Best Apps: Feb '18 Edition
To quote a statistic from latest research by NPR and Edison Research, 39 million U.S. adults (that's roughly one in six) now own a voice-activated smart speaker, the adoption rate of such gadgets steadily outpacing that of smartphones and tablets over the last three years. As new forms of interaction begin to take root in our homes (i.e. voice), will conventional apps die a slow death? Can web apps even become a reality? Or will we get further entrenched in ecosystem wars?
U-dictionary (iOS only), Wordly (Android only) - The newest apps to learn new words and improve your vocabulary.
Scrittor, Scarlet Notes (Android only) - Google Keep is perhaps the best cross-platform note taking app out there, but it doesn't hurt to have good alternatives, or does it?
Bucket (Android only) - A handy app that takes a Digit-like approach to managing personal finance and save money.
Daily Random Facts (iOS only) - Nothing like a little dose of new knowledge to satiate your curious mind!
Eon Audio Player (Android only) - A minimal but feature packed music player with support for multiple music formats.
Pulse SMS (Android only) - Google may be prepping its Messages app for an iMessage makeover, but Pulse SMS gets a lot of things right, thanks to its highly customisable user interface.
Universe (iOS only) - Can you build websites using your phone? The answer is yes, according to Universe, which allows anybody to create one quickly without any fuss. The crazy thing is that you don't even need to know how to code!
THRIVE (Android only, unreleased) - Internet addiction is a serious problem, but if you ever feel like going off the grid, THRIVE is here to help.
Feedster (Android/iOS) - A news aggregator with a twist, letting users link all their social media feeds (Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, VK, Reddit, Facebook and Feedly) in one single place.
DuckDuckGo (Android/iOS/Web) - The privacy-focussed search engine-cum-web browser app gets an important update that offers tracking protection and grades websites you visit based on their privacy policies.
U-dictionary (iOS only), Wordly (Android only) - The newest apps to learn new words and improve your vocabulary.
Scrittor, Scarlet Notes (Android only) - Google Keep is perhaps the best cross-platform note taking app out there, but it doesn't hurt to have good alternatives, or does it?
Bucket (Android only) - A handy app that takes a Digit-like approach to managing personal finance and save money.
Daily Random Facts (iOS only) - Nothing like a little dose of new knowledge to satiate your curious mind!
Eon Audio Player (Android only) - A minimal but feature packed music player with support for multiple music formats.
Pulse SMS (Android only) - Google may be prepping its Messages app for an iMessage makeover, but Pulse SMS gets a lot of things right, thanks to its highly customisable user interface.
Universe (iOS only) - Can you build websites using your phone? The answer is yes, according to Universe, which allows anybody to create one quickly without any fuss. The crazy thing is that you don't even need to know how to code!
THRIVE (Android only, unreleased) - Internet addiction is a serious problem, but if you ever feel like going off the grid, THRIVE is here to help.
Feedster (Android/iOS) - A news aggregator with a twist, letting users link all their social media feeds (Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, VK, Reddit, Facebook and Feedly) in one single place.
DuckDuckGo (Android/iOS/Web) - The privacy-focussed search engine-cum-web browser app gets an important update that offers tracking protection and grades websites you visit based on their privacy policies.
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