The best Android apps 2021

The best Android apps 2020 stock up your Android phone

Our Android experts have combed the Google Play Store for the very best Android Apps, putting them through their paces and picking only those that are truly special.We test apps from across the whole Play Store, including camera apps and photo editors, health and fitness apps to improve your wellbeing, and security and customization tools to help personalize your phone so it works for you.Jump to section- Camera apps and photo editors - Art and design apps - Education apps - Entertainment apps - Health, fitness and food apps - Music and audio apps - Office and writing apps - Productivity apps - Security and customization apps - Travel and weather appsThere are so many Android apps in the Play Store, it can be hard to know which are best. Reviews can be helpful, but can also be subject to manipulation, and editor's picks only skim the surface.That's where we come in. Like you, we want the best apps for our phones. 

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The Android apps that are going to revolutionize functionality or, at the very least, offer something so great that it becomes one of the must-have apps that has to be downloaded whenever you get a new handset.The following apps will be constantly updated and are a mixture of paid and free ones that have been chosen by our Android experts. So, even if you do dip into actual cash for one of these apps, you can be safe in the knowledge it's a worthwhile purchase.We’ve also sorted them into categories, so you can find what you’re looking for more easily. Click through to the following pages for those or check out the best new Android app below.These are the world's very best Android phonesBest new Android appThis is the latest Android app we've chosen to feature, refreshed every few weeks. Our choices are usually new apps or apps that have recently received a major update, but occasionally hidden gems and other essentials will also be highlighted.(Image credit: Wait But Why & Kurzgesagt)Universe in a Nutshell$2.99 / £3.29Universe in a Nutshell is a fascinating educational app that shows you the relative size of numerous things in the universe.Launch the app and you’ll be presented with animated images of a giraffe, the largest elephant, a human, and other creatures, along with a listing of their size. You can tap on any of them for more information, but you can also pinch to zoom in or out and see much bigger or smaller things.Zoom out and you’ll whiz past creatures, man-made objects, countries, moons, planets, stars and beyond, until you finally reach the entire observable universe as the largest thing included. Zoom in and you eventually get right down to the tiniest particles, and every single one of these things can be tapped on for more information.The colorful, cartoony presentation makes Universe in a Nutshell look like it’s designed for kids, and they’ll certainly enjoy exploring it, but it’s just as fascinating for adults.The best Android camera apps and photo editorsOur favorite Android apps for shooting, sorting and editing photos and videos.(Image credit: TechRadar)Glitch LabFree + $6.49/£5.99 IAPGlitch Lab is a photo editor packed full of digital glitch effects. You’ve probably seen apps like this before, and the style of effects offered won’t appeal to everyone, but if you like making your pictures look a bit glitchy or retro, this is one of the most capable and versatile ways to do it.There are over 100 effects in this Android app, and many of them are customizable, ensuring that your glitches won’t look like anyone else’s.As if to demonstrate the power, it’s even possible to generate an image from scratch, building it up through a number of effects and tweaks.There’s plenty here even for free, but to get the absolute most out of Glitch Lab you’ll need to grab the Pro IAP for $6.49/£5.99. This, at the time of writing, adds 42 extra effects, 37 new parameters for the free effects, increases the output quality, and more.(Image credit: Aidan Wolf)DoodleLens$1.99/£1.89DoodleLens is perhaps a bit of a gimmick, but it’s a fun one. Simply doodle something, then point your phone’s camera at the doodle from within the app, and you can copy it and paste it on top of the world around you in augmented reality.You can also change the color of the doodle and even make very basic animations by copying multiple doodles and having the app cycle through them. You can then record and save the results.DoodleLens probably isn’t an Android app you’ll use often, and we found it a bit hit and miss at recognizing our doodles, but when it works it raises a smile, which is all you can really ask for at $1.99/£1.89.PixticaFree + various subscriptionsPixtica is one of many tools hoping to replace your phone’s default camera app. Camera apps vary a lot, and their success largely depends on your phone make and model, but Pixtica is a decent option if you’re looking for something new.It’s packed full of features, including numerous filters, a GIF recorder, panorama, hyperlapse, manual controls, and oddities such as a