Best Android Apps

Still looking for the best android apps for your droid, HTC Hero, Eris, myTouch, G1, Nexus One, and other new android phones? This is a complete list of the best android apps. If you dont have any of these apps, you are missing out. All of these apps have won awards, some even have international recognitions. So bring out your android phone and check your app list, here are the best android apps in their categories, according to the Android Network Awards group.

Best Android Apps (Part 1)

1.
TuneWiki (Best Android Media Player App)
It is also a winner of 3 international prizes. Backed by a patented technology, it allows you to stream music while showing the lyrics of songs that are played; a good apps for those who love to sing along. It also support Youtube, Yahoo music, Last.fm among others. Translates lyrics to 40+ languages.

TuneWiki for android

2.
Shazam (Best Android Entertainment App & Best Wow Factor App)
Also popular on the iPhone. This app is for anyone who had ever asked “what song is that?” it identifying the artist and title of a song while it’s playing, and then allows the user to download the song or visit the artist’s MySpace page. This app enable you to tap into a database of 8 million tracks, giving instant satisfaction for those times when you want to know the tune that is playing, learn more about the artist, buy the song immediately or simply add it to your playlist.

Sharam music app for android phones

3.
Babbler for Facebook (Best Android Social Networking App)
This apps gives you a complete Facebook access on the go. See your news feed, your friends’ walls, comments, like wall posts, change your status, write on walls, view friends’ profiles, view events, browse friends’ photo albums and tagged pictures, get background notifications. Upload photo and video, share link from browser or Youtube, share photo and video from gallery. All these is possible because Babbler is built on the official Facebook API, Babbler never asks you for your username and password, you input it directly on Facebook home page.

Babbler for Facebook

4.
PayPal (Best Android Finance App)
PayPal has brought a quick and lite client to Android. PayPal android app allows you to check your balance, view transaction history, and send funds to anyone. It is fast, easy, and secure. Send funds to contacts in your android phone. You can login with your PayPal email username and password or create a “Pin” to use with your phone number. Don’t have a PayPal account? You can signup for via the phone. All interaction with this app is handled securely, plus the app logs you out every time you exit. With this app your Paypal transaction is always secured

Paypal android

5.
USA Today (Best Android News App)
Is like getting the USA Todays website compressed into your android phone. Everything from day in pictures, sports, celebrities, science, travel, weather, polls, popular and relevant pics in the news, and more. Having the latest news on the go has never been this quick, easy, or enjoyable.

usa-today news on android

6.
WikiMobile (Best Android Reference App)
Walk around with a load of knowledge in your pocket. With WikiMobile, you carry over 2 million Wikipedia articles with you, including pictures.

wikimobile for android

7.
Astrid (Best Android Organization or Productivity App)
Astrid is an elegant new todo list application for android phone that helps you become more effective at getting things done. Simple but powerful enough to actually help you get stuff done. With features including tagging, timers, annoying reminders, smart task sorting, hiding tasks & partial progress you will be more efficient in handling your tasks.
This app is a complete tasks manager. You can add new task, edit exiting ones, tag, set reminders, and synchronize task with your Gmail. What’s great about it, you can use simple features or use all the features for more robust task management.

Astrid for android

8.
SportsTap (Best Android Sports App)
SportsTap is the ultimate android sports news portal. Access all the MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA football & basketball, NASCAR, golf, tennis, soccer scores and stats from anywhere, or follow local teams wherever you are on LocalTap.

SportsTap: android sport app

9.
Sherpa (Best Android Location Based App)
Discover information about your surroundings with the help of Sherpa. Learning your likes and dislikes, the app automatically displays surrounding restaurants, retailers and attractions that reflect your taste. Get location details, reviews, and contacts. Sherpa, your indispensable all-in-one guide that brings the nearest eateries, businesses, attraction, etc. to you… and does it with style. Spin the virtual carousel of attractions, view them on Google maps (with aerial view of buildings),or view them in a list.

Sherpa

10.
ASTRO File Manager (Best Android Tool App)
ASTRO android file manager features helps manage your files and maximize you memory. With this app you can browser your files, create and extract zip files, back up and restore public applications to the SD card, create shortcuts, send files as attachments, and more. It allows you to manage files on your phone without the need for a computer. What’s convenient about Astro File Manager is the ability to select multiple files to perform actions on. Another convenient feature is the ability to search for files. The app also provides details on android apps such as package name, version, file size, and even app activities.

Astro-File-Manager

11.
TasKiller (Best System Utility App)
The full version of TasKiller let you close your running applications in one click, switch between apps and have unlimited ignored apps in your ignore list.

TasKiller

12.
SportyPal (Best Android Fitness App)
You activate it when you start your running, cycling, walking, rollerblading or similar exercise. In two simple clicks it will start to log and map your position, movement, distance, tempo and calories burned. It runs without affecting the normal operation of your phone, so listen to music, receive, and make calls, and send messages while SportyPal continues to monitor you workout. When you finish exercising, the collected performance information will be stored on your phone. SportyPal will present each exercise in a map view, draw elegant graphics charts of your performance or present summarized information. The real brilliance of SportyPal comes with the web integration, definitely will improve your workout.