When we talk about android apps in the play store, there are literally millions of apps are present to date. Moreover, Android smartphone users can easily choose any app that resonates with their needs. And if they don’t like it then they get many other alternatives of the app in similar categories.
Also, the best part is, from time to time these apps get various security and performance updates directly from the Google play store. So, in this post, I will provide you with a list of 18 must-have Android apps that will simply help you in life at some point or another. So, without any further delay let’s jump into this list of must-have Android apps.
Pocket app :
With the help of a pocket app, you can save links to blog posts, videos, etc and can read or watch them later. It also offers a clean reading experience which is best for article readers. If you don’t want to read the blog post which you have saved to your account. Then you can use the inbuilt reader to listen to the article.
But the downside of the article reader feature of this app is that voice appears to be robotic. But the good news is that you can change the settings of it to make it sound more natural. Also, the thing I like the most about this app is it works on several devices and browsers. So it means you can save the link on your computer and then you can easily access it on your smartphone.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.7 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
CamScanner app :
CamScanner App is one of the most useful apps. It is basically used for document scanning and sharing. One can scan and export all types of documents with the help of a smartphone. For official purposes, this app has many features like document editing, resizing, adjusting and lots more.
Moreover, the scanned image of the document can be cropped further. And if you need you can create a PDF version of the scanned documents. And also the best part of this app I like the most is, it is available for Android and iOS platforms. Also, it has a rating of 4.7 in the play store.
| Google Play Store | |
|---|---|
| Ratings | 4.7 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Facebook app :
Now we cannot think about our life without social media. So the Facebook app is a must-have. It helps you to connect with your friends and family. It also enables us to share our ideas and thoughts with them. Moreover, if you are a brand or a celebrity it has the option to create a page for your brand or business, and connect with potential customers.
You can do so by running an ad campaign on Facebook. It also has a separate watch page for videos content, where you can browse your favourite videos. There is lots more stuff you can do on the platform in which I’ve listed a few. So now let’s go to our next app.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 2.3 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Instagram app :
After Facebook, Instagram is another social media that is mainly used to share pictures and videos among the known ones. Every single second 995 photos are uploaded to Instagram. Earlier in 2012 Instagram was bought by Facebook for $1 billion. So now let’s jump into the next app.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 3.8 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Google Keep :
Another most useful app on the list, it helps you to take notes on your smartphone and save it. You can also create as many labels within it. Labels help to keep the notes well organized and maintained for further access. The best thing about it I like the most is you can link the notes with a custom reminder.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.3 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Google Lens :
We sometimes come across many types of plants, flowers, animals or even products that we don’t know about. So now Google lens will help us to identify such things or at least find similar types of things. You have to just take a picture of the object and it will give you dots within the image. so you have to touch a dot to get started with the Google Lens.
Apart from identifying unknown objects it also helps to grab texts from a book’s page and you can search for that text on google or you can even translate it to another language of your choice. Moreover, it is also capable of reading bar codes and QR codes printed anywhere. This makes it a must-have android app for smartphone users. Now let’s jump to the next app.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.5 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Truecaller :
Truecaller is an app related to phone numbers. This app can identify the caller even if it’s not in your phonebook. It also gives information about spam callers and marketers. It also has a number blocking feature. Even if it’s so helpful in identifying numbers it has been in controversies for the privacy of its users. But on the Google play store, they have explicitly mentioned that the Truecaller app does not upload the phonebook of its users to make it public or searchable.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.5 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Quora :
Have lots of questions to ask from the internet community almost about anything or you have the expertise on something and are willing to share your experience and knowledge. Then in either of the case or both cases, you need the most popular android app named Quora. In Quora, you can get answers to your questions from people across the globe. In addition to that, you can also answer as many questions you like related to your field of interest. Because of its benefits, it comes on the list of must-have Android apps.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.5 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Grammarly Keyboard :
Grammarly keyboard is a fantastic keyboard app. Whatever you write on social media, or in messages it will correct typing mistakes. It will suggest you available corrections for your content on its keyboard if any.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.2 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
WhatsApp :
WhatsApp is the most popular messaging and video calling app. It has a separate app for business people. You can also create a WhatsApp group for people of specific interest. It has over 5 Billion installs from the Google play store. The number is itself sufficient to tell about its popularity.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.0 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Telegram :
Telegram is another popular app to chat with your known ones. One can create a group on Telegram with a large number of people of about 2,00,000 which is a huge number. You can also create a channel on Telegram and can have an unlimited number of subscribers of people where you can share updates about your channel or stuff related to your channel.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.3 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Bluelight Filter for Eye Care:
As the name suggests this app adjusts the screen colour to reduce the blue light. And when the blue light is reduced you will easily fall asleep at night time. As the blue light suppresses the production of the sleep-inducing hormones.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.3 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Spotify :
Want to listen to music anytime anywhere. Spotify is best suited for that. You just have to create a user account on the Spotify app and then you can listen to any song you want. It also has a feature that curates the best songs especially for you in multiple playlists. You will also get the option to listen to songs of a particular genre. It removes all the hard work of downloading songs from websites for listening to music.
Apart from songs you can also listen to podcasts, which is great. If your smartphone is a bit old and cannot run heavy apps then you have also the option to download and install the Spotify lite app. It does come with in-app purchases like most apps. Furthermore, the playlist which you have created on your Android smartphone can be enjoyed on any device like a computer and tablet. This made me add Spotify to the list of must-have android apps.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.4 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
WPS Office :
WPS Office is a free all-in-one office suite in which you can work with Word, Powerpoint, Excel and PDF files. Whether you want to use it for study purposes or office work it is an excellent choice for both types of tasks. The best thing about WPS Office I like the most is it is Compatible with MS Office 365( Word, PowerPoint, Excel ), Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Slides, OpenOffice and Adobe PDF.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.6 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser :
A DuckDuckGo Search engine is not an ordinary search engine, instead, it is a private search engine that does not track your searches. And this search engine comes built-in to this privacy browser. When you’re searching on this browser app you also get the facility to clear all browsing data and tabs in one tap, which is a great thing for people with privacy concerns.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.7 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Opera browser with VPN :
If you want a mobile browser that has a built-in VPN facility then this Opera browser with a VPN will be your best choice. Under the private browsing section, you will get the option to turn on the VPN. It has 5 different VPN locations and all are free.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.5 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
Zedge :
When you want to personalize your Android smartphone from ringtones, alarm tones to HD wallpaper all that for free. For that purpose, you will find this app much useful. Moreover, it has a clean and easy to use interface. It is power-packed with lots of features you can try it this made me add it to the must-have list of android apps. So now let’s see the last app on the list.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.4 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
VLC for Android :
This is a simple yet powerful media player app for Android Smartphones. Whether you need to play offline video or audio or both this is the best app from my Android phone experience. When you play any media you get general options like volume controller, screen brightness controller( to adjust screen brightness according to the lighting conditions of the room), etc.
| Google Play Store | |
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| Ratings | 4.3 ⭐ |
| App Link | Link |
This was all about the must-have Android apps lists in the 2021 year. So that’s all for this post, let me know in the comments what do you think. Thanks for reading!
