Illustration by Otto SteiningerWondering what to download for your smartphone? Trying to find high-quality apps among the many thousands available can be a challenge, no matter what phone you own. Start with this collection of the best productivity tools, utilities, reference apps, media helpers, timesavers, and games.
Below is the complete list of all 101 picks. To learn more about our choices, read the other articles in this package:
- The 22 Best Android Apps
- The 12 Best BlackBerry Apps
- The 18 Best iPhone Apps
- The 49 Best Apps for All Phones
Audio and Music Apps
- BeyondPod
- Grooveshark
- Last.fm
- Listen
- MOG
- Nobex Radio Companion
- Pandora
- PodTrapper Podcast Manager
- Public Radio Tuner
- Shazam
- Slacker
- Thumbplay
Browsers
Entertainment Apps and Games
- Angry Birds
- Doodle Jump
- I Love Katamari
- Kindle
- MLB.com
- Onion News Network
- Plants vs. Zombies
- Words With Friends
Financial Tools
Maps and Location Services
News and Reference Apps
- AP Mobile
- BerryWeather
- How to Cook Everything
- NPR News
- Relief Central
- Viigo
- WeatherBug
- Whole Foods
- WolframAlpha
Organizers and Timesavers
- Barcode Scanner
- ConvertMe
- Craigsphone
- Digital Recipe Sidekick
- LastPass
- Lose It
- 1Password
- OurGroceries
- Personal Assistant
- RunKeeper
- Smart Measure
- Spirit Level Plus
Photo and Video Tools
Productivity Tools
- AndroZip File Manager
- Astro File Manager
- CalenGoo
- CamCard
- Dropbox
- Evernote
- GTasks
- Instapaper
- Jott Assistant
- Remember the Milk
- Thinking Space
- ZumoDrive
Social Networking and Communication Apps
- BeejiveIM
- BlackBerry Messenger
- Bump
- CrunchSMS
- Foursquare
- Handcent SMS
- HootSuite
- iTookThisOnMyPhone
- Pixelpipe Post & Upload Pro
- UberTwitter
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