outer haven | 2012-05-20 09:58:57 +0000 ======================================== Sweet Android Apps ------------------ Date: August 9, 2011 2:19am Author: Mike Stipicevic Labels: android URL: http://qrunk.com/view/sweet-android-apps.txt I recently got an HTC Thunderbolt (Verizon) and wanted to catalog a few of the apps I have so far (in no particular order). Note that I am leaving out the obvious ones like Google Music/Goggles/Docs/anything, Skype, etc. * AppBrain [1] (QRCode [2] Keeps a database of all the apps on your phone and lets you look for similar apps, recommendations etc. Also lets you queue installs/uninstalls from the website, and keeps track of app statistics (updates, price increases, etc). * Overlook Whiz [3] (QRCode [4] A widget that you can put on your home page that will ping a server to make sure it's online. * Overlook Fing [5] (QRCode [6] Gives you a nice total view of devices on your network, along with some ping/scan tools. * Battery Monitor Widget [7] (QRCode [8] Really great battery monitor program, shows current charge/usage in mA and computes battery time left based on averages and instantaneous use. Developer releases updates frequently. Can calibrate itself with a full discharge/charge cycle (my battery was reporting 1350mAh but actually is around 1450). Can also provide a percentage in your notification bar which is way more accurate and useful than the stock battery bar (note: this may be only in the paid version). * JuiceDefender [9] (QRCode [10] Automatically enable/disable mobile data and wifi depending on usage (and, with the paid version, location). Occasionally may interfere with constantly updating apps but with the right configuration it should be OK. Some people think it's snakeoil but Battery Monitor Widget has been showing a roughly 25% increase in battery life for me. The nice thing about JuiceDefender is it's relatively automatic; other than setting up some rogue apps that don't sync correctly, JuiceDefender is roughly fire-and-forget. * System Tuner [11] (QRCode [12] A companion app to BMW (above), written by the same guys. System Tuner is the best process manager/CPU monitor/task killer I've seen so far. It also can place a CPU usage counter in your notification bar. Apparently you can link it in to BMW to see which apps are sucking the most power but I haven't figured this out yet. * G-Stomper [13] (QRCode [14] Very fun and straightforward drum machine/groovebox. Easier to get up-and-running with something cool on this than other ones I tried. * Rain Sounds [15] (QRCode [16] A collection of rain loops; there is an app with the same name that isn't as good. * Kalør Clock [17] (QRCode [18] A very classy nightstand/desk clock. I use it as a desk clock while my phone is charging (the Thunderbolt has a kickstand and terrible battery life). The devs are cool guys and responsive to new features/suggestions. I wish they used a different weather API than Yahoo's, that tends to suck. Combo bonus: Danish. * Campyre [19] (QRCode [20] Native Android client for 37signals' Campfire [21] * Digitally Imported Radio [22] (QRCode [23] Streaming electronic music * Gh4a [24] (QRCode [25] A native GitHub [26] client that shows you activity on repos you're following. * Pixel Rain Live Wallpaper [27] (QRCode [28] Nice live wallpaper, I personally have it set to a few drops, no shatter, slow fall, long tail. With this you end up with streaks that crawl down your phone and look very... computational. * GO Weather [29] (QRCode [30] Accurate multi-city weather app. As far as I can tell it uses wunderground [31] data which tends to be hella accurate. Combo bonus: Chinese. * Sleep As An Droid [32] (QRCode [33] A great alarm clock that attempts to wake you during times of light sleep. Has some nice features others don't such as automatic recording of snoring and a life changing ability to notify you when you should go to sleep. Auto-calibrates itself so make sure you use the "delay tracking" feature to only start tracking when you're actually in bed. Very happy with this guy, note that you should leave your phone plugged in while it's running as it can be a battery hog. Combo bonus: Czech. * Google Authenticator [34] (QRCode [35] Google's time-based token generator. Nominally for 2-factor verification of Google Apps, but supposedly the server-side implementation is open source. This means you can lock down *any* site with 2-factor auth. * I.O.U. [36] (QRCode [37] An app for keeping track of who owes whom, including stuff (instead of just buxx [38]. * Aldiko Book Reader [39] (QRCode [40] Decent PDF/ebook reader. Gets out of your way, but I wish it kept zoom settings across pages for reading LaTeX-created PDFs. * Some colorscheme apps: ** Colorz [41] (QRCode [42] Nice for picking color-wheel based schemes ** Color Pal [43] (QRCode [44] Pulls popular color schemes from COLOURlovers [45] ** Magic Color Picker [46] (QRCode [47] Nice touch-based color wheel * Keygenjukebox [48] (QRCode [49] Giant database of keygen/crack/demoscene music. * Prey [50] (QRCode [51] Open source phone anti-theft tracker. Also works for laptops (Win/Mac/Linux), so it's a nice solution overall. Has free and paid plans. * Mint.com [52] (QRCode [53] Native app for Mint [54] which lets you track your cashflow/transactions/budgets on the go. * Catch Notes [55] (QRCode [56] Straightforward note-taking app. Nice to leave as a widget somewhere so you can quickly stash something. * Swype Keyboard [57] (QRCode [58] Crazy good swipe-based keyboard. Currently in some weird free beta thing. * GPS Status & Toolbox [59] (QRCode [60] Really nice GPS display/monitor app. Also integrates accelerometer to show you roll and tilt as well as GPS satellite info. Lets you display the compass direction of locations in "radar" mode to finally achieve the videogame-style waypoint navigation I've wanted from a GPS forever :). * Astrid Todo List [61] (QRCode [62] A very well designed to-do list for Android; one of the two life-changing apps I've purchased (along with Sleep As An Droid). Astrid supports random reminders, location-based plugins for Locale/Tasker, syncing with the Astrid website [63] and Google Tasks (although the latter is flaky at the moment). Buying the Astrid power-pack gives you a full-sized widget that you can put on your home screen to have handy. * Tasker [64] (QRCode [65] Very full-featured profile-based phone control system. Turn your notifications down when you're at work. Sound a chime when you get home. Keep the screen on when Kalør Clock is running. Hook into Astrid with the Locale plugin to only show tasks at certain times/locations. Tasker has a plethora of options and actions; it's a bit overwhelming to use (and the UI is non-intuitive) but it's pretty damn powerful. * TimeDroid [66] (QRCode [67] Time tracker that uploads directly to Freshbooks [68]. Simple and effective. * My Tracks [69] (QRCode [70] Location/route tracking app, good for timing commutes * BART Usher [71] (QRCode [72] A barebones BART app that loads data from BART's API. It would be nice to have a nicer interface or some more real-time data, but as it is the app is useful to look up times. * RunKeeper [73] (QRCode [74] Fitness tracking app, designed for running but can also be used for cycling, hiking etc. Can upload to the RunKeeper website and keep track of calories etc. * Satellite AR [75] (QRCode [76] Shows you which satellites are in the sky and where. * Nanoloop [77] (QRCode [78] Small, minimal synthesizer based on a GameBoy chip. Very fun and absorbing, you can spend a while making sequences here. * RPNCalc [79] (QRCode [80] RPN calculator with a straightforward interface. Easy to pick up and use. 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