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

  • Fake4000@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Syncthing.

    Allows you to use a laptop and sync your phone to it. No iCloud or Google drive needed. All syncs locally.

  • bulwark@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    AntennaPod. It’s easily the best podcast player I’ve tried, it’s open source too which is nice.

  • oldfart@lemm.ee
    1·
    1 year ago

    Genius Scan. A shameful exception in my otherwise fully FOSS phone.

    It scans multi-page documents with the camera, OCRs them, then uploads them automatically to Nextcloud (or manually to any other app, like Paperless).

  • everett@lemmy.ml
    1·
    1 year ago

    KISS Launcher. Fast and flexible homescreen replacement that puts quick search first, letting you optionally scroll through an app list.

  • Onsotumenh@discuss.tchncs.de
    1·
    1 year ago

    Voice - Audio book player: Minimalistic audio book player that supports folders with “.nomedia”. Great if you want to keep your audio books and music library separated.

  • kuneho@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    Tachiyomi is a brilliant manga reader and tracker. Or you can get its fork, Aniyomi which has anime support and sources as well, not just manga.

  • Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de
    01·
    1 year ago

    Into the breach. One of the best mobile games there is. Sadly you can’t get it legally anymore without Netflix subscription.

  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
    01·
    1 year ago

    Ever work on electronics?

    I use an apk called “Electrodoc” and it identifies and helps you figure out what all you need for all sorts of transistors and capacitors and smd’s and inductors and all that sorts of crap. Has loads of info and pictures and calculations you can punch in for stuff. Super handy.