The Best Featured Android Applications for the Year 2021

Bianca Patrick
10 min readNov 22, 2021

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Google Play has millions of apps. Some are better than others. Our collection comprises 103 amazing Android apps in 13 categories. Android tablets and phones entertain, work remotely, and keep you connected. Through software, your phone or tablet may become a mobile movie theatre, workspace or art museum. Unfortunately, finding the best Android apps is tricky. It’s not simple to find the best Android apps. Whether you want to get more out of your old Android phone or customize a new Android phone, the right software can help. But with so many alternatives, choosing the ideal one to install may be difficult. We’re here to help you find them. We’ve been using the Google Play Store to find the best Android apps for a long time now. We’ve found some terrific apps for anything from image editors and cameras to health and fitness, as well as a couple that will help you keep your Android smartphone secure. If you want even more personalization, we’ve found some great choices to make your Android experience unique to you and your requirements.

Every week, we introduce new Android apps for your consideration, some free, others not. However, our experts have chosen them all, so you can be sure you’re getting a good one for your phone. Furthermore, you can be sure that if you decide to make a real-world purchase, your money will be wisely spent since all of the apps on these lists have been hand-picked by our experts.

The best new Android application

This is the most recent Android application that we have selected to highlight, updated every few weeks. Our picks are mainly brand-new applications or apps that have just had a significant upgrade. However, we may sometimes include hidden gems and other basics as well as new and updated apps.

  1. KineMaster

KineMaster likely is one of the most sophisticated video editors available for Android, but it’s also simple enough to use that anybody can enjoy using it. Audio and visual filters, text, stickers, and other overlays may be added to the footage. In addition, videos can be altered and trimmed frame-by-frame, the pace of the video can be adjusted, as can the addition of transition effects, among other things. Directly from the KineMaster app, you can also capture videos in high definition. On a phone screen, it might seem a bit claustrophobic, but everything else is OK.

However, you will be forced to use the KineMaster Android app for free, and all of your movies will have the KineMaster watermark, which means they cannot be used for commercial purposes. You must subscribe to remove the watermarks, enable commercial usage, and unlock more elements (effects and overlays). At £2.91 (approximately $3.70) each month, this is still a reasonable option for most people.

2. Water Resistance Tester

Despite being a basic app, Water Resistance Tester has the potential to be quite helpful since it can prevent water damage to your phone. It does nothing more than inform you whether or not your phone is water-resistant. It does this by using the barometer in your phone to sense changes in pressure when you push forcefully on your phone’s screen. In the absence of a water-resistant seal, according to the App, the pressure variations will be minor at most. Even though we are unable to comment on the science behind it, we can report that the App seems to function in that it said as much when tested on a phone that we know to be water-resistant (at least, once we removed the case, it did, as cases can and did interfere with the test). Positive reviews on the Google Play Store demonstrate that we are not the only ones who believe the App’s judgment is correct.

Of course, you already know whether or not your phone was water-resistant when you purchased it, but water resistance may diminish with time or when a phone is accidentally dropped. If you’ve sent your phone in for repair, you may want to double-check that the seals are still intact. As a result, it is an app that should be used regularly. It’s also completely free. However, you may pay to have advertisements removed and to help the creator.

3. Smart Transfer

Smart Transfer: File Music Transfer Sharing App is a robust cross-platform content transfer solution for Android to iPhone and iOS to Android that works with all major smartphones and tablets. It also features Phone Replication and iPhone Transfer. This App secures mobile content sharing and data transfer from one phone to another or from one device. In addition, it offers hotspot/WiFi secure file transmission and huge file transfer. Smart Transfer is a free transfer app that allows you to easily move contacts, music, photos, calendars, files, WhatsAppTM messages, movies, and other large items to your new smartphone.

This phone clone tool lets you forget about utilizing difficult applications and antiquated techniques to transfer material since it migrates data rapidly and securely. Now you may copy the data and move it from phone to phone for free. Bluetooth or other technologies do not limit this amazing huge file transmission method. Smart Transfer also enables free file transfer over cellular (3G/LTE) networks, so you can effortlessly copy files from iOS to Android and vice versa. The ability to transport data across WiFi, WiFi-Hotspots, or cellular networks allows for flexible deployment to suit their particular and changing demands. This free data transferring tool works on any platform or device. For example, with this free App to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone, you can now swap phone data easily in no time.

4. Pixtica

In an attempt to replace your phone’s default camera software, Pixtica is one of several solutions available. Pixtica is a fine alternative if you’re seeking something different in a camera app. Unfortunately, camera applications vary greatly, and their performance is mostly dependent on your phone’s make and model. Pixtica’s “advanced stereographic projection algorithm” transforms images into a sphere-like shape using the ‘Planet’ mode, which warps images into a sphere-like shape using Pixtica’s “advanced stereographic projection algorithm.” Numerous filters, a GIF recorder, panorama, hyper-lapse, manual controls, and other oddities. Additionally, there are several different settings to choose from, whether you’re snapping images or filming the video, and the software is designed to be user-friendly. While many of the features are available for free, you will have to pay to unlock better resolutions and eliminate watermarks when using filters.

Other benefits are obtained due to the payment, but the primary benefits make purchasing almost mandatory if you want to use Pixtica. And that would be OK, except that the App charges a monthly membership cost ($1.25/£1.25 for one month, with reductions for six months or a year) rather than being offered as a one-time purchase, which is disappointing. Normally, we are not lovers of the idea of paying a monthly membership fee for a camera app, but if there is one such software that is worth it, it is Pixtica.

