, thoughtful images.
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An audio improvement tool for your Samsung Galaxy S that is definitely worth a download.
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This app gives you access to WordReference’s popular dictionaries on your phone.
FREE
ES Security Manager is fairly basic, but nonetheless is a very useful free app for protecting your Android smartphone.
FREE
This app allows you to view Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint files for free on your Android smartphone.
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This picture gallery makes sorting your photos a doddle. Just don’t expect it to do much else.
FREE
Tastily presented social app that presses the right buttons for food aesthetes.
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A nice mobile version of Dragon, but speech recognition’s clunky edge is hard to ignore.
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A nice idea that’s crying out for some added features, but it’s definitely worth having.
FREE
Give Peg Man a new mobile home and invite Street View to your smartphone
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Keep an eye on your battery level with this slick app
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Find contacts and dial with your voice if you can get it to work
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Want to know what space tech is in your household objects? This app will tell you
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Hoards of information from one of the most respected institutions in the world
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If you fancy yourself as an arty photographer, the Muybridgizer will delight and entertain
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Discover a wealth of Wikipedia based knowledge in magazine form
FREE
Save your slowly dementia-ailing mind and let your phone remember all of your passwords
FREE
Moonpig has been around for almost a decade, with the card-personalisation service now getting a dedicated iPhone app
FREE
Bid for goods straight from your phone, check you have won that all-important thing you probably don’t need.
FREE
Edit and play with photos taken with your BB
FREE
Get your contacts in order with a bit of digital spring cleaning. It’s a free app that reports on the missing bits of information that pepper your contacts
FREE
Do work on your phone? That sounds like crazy talk but if you must there’s always Microsoft Office.
FREE
Locago is typical of a new breed of mobile app – serving you up-to-date location-specific information.
FREE
Turns off the apps which are drinking up too much of your phone’s battery juice
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Make the ultimate to-do list with text, images and files so you don’t forget anything ever again
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If you freelance or regularly work on the move, then WorkSnug Pro is pretty much an essential app to help you find a suitable workplace nearby
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Save all of your data when and where you want to, create archive files of all your most vital information
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Preview text messages on your Nokia’s main screen when they’re first received
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Spinning wheels to help you work out where to go for dinner – simple and effective, just the way applications are supposed to be
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A very detailed weather application that works the world over with a huge amount of information on offer
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Using location data, search to find businesses, entertainment and information about your surrounding area
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Baby GO! turns your BlackBerry into a toy for 0-2 year olds, locking it down so no vital information can be accessed and damaged
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Add email contact details into your address book quickly and easily with this app
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A desktop browsing experience on your phone? We’ll believe it when we see it, until then there’s Skyfire.
FREE
If you can’t tell you Da Vinci’s from your Rembrandt’s then Plink Art, the visual search engine, is for you
FREE
Super-speedy web browser which crunches pages into a manageable size for your phone
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The popular weather app makes it to Windows Mobile and brings torrential rain, hurricane winds and beautiful sunshine into your life
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Keep your linguistic skills sharp with this pocket dictionary and thesaurus
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Search Google by using your dulcet tones – just make sure you speak clearly
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If you want a job doing properly you have to do it yourself. Stop messing about and get yourself a home page that works.
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Secure your personal information on your phone – even if you lose the handset.
FREE
Opera Mini squeezes the real interweb into your phone for free with cunning compression tech.
FREE
Nokia Handwriting Calculator would make Einstein proud – complex equations rendered and calculated, even on the bus…
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See how much space system files are taking up on your Windows Mobile device and work out how to clear some digital leg room.
FREE
Adds a shortcut to Google’s online applications right in your Windows Mobile’s home screen.
FREE
The most popular blogging site comes to Android, allowing you to update your own blog whenever you want.
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An app for the illiterate or those too lazy to type, Goggles allows you to Google the world around you using just images taken on your phone.
FREE
Want to send video from your phone via your social-networking sites? Then Qik can help.
FREE
Turn your mobile into a voice recorder. It’s much cheaper than a dictaphone and you will be able to store the audio on a computer.
FREE
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