Must Have Apps for your Android Phone

This is a list of some of the best Android apps  for your phone that will help you be more efficient and productive.

Messenger Android Apps:

• WhatsApp Messenger - WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages.
• hike — A messenger, made with love in India :)
• Line — Send unlimited messages and make free calls from your Android phone over VoIP. 
• WeChat — It’s the all-in-one communications app for free text (SMS/MMS), voice & video calls, moments, photo sharing, and games.

Video Calling Apps for Android:

• Skype — free IM & video calls, Say “hello” to friends and family with an instant message, voice or video call on Skype for free. 
• Hangouts  — communications app that lets you send and receive messages, photos and more, and even start free video and voice calls — one-on-one or with a group!
• Viber — You can send free messages as well as make free calls to other Viber users over 3G or WiFi. 

Picture Editing Android Apps:

• PicsArt — It is the most popular free mobile photo editor with over 100 mln installs, one of the fastest growing photo artists’ social networks and galleries of artwork. 
• Pixlr — A versatile photo editor from Autodesk that is absolutely free. 
• Aviary — A suite of photo editing tools that will make your photos stand out. 
• Photo Grid — Quickly create collages and photo walls in different layouts. 
• Repix — Remix your photos and turn them into piece of art using brushes and other tools. 

Video Player Android Apps:

• MX Player — This is the best video player for Android that lets you watch any of your videos without conversion. 
• VLC — VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols.

Antivirus Android Apps:

• Avast — Secure your Android device against theft, viruses and phishing attacks. 
• AVG AntiVirus — Protect your device from viruses, malware and fake apps.
• Dr.Web v.9 Anti-virus Light
• 360 Security Antivirus & Boost
• Kaspersky Internet Security (paid v. better)
• Quick Heal Antivirus & Mobile Security (paid v. better)

Battery Saver Apps:

• DU BatterySaver — The app solves your battery problems and extend the device’s battery life. 
• BatteryGuru — The app extends battery performance by monitoring your usage.

Device Cleaner Apps:

• Clean Master — Speed up your slow Android phone and also recover precious disk space. 

Data backup & Restore apps:

• Super Backup : SMS & Contacts - backup apps & contacts & SMS & Call logs & Bookmarks & Calendars to the SD card/Gmail. You will never lose your data again!
• App Backup & Restore - App Backup & Restore is used to backup and restore apps for android.
• Easy Backup — Backup your SMS, MMS and call records to the external SD card. 
• BackupPro — Backup your phone and easily move your data and media file to another device. 

Call Recorder Apps:

• Automatic Call Recorder - Record any phone call you want and choose which calls you want to save. You can set which calls are recorded and which are ignored. Listen to the recording, add notes and share it. Integration with Google Drive™ and Dropbox allows calls to be saved and synchronized to the cloud as well.
• Call Recorder - Call Recorder gives you the easiest way to record all your phone conversations and manage them.

Mobile, DTH Recharge Apps:

• FreeCharge  — India’s no.1 online recharge app for Prepaid mobile recharges, Postpaid bill payments, DTH recharges and Datacard recharges. Recharge or pay your bills in under 10 seconds. Fast. Safe. Secure.
• Paytm  — Use Paytm for prepaid recharge, DTH & datacard recharge, or pay your mobile or utility bills and even shop online.
• MobiKwik — MobiKwik is App for Mobile Recharge, DTH Recharge and Bill Payments. This App accepts all Credit Cards, Debit Cards and NetBanking.
• iReff — Before you recharge your prepaid mobile, find the most suitable recharge product / price for your exact need. iReff app is the quickest and easiest way to get the latest recharge plan and offer information.

Useful Apps:

• TrueCaller — Identify calls from unknown numbers and block SMS from spam numbers.                           Clik here, If you want to Remove your number from truecaller.
• AirDroid — With AirDroid, you can transfer files to and from your Android device wirelessly without needing any USB cables

Task List & To-do List Apps:

• Any.Do — Easily manage your tasks and to-do lists with Google Tasks sync.
• Keep — Create notes, to-do lists, voice memos and photo notes with searchable text. 

Torrent file download Apps:

• µTorrent — Torrent downloader from the team that invented the popular BitTorrent protocol. 
• tTorrent — Download torrents directly to your Android phone or tablet. 