5. DoodleLens

Perhaps a gimmick, the DoodleLens is much fun nevertheless. It’s as simple as drawing anything on your phone’s screen and then pointing its camera at it to copy and paste it on top of the environment around you in augmented reality, which is available on iOS and Android. Changing the color of the doodle is also possible, as is creating very simple animations by duplicating many drawings and having the app cycle among them. After that, you may record and preserve the results. DoodleLens isn’t likely to be an Android app you’ll use often, and we found it inconsistent in recognizing our drawings. However, it brings a grin to our faces when it does work, which is all we can ask for at $1.99/£1.89.

6. PhotoDirector

While your phone may have a good camera, likely, it does not come with many photo editing tools to help you improve your photos. Fortunately, PhotoDirector, an Android application, can fill in the blanks when necessary. You can edit your pictures using this software by adjusting the tone, saturation, white balance, and colors you’ve already shot. You can also apply filters and effects to your photos, which you can alter the intensity of and apply to all or portions of an image. You may also add text, stickers, and frames, alter the angle of the picture, mirror it, clip pieces of it, and do a plethora of other things.

There are many options, but PhotoDirector is simple to use, and you can always reverse your modifications, so you can feel confident in your decisions to explore. Moreover, this is just the editing portion of the App. An integrated camera allows you to take fresh images while applying different effects, and seeing live via the viewfinder how they will impact the final image is also included. However, if you want to direct to your finest, there is a premium version that costs £2.59 (about US$3.70) each month, with reductions if you commit to three months or a year in advance. This grants access to more tools, improves the output quality and eliminates advertisements.

7. Scribbl

It is possible to create animations for your photographs using Scribbl, a photo editor. For the sake of this definition, light trails are considered to be animations; however, there are multiple other ways they may be animated, countless colors from which to select, and the precise location and size of the light trails on a picture can be customized. Essentially, it’s a one-trick pony of an app that does one thing well. Once you’ve added an animation, you can save the finished product to your phone’s gallery so that it may be shared with others.

Even though the basic App is free, you may eliminate advertisements and unlock extra customization choices, as well as unlock the ability to remove the Scribbl watermark from your works, by paying a one-time charge or by signing up for a monthly subscription. So if you like the App, it is well worth the money you will spend on it, but you can get a fair taste of it without spending any money.

8. StoryZ Photo Motion & Cinemagraph

StoryZ Photo Motion & Cinemagraph is a photo motion and cinemagraph production company based in Los Angeles, California. There are two sections to the StoryZ Picture Motion & Cinemagraph Android App: the first is a photo editing software, and the second is a photo motion and cinemagraph application. The first is called ‘ripple.’ It is a mode that allows you to create motion to a static picture by sketching the region and direction in which you want the motion to occur on the image. Though you want to make it seem as if water or vapor is flowing, for example, this may be a useful technique. It can also be used to impart a little hallucinogenic effect to items that you would normally consider to be static. You may create a picture half static and partially in motion by using the Motion mode, which allows you to combine a video and a snapshot.

However, as proven by the many amazing public entries posted on the App’s public submissions page, achieving the desired result in both scenarios is possible. In addition, competitions with particular themes, such as “stairs” or “sand,” are also held on StoryZ. You may join these contests by creating an appropriate piece of content and uploading it to the site. On the App’s main page and competition page, the most impressive entries will be highlighted. The StoryZ app is available to download and use for free, but if you discover that you have a greater aptitude for it than we do, you can upgrade to StoryZ Premium, which, for a monthly subscription fee, removes advertisements and watermarks, increases the allowable length of videos in Motion mode, improves the toolset in Ripple mode, and allows you to save and share in high resolution.

9. Glitch Lab

Glitch Lab is a picture editor that comes pre-loaded with a slew of digital glitch effects. The sort of effects supplied may not appeal to everyone since you have undoubtedly seen similar applications before, but if you like making your photographs seem glitchy or vintage, this is one of the most powerful and diverse methods to do it. Over 100 effects may be created with the help of this Android software, and many of them are fully adjustable, guaranteeing that your glitches will be unique from everyone else’s. As if to emphasize its versatility, it is even possible to create a picture from scratch, which can then be built up using a variety of effects and changes. However, to get the most out of Glitch Lab and unlock all its features, you’ll need to purchase the Pro IAP for $6.49/£5.99 (or equivalent in other currencies). This includes 42 new effects, 37 new parameters for the free effects, improved output quality, and various other features and improvements.

10. Photo Watermark

Although Photo Watermark does precisely what its name implies — it allows you to add watermarks to images –, the sorts of watermarks that may be added are fairly diverse. The watermark may be customized in several ways, including the font, size and color. You can even use your signature (or any other handwritten text) as a watermark by writing on the computer screen. You may also use stickers, a date, a location, a mosaic effect, or ‘graffiti’ to decorate your wall or wall art (which lets you go wild on your images with a digital paintbrush). A tool to fit your needs should be available here, whether you wish to safeguard your picture or record when and where it was shot. Photo Watermark is a free service, although it has a large number of advertisements on the homepage. You can get rid of them for $0.99/£0.89 a month, but unless you’re putting watermarks on a large number of photos, it’s probably not worth the money.

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Bianca Patrick
Bianca Patrick

Written by Bianca Patrick

Bianca is a content creator & a passionate blogger. She is a professional tech blogger & an avid reader. She loves to explore topics related to tech.

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