Maximise your Google Android phone with the best Android apps reviewed and ready for download.
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.
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.
FREE
Sync iTunes playlists, rate music and build playlists directly from your device.
£1.99
Access your computer, files and desktop apps securely from your mobile device.
£9.51
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
SafeWallet encrypts your most valuable codes and documents, keeping them safe from prying eyes.
£2.44
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
With its Ronsonesque title, this isn’t an app that’s liable to confuse anyone as to its purpose.
£1.00
Download the US Army Survival Manual to your SD card before heading out on that trip to undiscovered country.
£0.62
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
This app is a veritable touchscreen etch-a-sketch with the ability to craft pretty much everything you desire.
£1.20
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
Price point aside, there is a lot to like about this PDF reader as it provides a great UI and some useful features.
£1.18
Once you’ve recovered from the disappointment of finding out this isn’t a dentistry simulator, you should be pleasantly surprised by the powerful file manager you find instead.
£2.40
A simple but effective app that provides you with crystal clear chimes for timing your yoga.
£1.21
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
Makes sound management easy, but doesn’t supply a wealth of features and struggles to justify the ‘Pro’ moniker.
£1.99
Locate the nearest bike hire points to your location, wherever you are in the world
£1.75
Straightforward job search engine that gives you instant access to all sorts of potential employment opportunities
FREE
Automatically sorting out your life, Go Launcher EX creates shortcuts for all your most frequently used apps
FREE
Transfer all your tracks from your desktop to your phone completely for free
FREE
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.
FREE
A really rather quality and handy tool to assist you pass the dreaded theory test
£3.08
Get to grips with complex chords on your guitar. With video demonstrations and chord playback, it’s the perfect way to learn some of those more obscure chords.
£1.68
An audio improvement tool for your Samsung Galaxy S that is definitely worth a download.
FREE
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
Very handy app that tracks your data usage, so you will never go over your limit again.
£2.02
This app allows you to view Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint files for free on your Android smartphone.
FREE
This picture gallery makes sorting your photos a doddle. Just don’t expect it to do much else.
FREE
Give Peg Man a new mobile home and invite Street View to your smartphone
FREE
Want to know what space tech is in your household objects? This app will tell you
FREE
Hoards of information from one of the most respected institutions in the world
FREE
Microsoft Office compatibility comes to Android, with great results
£5.99
Forget search, with Wolfram Alpha it’s all about computational knowledge
£1.25
Bid for goods straight from your phone, check you have won that all-important thing you probably don’t need.
FREE
Want remote access to your PC at home from your mobile? With LogMeIn, you can
£19.20
Turns off the apps which are drinking up too much of your phone’s battery juice
FREE
Make the ultimate to-do list with text, images and files so you don’t forget anything ever again
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
FREE
Search Google by using your dulcet tones – just make sure you speak clearly
FREE
Ever parked your car, gone somewhere only to come back and forget where your car is? If yes, this is the app for you.
£1.31
The most popular blogging site comes to Android, allowing you to update your own blog whenever you want.
FREE
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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