Android App reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 166 Reddit reviews across 43 subreddits and 46 posts to rank the best Android App brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/androidapps, r/NoteTaking, r/UPSC, r/SpyApp, r/rpg. Top-rated brands include Stremio (4.6/5), Upnote (3.8/5), Obsidian (4.6/5).
Stats
Reviews166
Subreddits43
Posts46
Brands99
Products6
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#1
Stremio
4.6
(7)
"I would recommend Stremio. You can use [this guide](https://guides.viren070.me/stremio) to set it up."
"Stremio."
"[Stremio/Torrentio/RD] is amazing."
"Stremio. Always stremio add torrentio with real debrid and you'll never want again."
"You can just use Stremio with Torrentio Add-on."
"Stremio or Cloudstream"
"Stremio supports torrent streaming without needing a debrid service."
#2
Upnote
3.8
(6)
"If you want to type, then go with Upnote."
"UpNote is definitely your best option for the most Bear-like experience that’s not Apple-exclusive."
"UpNote, Evernote, Notesnook, Standard Notes, Zoho Notebook, Simplenote"
"I second up note its pretty good"
"A lot of folks seem to like Upnote as a Bear replacement on Android."
"UpNote is the closest, but the UI is not great."
#3
Obsidian
4.6
(5)
"Obsidian for the rest. (With syncing to your devices.)"
"Obsidian - For all the writing projects (synced with my laptop) "
"Obsidian."
"Obsidian"
"Obsidian - More on personal notes, mini-essays, and so on"
#4
ReadEra
4.8
(4)
"Agreed, ReadEra is the shit."
"I use ReadEra too!"
"ReadEra Premium"
"It’s the best app I’ve found for the kind of large, chunky system PDFs."
#5
Reader
4.8
(4)
"Readera is the best. I use it for all my books too."
"It is blazingly faster than the Adobe product I have been using."
"Readera is my go to as well."
"Maybe I'll try Readera. Thanks!"
#6
FairEmail
4.5
(4)
"FairEmail is the best email client available for Android that there is from any functionality perspective."
"FairEmail is so good, I wish he made a desktop version for Windows or Linux."
"FairEmail. It might not be and look easy at first but it gets easier."
"Mine is FairEmail."
#7
Notion
4.5
(4)
"Notion - Personal Knowledge System, Habit Tracker, Project Management"
"Notion - For storing all my knowledge databases & tracking tasks, projects and habits (accessed from anywhere) "
"Notion"
"Notion"
#8
Life360
4.3
(4)
"Life360 is designed for location sharing."
"Check out Life360 great for real time location tracking and sharing alerts."
"Fam360 could work especially if you’re looking for simple location tracking."
"Apps like life360 can feel like overkill unless there’s a specific need."
#9
Xodo
4.3
(4)
"Best pdf viewer, editor and for annotations."
"Xodo, samsung notes"
"For Android except for samsung notes no other app is better."
"Xodo was a significantly smoother experience than Adobe."
#10
Cloudstream
4.0
(4)
"Cloudstream"
"Cloudstream works perfectly on android but I am pretty sure you will need good bandwidth to make it work seamlessly"
"If you're looking for something similar to it, try cloudstream."
"Cloudstream is pretty similar to Aniyomi."
#11
Aqua Mail
3.8
(4)
"+1 Aqua"
"Aquamail"
"Aquamail is excellent and free for, I think up to 3 x addresses."
"Aqua Mail - Its followers seem to really like it, but it's loaded with ads and missing features."
#12
SARTopo
4.7
(3)
"As others have said sartopo is the standard, live tracking and recoding of teams, search areas."
"SARTopo is the best out there for quick easy search planning"
"Sounds like SarTOPO is what I'm looking for, but will check out both tomorrow in detail."
#13
Noteshelf
4.3
(3)
"Noteshelf or samsung notes is amazing"
"Noteshelf"
"1. Noteshelf 3 (paid)..."
#14
Google Keep
4.3
(3)
"Google Keep."
"Google keep"
"Google Keep - For quick capturing writing notes & availability (available anywhere anytime) "
#15
Thunderbird
4.0
(3)
"Thunderbird"
"I've recently been testing out thunderbird on Android and I'm really liking it."
"I recommend Thunderbird and Fairemail. I've used both, but I like the more modern look of Thunderbird better."
#16
KOReader
4.0
(3)
"It's pretty good, but I found myself preferring FBReader."
"KOreader."
"I prefer to use Koreader, when I can."
