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TOP 10 ANDROID APPS FOR MAR 2014

Telegram Messenger
Whatsapp's closest competitor, Telegram Messenger is a free messaging service with its prime focus on security. Apart from creating groups, share videos, and send photos, telegram also offers unlimited cloud storage so as to facilitate access from multiple devices.
PicsArt
PicsArt is a photo-editing app using which you can edit photos, make collages, take photos and enhance existing photos. The app has a plethora of effects like FX, artistic, pop art, paper, distort, colorsplash and red eye fixation. You can even choose from free collage background and clip art graphics.


Waze

Waze is a community-based GPS app. Apart from usual features like voice guided navigation, Waze learns from your frequent destinations and stores them for future use. Surprisingly, it also spots accidents, police traps and road closures.


Mint
If you are not good at managing your bank accounts, then fret not. Just leave the management to this kickass app, Mint. Apart from tracking transactions, notifying balance and credit limits of your multiple accounts, Mint also notifies you when you are running out of your budget limit.


Expensify
Maintaining an expenditure log is always harder then making one. Expensify keeps a track on your daily expenses by scanning receipts, tracking your vehicle's mileage, recording your debit and credit transaction and creates weekly, monthly and even daily expense reports.


Papyrus
If you miss taking down notes in your own hand writing, then Papyrus might come in handy. Using Papyrus you can use your fingers as a stylus to write on the phone's screen which can then be exported and shared as PDF, PNG, or JPEG files.


Lookout
Tired of cleaning you Android machine time and again to keep it virus free? Well, Lookout is more than happy to do that for you. Lookout scans apps, uncover viruses, malware, adware, and spyware. The free trial version of Lookout is a bit brief but for an affordable fee, you can top up its virus slaying arsenal with backup tools, safe browsing, and remote lock and wipe.


Zedge
If customizing the look of your Android is your thing, then Zedge app can be your best partner. You can choose from thousands of ringtones, notification sounds, and wallpapers which can be browsed by category.


Jibbigo Translator
Well no app beats Google translate, but Jibbigo does show up as its best adversary. Be it talking or typing, Jibbigo delivers you a quick and accurate translation majority of times. It's free and unlimited when you're online, but offline language packs may cost you around 300-400 bucks. But all in all, this translator app is worth it.


Sky Map
Google always has something to astonish the users. Google's free astronomy app Sky Map lets you to point your phone at the sky and then, identifies all the planets and stars that come in its focus. Yes you cannot see the planets with bare eyes, but the app tracks its trajectory and spots the light years away planets. It's pretty interesting and comes for free!


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