The 15 most useful apps for Android (2023)

Adobe-Apps

Preis:Free / Up to $52.99 per month

Adobe has some of the most useful apps out there. Their applications generally range from photo editing to utilities and include applications such as Adobe Acrobat (PDF reader), Adobe Lightroom and Photo Express (photo editing), Illustrator Draw (drawing), Scan (document scanner), Premiere Clip (video editing) and many, many others. Many of these apps fill niches that other third-party apps just don't do. Plus, they're all good enough to make our lists for all of those things. All of them can be downloaded for free. Some of them may require an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription to use all the features.

AirDroid

Preis:Free / $1.99 per month / $19.99 per year

AirDroid is a useful app. With it you can connect your PC to your Android device and vice versa. You can share files, get notifications, get quick replies on some messaging apps, and more. AirMirror and AirDroid: Remote Support are two plugins that extend functionality in many ways. This is one of the best ways to connect all your devices together. Also works on Android, iOS, Mac and Windows. There is a subscription for all features. However, you can try the free version first to see if you like it. Pushbullet is also a good competitor for AirDroid.

Cam-Scanner

Preis:Free / $4.99 to $6.99 per month / Varies

CamScanner is probably the best mobile document scanner app. You use the app to scan documents on your phone and convert them to PDF format. You then email that document, store it on your device, and you can even fax it for a small fee. This is one of the few apps on the Play Store that can do all of that, and it's definitely the best of them all. It seems to tick all the boxes you want in an app like this. You can use most of the features for free or pay for a subscription if you plan to use it frequently. Either way, this is probably the best app in its category. It's especially useful during tax season and for business people.

IFTTT

Preis:Buch

IFTTT is by far one of the most useful apps ever. It's an app that creates commands to automatically perform a series of basic tasks. What's great about the app is the sheer number of services, products, and other apps that support IFTTT. You can turn on your smart lights in your home, save and upload pictures from Instagram to Dropbox, and there are even some Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa products available. It doesn't take long to learn and it can automate many common tasks on your phone. The list of things this app is capable of is absurdly long. It's definitely helpful, trust us. Plus it's free!

Google Assistant / Google-Suche

Preis:Buch

The Google app is definitely one of the most useful apps out there. It includes two basic things: Google Assistant and Google Feed. Google Assistant basically answers any question, sets reminders, turns smart lights on and off, and even plays music or videos for you. The Google feed is, well, a feed of tons of stuff, including weather, news, and what's new. It slowly curates new content based on your search history and interests. You can also customize it specifically to your liking. Both together with Google search in one app is a powerful combination that few other developers can match. This single app includes Google Assistant, Google Search, and Google Feed. All of them are useful.

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Google Drive-Paket

Preis:Free / $1.99 to $299.99 per month

Google Drive and its suite of apps are the most popular productivity apps on Android. The full collection includes Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Keep, and Google Photos. Between these apps, you have a complete office suite with a notes app, cloud storage, and a place to back up all your photos and videos for free. Google Drive offers 15GB of free storage. You can increase your cloud storage space with a monthly subscription. The overall package is one of the most useful apps we've seen.

Google translator

Preis:Buch

Google Translate is the ideal translation app available on every platform. It's had several upgrades over the years, including the ability to point your camera at something and translate it in real-time. There is also a neural network that powers the platform and helps make the translation even more accurate. It also has a number of additional features, including the ability to translate a two-way conversation in real time. Microsoft Translate and a few other translation apps are getting better and better, but Google Translate is still king of the quarter.

LastPass password manager

Preis:Free / $2-$4 per month

LastPass is a password manager app. There are many of them on Google Play and most of them work quite well. However, we like LastPass because it's up to date with Android updates and also has a second authenticator app for extra security. The app generates passwords, saves your passwords across multiple websites, and helps you log in quickly when needed. It adds a layer of security to your life. The subscription cost is pretty reasonable too. There are other very good password manager apps out there as well. However, we like that LastPass is always among the first to quickly integrate new Android features, so it takes the spot for now.

Microsoft-Apps

Preis:Free / Varies

Microsoft has been crushing it on mobile for the past few years. The company definitely has some of the most useful apps out there. Some of the best are Microsoft OneDrive (cloud storage), the Microsoft Office suite (Word documents, spreadsheets, presentations), Microsoft Launcher, Microsoft Authenticator (security), Office Lens (document scanner), Remote Desktop, Xbox, and Mixer (games ). . ), Your Phone Companion (Phone to PC) and many others. Also, they have some launchers like a to-do list app that is slowly improving. They are also working on direct Android screen mirroring on Windows 10 and some other useful things. Cortana is also on this list, but it's just average as far as virtual assistants go.

Reddit

Preis:Free / $5.99 per month

Reddit is a very useful app and website. It has a virtual ton of subreddits covering all sorts of topics. You can find advice, tutorials, and information on just about anything. There are many useless people and threads on Reddit. With a little tact and patience, however, most of the nonsense can be avoided. Anyone interested should check out the subreddits of that interest. You might find some really cool things that you didn't know before. There are also a ton of third-party Reddit apps out there. Many prefer the third-party ones over the official app, but the official app works just as well.

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solid scout

Preis:Free Trial / $1.99

Solid Explorer is a file manager and browser that does an excellent job. It is based on Material Design and that makes the app very easy to use. In addition to browsing files normally, you also have the option to access your cloud storage services if you use them. In addition, you can access FTP, SFTP, WebDav, and SMB/CIFS clients. There's even root access if you need it. It's a powerful app that's also easy to use. You have to pay for it after the 14-day trial, but everyone needs a file manager and this is a good one.

Tasker

Preis:$ 2,99

Tasker is one of the most powerful apps. Tasker lets you create automated activities that do a variety of things. It's hard to express what this app can do because it can do pretty much everything. The app has 200 built-in actions that you can use or create your own. There are also a ton of Tasker-powered apps, as well as plugins to extend functionality. There's a big learning curve. This is definitely not the easiest app. However, it works great once you figure it out. This is like a power user version of IFTTT. Tasker is also free with Google Play Pass if you have it.

TickTick

Preis:Free / $27.99 per year

TickTick is among the best to-do list apps and also among the most useful apps. You enter tasks and the app reminds you to complete them. You can also set it up for things like shopping lists and such. The app also features collaboration. You can split tasks between your family or work colleagues if necessary. It also comes with a calendar, widgets, and notes features. The free version offers more than enough for casual use. The paid version is really only needed for extreme commercial use cases.

WiFi-Analyzer

Preis:Buch

WiFi Analyzer is an open source WiFi analyzer. With it you can see your WiFi connection as well as other connections in the general area. There are a number of reasons why you would need something like this. You can see if your WiFi shares a channel with other WiFi networks (which can affect connectivity and speed). You can also identify nearby WiFi networks, graphically displaying signal strength and other activity. This can help diagnose WiFi issues if you run into problems. This is especially useful for anyone streaming live TV or using gaming services like Google Stadia.

Youtube

Preis:Free / $12.99 per month

YouTube is probably the most useful app for mobile devices. Of course, most use it for music videos or product reviews. However, there is a large and healthy downside to tutorials, lessons, talks, explainers, and other videos. I once learned from a YouTube video how to change the headlight bulbs on my 2005 Chevy Equinox. There's not a lot of things he doesn't have. The app is free if you don't mind ads. You can pay $9.99 per month to remove ads, turn on background playback and get a free Google Play Music subscription. It's a good deal.

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