App Focus: Best Apps on Android and iOS
With an intent to showcase the best apps on Android and iOS, here's my list of some of the best, gorgeously designed apps on both the platforms.
Aviate Launcher (Android): Currently invite-only, this beautiful launcher is your perfect intelligent homescreen replacement that automatically changes throughout the day according to your preferences. Think of a more personalized version of Google Now! And that dark theme is an absolute visual delight.
Circa News: News aggregation apps are many, but Circa is a fantastic take on bite-sized to-the-point news, perfect for reading on a mobile device. Curated and updated by their own team of journalists, this beautifully designed news-reading app also allows you to follow news stories of your interest. My only nit-pick, the breadth of news categories is a bit shallow at the moment and is quite US-centric.
DashClock Widget (Android): Never been a big fan of widgets on Android, but DashClock widget, in one word, is the most awesome and the most useful. With tonnes of other third-party extensions, this simple and clean widget is definitely a sight to behold.
Flipboard: The most popular and one of the well-designed news aggregation app, Flipboard offers a plethora of services and news sources to choose from. With its Magazine feature, it's now even possible to curate and share your own content with fellow Flipboard users.
Google Keep (Android): Though I like Evernote (especially with its new redesign for iOS 7), Google Keep has supplanted it to be my note-taking app of choice. It's neat, simple and syncs with your Drive account on the Web. What more do you need?
Kindle: The easiest way to read ebooks (of course purchased via Amazon) from your phone, tablet or the Web. The Android app design may not be at par with its iOS counterpart, but it still makes reading quite a seamless experience thanks to its amazing Whispersync feature, which lets you start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another device.
LoboWiki (Android): The best Wikipedia client on Android, and yes it's Holo themed. Elegant, minimalist and well-designed, LoboWiki covers all.
Pocket: Catching up on a lot of news day in and day out? Pocket offers an effortless way to save articles from the Web and read it later any time, even without an internet connection, on your phone, tablet or PC. And yes, it's gorgeous.
Readmill: An app that I recently stumbled across, Readmill is a beautiful ebook reader that offers a clean, distraction-free reading experience. A lovely app no doubt, but a little lacking in terms of features (when compared to Kindle or Aldiko)
Umano: Tired of reading news all by yourself? Want some real person to read it for you? Well, Umano is here to help. One of the best news apps, it has professional voice actors reading interesting news articles from across the Web. No more of that eye strain during commute!
Zite: A news aggregation app on the veins of Flipboard and Pulse (which for me is an information overload in terms of its design), Zite is an app with a twist. Rather than letting you follow specific news sources, it gives you the option to follow broader news categories, or any item based on your search, say 'Book Reviews', to display a list of news stories which it thinks you will enjoy. The app also improves its recommendations based on your reading habits. So the more you read, the smarter it gets. An intelligent magazine, and my favorite news reader app out there!
Aviate Launcher (Android): Currently invite-only, this beautiful launcher is your perfect intelligent homescreen replacement that automatically changes throughout the day according to your preferences. Think of a more personalized version of Google Now! And that dark theme is an absolute visual delight.
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DashClock Widget (Android): Never been a big fan of widgets on Android, but DashClock widget, in one word, is the most awesome and the most useful. With tonnes of other third-party extensions, this simple and clean widget is definitely a sight to behold.
Flipboard: The most popular and one of the well-designed news aggregation app, Flipboard offers a plethora of services and news sources to choose from. With its Magazine feature, it's now even possible to curate and share your own content with fellow Flipboard users.
Google Keep (Android): Though I like Evernote (especially with its new redesign for iOS 7), Google Keep has supplanted it to be my note-taking app of choice. It's neat, simple and syncs with your Drive account on the Web. What more do you need?
Kindle: The easiest way to read ebooks (of course purchased via Amazon) from your phone, tablet or the Web. The Android app design may not be at par with its iOS counterpart, but it still makes reading quite a seamless experience thanks to its amazing Whispersync feature, which lets you start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another device.
LoboWiki (Android): The best Wikipedia client on Android, and yes it's Holo themed. Elegant, minimalist and well-designed, LoboWiki covers all.
Pocket: Catching up on a lot of news day in and day out? Pocket offers an effortless way to save articles from the Web and read it later any time, even without an internet connection, on your phone, tablet or PC. And yes, it's gorgeous.
Readmill: An app that I recently stumbled across, Readmill is a beautiful ebook reader that offers a clean, distraction-free reading experience. A lovely app no doubt, but a little lacking in terms of features (when compared to Kindle or Aldiko)
Umano: Tired of reading news all by yourself? Want some real person to read it for you? Well, Umano is here to help. One of the best news apps, it has professional voice actors reading interesting news articles from across the Web. No more of that eye strain during commute!
Zite: A news aggregation app on the veins of Flipboard and Pulse (which for me is an information overload in terms of its design), Zite is an app with a twist. Rather than letting you follow specific news sources, it gives you the option to follow broader news categories, or any item based on your search, say 'Book Reviews', to display a list of news stories which it thinks you will enjoy. The app also improves its recommendations based on your reading habits. So the more you read, the smarter it gets. An intelligent magazine, and my favorite news reader app out there!
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