Other Importance Android Apps:

• Contacts+ — A contact manager app for Android that display rich profiles for your contacts. 
• TrueCaller — Identify calls from unknown numbers and block SMS from spam numbers. 
• My Tracks — Record you path, speed and distance as you walk or drive. 
• Reader — Read PDF files on your Android, the app can open password protected files too. 
• TeamViewer — Remotely access your Windows or Mac computers from any Android phone. 
• Fing — Find out which devices are connected to your Wi-Fi networks. 
• File Wrangler — An easy to use but powerful file management app for your Android. 
• Focal — A full featured camera app for even older Android phones. 
• HomeStyler — Snap a picture of a room, place furniture and visualize the interior design in 3D. 
• Splashtop — Access your Windows or Mac computer from any Android phone or tablet on the same network. 
• Cogi — Record your college lectures or the conversations happening in meetings. 
• News 360 — A smart news reader that aggregates news stories and blogs around your topics of interest. 
• SchematicMind — Visualize ideas and brainstorm with mind maps on your phone. 
• Ustream — Broadcast any event live from your phone or tablet – anytime, anywhere. 
• RingtoneMaker — Create custom ringtones using segments from one or more audio files. 
• WiFi Manager — Discover Wi-Fi networks around you and connect to the best network. 
• Timely — A beautiful alarm clock that automatically syncs with your other devices. 
• InstaFontMaker — Create custom fonts in TrueType format with your own handwriting. 
• LapseIt — Create stop-motion videos with background music on your phone. 
• FoxFi — Turn your phone into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot and share your data connection. 
• Shush — It remembers to unmute your phone after a certain period. 
• MyScript — An advanced calculator that even recognizes your handwriting. 
• SuperBeam — The easiest and faster way to share files between two Android device. 
• SmartCam — It turns your mobile phone into a webcam for your computer. 
• Droid TimeLapse — Record high quality time lapse videos on your Android device without any complicated settings. 
• Tape-a-talk — A simple voice recorder app that can record voice notes and audio even when the screen is off. 
• Calculator — A simple yet advanced calculator with a beautiful halo interface and free of any ads. 
• Screenshots — You can capture screenshots of your Android device with keys or action triggers. 
• Expensify — Travelling on business? The app make it easy to file expense reports. 
• Glympse — Remember Google Latitude? This is worthy alternative that shows where your friends are. 
• HelloText — If you aren’t too happy with the built-in SMS app of your phone, Hello is a good alternative. 
• AntennaPod — A simple podcast client for Android that allows automatic downloads for episodes. 
• Podax — A basic podcast client for Android with widgets for the home screen. 
• WiFi Analyzer — Analyze your Wifi and expand the reach of your wireless router. 
• Veetle — You can easily broadcast and watch live video on your Android phone or tablet. 
• Easy Alarm — Set any YouTube songs as your wake-up alarm. 
• PocketCasts — The best podcasting app for your Android phone. Period. 
• MightyText — Send and receive SMS text messages from your desktop computer. 
• Shifu — The app knows when you have free time and suggest pending task that you may work upon. 
• Llama — Silence your phone at work or let it go quiet when its time for bed. 
• AirDroid — With AirDroid, you can transfer files to and from your Android device wirelessly without needing any USB cables. 
• Smart Voice — Record high-quality audio while skipping the silent portion from the audio. 
• Readability — Send web pages to your Kindle for reading later in a clutter free environment. 
• RingDroid — Create your own ringtones and alarms sounds from songs or your own voice. 
• SoundHound — Recognize music playing around you with a single tap or by entering words from the lyrics. 
• Subsonic — Stream music from the desktop and listen on your phone or tablet anywhere, anytime. 
• Poweramp — The most advanced music player for Android with clean and beautiful interface. 
• Saavn Music — Unlimited access to Bollywood and Indian regional music and radio on your Android device. 
• PushBullet — Send web links, text notes and even push files from computer to your phone. 
• Flipboard — Read news and updates from your favourite source in a beautiful, magazine style layout. 
• TuneIn Radio — Listen to live radio stations and podcasts from all over the world. 
• Jango Radio — A personalized online radio service that plays the best music by artists you love. 
• Shazam — Tap the Shazam button to instantly recognize music playing around you. 

Hope this article useful for you. Are you favorite Android App not in the list? Feel free to mention it in comments below.