In our best Android apps of 2016 list, we show you the top apps in all categories that you should download on your phone, both free and paid
Dictionary Linguee
[Price: Free]
Dictionary Linquee is a translation dictionary that allows you to look up words, find their definition, and translate them to a variety of other languages complete with example sentences. It also comes with a quick search, offline mode, and pronunciation which rounds out an already impressive set of features. This is a great tool for travelers, people learning second languages, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It’s free to download with no in-app purchases.
Dictionary Linquee is a translation dictionary that allows you to look up words, find their definition, and translate them to a variety of other languages complete with example sentences. It also comes with a quick search, offline mode, and pronunciation which rounds out an already impressive set of features. This is a great tool for travelers, people learning second languages, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It’s free to download with no in-app purchases.
Encode: Learn toCode
[Price: Free] Encode is a beginner’s programming application that teaches you the basics of programming. It uses JavaScript to teach the basics, but all of the concepts are fairly universal which makes it a great starter app for those who have never programmed before but want to. It has sections on numbers, strings, booleans, variables, if-then statements, and other basics. It’s free to download and use with it’s only weakness being that there’s nothing here for intermediate or advanced programmers.
Giphy
[Price: Free]
Giphy technically existed as an extension to Facebook Messenger but April saw a time of great change for the app. It has been re-released as a standalone app, capable of searching for GIFs and sharing them just about anywhere that you want. You can search by keyword or category if you prefer or just check out what’s trending. There are a ton of categories, including moods, reactions, and there are even gif emoji that you can download and use. It’s all entirely free which is just a cherry on top.
MailTime
[Price: Free]
MailTime is a newer email client that allows you to organize your emails in a chat-like order so you can communicate with people more easily. It allows you to connect to a variety of services, including Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, Mail.ru, and many others. Once connected, your emails will be organized by sender with the interface looking a whole lot like your standard messaging application. It’s free to use and a great app to pick up if you communicate through email a whole bunch.
MailTime is a newer email client that allows you to organize your emails in a chat-like order so you can communicate with people more easily. It allows you to connect to a variety of services, including Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, Mail.ru, and many others. Once connected, your emails will be organized by sender with the interface looking a whole lot like your standard messaging application. It’s free to use and a great app to pick up if you communicate through email a whole bunch.
ustwo Face Maker
[Price: Free]
Face Maker is developed by ustwo, the same developers who brought the hit game Monument Valley. This app is for Android Wear users and it gives you two template watch faces that you can customize and control. It has a variety of customization options and you really can create some unique watch faces with this app. It’s not as in-depth as something like Facer, but it’s entirely free and it’s much easier to use.
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