#17
Nebo
4.0
(3)
"Nebo"
"I use a combination of Notes and Nebo."
"If you want an app to write with stylus, then go with Nebo."
#18
Aniyomi
4.0
(3)
"Aniyomi, Anikku, and Animiru from what I've used are basically the same. So I'll probably just use Aniyomi"
"Aniyomi = Tachiyomi look with manga access"
"Aniyomi does have a couple extensions for movies tho!"
#19
Outlook
3.7
(3)
"If you want simplicity then Outlook & Thunderbird because they are quite simple."
"Outlook is the one for me."
"Since it was shut down i'm using Outllok for my personal email, and Aqua for my business."
#20
Voice Audiobook Player
5.0
(2)
"Less cluttered interface and a bigger bookmark button are what keeps me opening that app over others."
"I use Voice Audiobook Player, it's free, has no ads and does all the things you mentioned."
#21
Smart Audiobook Player
5.0
(2)
"Smart audiobook player is my go to also. Amazing. Tons of great features."
"Smart audiobook player is the most recommended one, does all the things you asked."
#22
Euki
4.5
(2)
"Euki is great for privacy as it doesn't do cloud access and can be locked down with a pin."
"I use Euki as the data stays on your phone."
#23
BlueMail
4.5
(2)
"Blue mail 100%"
"Bluemail"
#24
Magoosh
4.5
(2)
"I've tried all apps... of them Magoosh is the best!"
"I think there is a magoosh flashcard app. i havent used it but hear good reviews from other users."
#25
Acrobits
4.5
(2)
"I use Acrobits Softphone, it's the best I've used so far."
"Groundwire is the best one that I hvae used. It works well for SMS, but doesn't handle MMS or RCS."
#26
Microsoft OneNote
4.0
(2)
"Onenote"
"OneNote is best and allows syncing across Android, iOS, and Windows."
#27
RealityScan
4.0
(2)
"RealityScan is pretty good quality."
"RealityScan or perhaps Sony 3D Creator if you find the modded apk anywhere."
#28
Proton Mail
4.0
(2)
"Proton mail is what I use."
"Proton mail; it erases metadata from images before upload and using spoof"
#29
Samsung
3.5
(2)
"Samsung Notes is a great option for Samsung devices."
"What do you hate about Samsung Notes?"
#30
Palm ID
3.5
(2)
"Palmpedia isn’t an app, but probably the most info about palms in 1 spot."
"Try palm ID key"
#31
AniLab
3.5
(2)
"It's the best I could find since Anilab introduced ads"
"AniLab"
#32
MoonReader
5.0
(1)
"MoonReader Pro!"
#33
Librera
5.0
(1)
"Free and open source *LibreraReader*"
#34
Polycam
5.0
(1)
"Polycam!"
#35
PocketBard
5.0
(1)
"I use PocketBard. Works perfectly for my sessions."
#36
Soundtale
5.0
(1)
"I use soundtale for my sessions, players love it, very versatile app."
#37
Lingvano
5.0
(1)
"I really enjoy Lingvano"
#38
Bright BSL
5.0
(1)
"Bright BSL is another app, similar to Lingvano"
#39
Nara
5.0
(1)
"I use Nara Baby! It tracks Pumping sessions as well as baby."
#40
Huckleberry
5.0
(1)
"I'm using Huckleberry to track pumping, diaper changes, amount fed from bottle."
#41
5.0
(1)
"Whatsapp lets you share your live location and it’s pretty convenient."
#42
Google Colab
5.0
(1)
"Try Jupyter notebooks through Google Colab's mobile interface. It's free, runs real Python, and won't bombard you with 'You're doing great!' notifications every 5 minutes."
#43
OneNote
5.0
(1)
"If you want a free app, then go with Onenote."
#44
5.0
(1)
"Free, easy, multi-platform."
#45
Daylio
5.0
(1)
"Using Daylio for a while now and it's been a game-changer."
#46
Neoreader
5.0
(1)
"Neoreader is the best reader, though."
#47
Sony Walkman
4.0
(1)
"I like the Sony Music Player. There are so many free."
#48
Audio Evolution
4.0
(1)
"Has pretty extensive IO capabilities."
#49
G-Stomper
4.0
(1)
"Has pretty extensive IO capabilities."
#50
Infinite Painter
4.0
(1)
"Infinite Painter is very similar to Procreate, and the interface also looks very minimal and easy."
#51
Ibis Paint
4.0
(1)
"Ibis Paint is another alternative."
