I’m back! This is a continuation of my series on platform-specific hidden gem apps that you have discovered that are the best in their class for your usecase.

We’ve done iOS+MacOS so far so lets get universal and share our Android hidden gems.

For mine, I would say NewPipe for YouTube… Lets do it!

Edit: Please try to avoid apps that cannot be purchased (subscription apps) since it is important that the creator cannot cut you off once you’ve taken time/effort/money to integrate it into your workflow and dependance. No Apollos, which have that fatal flaw + relying on an external API that they additionally cannot gurantee

  • hakunawazo@lemmy.world
    1·
    10 months ago

    HiPER Scientific Calculator:
    A good calculator with unit conversion (there is a free version with ads and a pro version).

    Total Commander:
    Good file-manager in connection with plugins for LAN, WebDAV and FTP

    WireGuard:
    Easy VPN Client

    VLC media player:
    Nice gestures for brightness/volume/skipping. Many supported file formats.

    Perfect Viewer:
    CBR/CBZ viewer with customizable gestures

    Xodo:
    PDF viewer