#52
Polo
4.0
(1)
"Take a look at PoLo."
#53
ARCore 3D Scanner
4.0
(1)
"I like this one a lot. I have a potatophone and yet the results are nice."
#54
HamRS
4.0
(1)
"You can try HamRS - it's paid for Android, but you can use free version for Windows."
#55
ATV Tools
4.0
(1)
"Try atvTools and Zank Remote."
#56
Magis TV
4.0
(1)
"Magis TV is a great option to check out if you're into Spanish content."
#57
Cybrook
4.0
(1)
"Https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.cybrook.viewer"
#58
Zoho
4.0
(1)
"Zoho notebook .. stylus and else"
#59
Yomiwa
4.0
(1)
"Yomiwa should do the trick."
#60
Jidoujisho
4.0
(1)
"Jidoujisho has this capability."
#61
Drawnote
4.0
(1)
"Drawnote"
#62
Squid
4.0
(1)
"Squid.. download mod from google"
#63
Samsung Notes
4.0
(1)
"Samsung notes"
#64
Zenly
4.0
(1)
"My partner and Zenly it worked really well for us."
#65
Safe365
4.0
(1)
"Safe365 could be a good choice."
#66
Find My Kids
4.0
(1)
"Find My Kids is a good option even though it’s marketed for kids."
#67
Glympse
4.0
(1)
"Glympse is worth checking out for quick tracking."
#68
MySpy
4.0
(1)
"Myspy is good option to look for."
#69
Geozilla
4.0
(1)
"Geozilla seems like a decent app for location tracking."
#70
Notesnook
4.0
(1)
"Notesnook"
#71
Google Notes
4.0
(1)
"Google Notes?"
#72
Strong
4.0
(1)
"I use strong"
#73
Brilliant
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried brilliant? Its a great platform to learn on and has good examples on all the code, and also lots of topics surrounding everything IT-related/maths/etc.."
#74
SoloLearn
4.0
(1)
"In terms of mobile app i feel it's Sololearn, i used it long ago and they give certificate on completion"
#75
Termux
4.0
(1)
"What about Termux?"
#76
Bria
4.0
(1)
"Bria (paid) is what I've used, deployed and tested. Works well."
#77
TickTick
4.0
(1)
"Anyway it's a good todo app and you should give it a try."
#78
Gemini
4.0
(1)
"I downloaded gemini von google, it has voice mode for free, or pi."
#79
Taowise
4.0
(1)
"If you want to test I Ching with an AI flavour, so that you can ask the 'Sage' to interpret the Hexagrams in light of your specific situation."
#80
Period Llama
4.0
(1)
"I think period llama is a good one."
#81
Ovu View
4.0
(1)
"It gives really cool charts and statistics."
#82
Moody
4.0
(1)
"Moody."
#83
Photoroom
4.0
(1)
"Photoroom."
#84
Penly
4.0
(1)
"For me, this is Penly. It has no so many features like GoodNotes, for example, not so beautiful like Notability, but it's easy to use."
#85
BW-Go
4.0
(1)
"BW-Go - app for recording games, simple and good"
#86
Tsumego Pro
4.0
(1)
"Tsumego Pro - app for go problems."
#87
Libra
4.0
(1)
"I use Libra."
#88
Airtable
4.0
(1)
"I use Airtable - it's free and has a lot of functionality."
#89
PureWriter
4.0
(1)
"PureWriter - For jotting down personal notes & ideas love the Time Machine feature on this (only on m"
#90
Evernote
4.0
(1)
"Maybe an unpopular opinion but I still use Evernote."
#91
Astranote
4.0
(1)
"Astranote - Similar to google keep, for everyday notes, reminders, and tasks"
#92
Bearable
4.0
(1)
"Bearable is super comprehensive and you can track literally everything."
#93
Nextcloud
3.0
(1)
"It worked best for me, although it also doesn't support offline viewing of your recipes."
#94
Cloudlog Offline
3.0
(1)
"It does what it says on the tin."
#95
Tracker Mate
3.0
(1)
"Anyone tried Tracker mate?"
#96
Find My Friends
3.0
(1)
"Find my friends is good if you’re okay with apple only features."
#97
Mimo
3.0
(1)
"I also tried mimo...it was cool but again stopped it due to paywall"
#98
Kortex
3.0
(1)
"Kortex - Brain-dumping, packed with ideas, really hate it when I forget a good idea"
#99
SimpleNote
3.0
(1)
"SimpleNote - Random notes — use this when convenient"
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