fav 5 apps both free and paid

[sidwin]

Which top 5 apps would you guys recommend for to start with?

WHich 5 paid apps would you all recommend?

So far my fav 5 is VLINGO, launcher pro, advanced task killer, conectbox, fancy widget

Thanks,
Sid

 

[braj]

Zeam Launcher ~ simple and streamlined, I moved from Launcher Pro which was having some performance issues for me, I am not using any widgets and my phone is fast.

ezPDF ~ Awesome PDF reader especially if you read books. Copy/paste support is how I wish all of Android worked.

Moon+ Reader Pro beta ~ great reader because you can copy text from books, works great with .txt files.

PicSayPro ~ closest thing to Photoshop on Android

PowerAmp ~ I actually like my phone for music now.

 

[braj]

It never goes out of style. Besides that, new apps are always coming out and my favorite 5 changes regularly.

 

[Apples]

Launcher Pro
Funny Jokes
GoogleEarth
QuickOffice
angry birds

 

[foxII]

1) Launcher Pro
2) Beautiful Widgets
3) Rainy Days or Radar Now
4) shopsavvy
5) batteryLeft

 

[RyanB]

CadreBible
UniWar
ToDo Task Manager
Email Notifier
Quick Settings

 

[inssane]

gtasks - widget and sync with google
settings profile
vlingo incar
juicedefender
titanium backup

Not in order, just my top five

 

[Mortus]

Hmmmm... Mine?

Launcher Pro Plus
Universal Androot
PowerAmp
Car Dock Home V3
Alarm Clock Plus

Not sure if they are particularly my top 5 as I have found Titanium Backup invaluable as well.

 

[buggerritt]

I had to make it 10. I can't do without any of them.

Trillian
Slacker Radio
Xscope Browser
Launcher Pro Plus
Mr Number Call Block
K-9 Mail
Handcent SMS
Jorte Calendar
Beautiful Widgets
Documents To Go

 

[soulesschild]

Launcher Pro Plus
Tasker
ACar
Beautiful Widgets
Hanping Chinese Dictionary
K-9 Mail
Gentle Alarm Clock
Math Alarm Clock (When it used to work reliably)

 

[arfanvilla]

adw launcher
tasker
tunein radio
battery indicator
blink
handcent sms

 

[shantytownbrown]

adw launcher
tasker
tunein radio
battery indicator
blink
handcent sms

just found TuneIn radio, awesome app so far!

 

[Epicurean]

1. RoboDefense
2. LauncherPro
3. Weather & Toggle Widget
4. TripIt
5. TinyFlashlight (it's amazing how often I use that)

(all free)

 

[rkkeller]

Wireless Tether
Multi Camera
Weatherbug
GoogleVoice
Tango

 

[rkkeller]

I don't want to hijack the thread but I notice so many use "launcher" type apps and I am wondering what benefit they offer and do any make things run slower?

 

[Bang Bang Boom]

swarm - for downloading torrents

androzip - file manager with unzipper

Soundcloud droid - for streaming off your Soundcloud account

digitally imported radio app - official app that streams all channels off Digitally Imported - addictive electronic music

network monitor - keep track of your 3g or WiFi usage...

 

[Bang Bang Boom]

Launcher Pro
Funny Jokes
GoogleEarth
QuickOffice
angry birds

try the sickipedia app for good jokes

 

[Bomix]

Launcher Pro
Quick Desk,
Music Player Pro

best of the best in my opinion.

 

[Kekkle]

Free:
Call Meter NG
Chrome To Phone
Dropbox
eBuddy
gReader

Paid:
None... I only paid stuff I have are games.

 

[wikedjackal]

Launcher Pro Plus
Tunein Radio
Point It!
Astro File Manger Plus
Pro AMP Pro

 

[spb21]

I don't want to hijack the thread but I notice so many use "launcher" type apps and I am wondering what benefit they offer and do any make things run slower?

Slower? - Not that I can tell.
Benefits? - There are so many. For example, 5 shortcuts on the bottom dock x 3 scrolls through for a total of 15 shortcuts just on the bottom dock. Plus you can add swipe gestures to each for a total of 30 shortcuts just on the dock. Added cool widgets, customization possibilities out the wazoo.

1. Launcher Pro Plus (home replacement)
2. WeatherBug Elite
3. Pure Calendar Widget
4. Wordfeud (scrabble with your buddies)
5. Widget Locker (lock screen replacement allowing widgets and shortcuts on the lockscreen) Love having my calendar and Beatiful Widget time and temp on the screen as soon as I wake it up.

 

[ozzzy3z]

Apps:
Launcher Pro Plus
TuneIn Radio
Pandora
Cardio Trainer
Call Confirm

Widgets:
Beautiful Widgets
SwitchPro Widget
AudioManager Pro
Countdown Widget
SiMi Clock Widget

 

[BookLover]

In my signature

 

[happy0506]

1 adw.launcher - stable and fast way to customize your home screens
2 calendar snooze - can snooze calendar reminders
3 quick settings - fast and simple to see audio volumes of everything, flashlight, and battery indicator
4 folder organizer - reorder the apps in your folder and cool widget for the people you contact the most
5 silent time lite - nice app with a widget that allows you to put your phone into silent mode for a set period of time, with the option to have vibration. returns to normal audio modes when your time period is over

other notable apps: peapod, sms popup, multitasking lite, and the weather channel.

i'm wondering when the android forums app is coming? seems ironic there is not one already.

 

[k00ey]

In no particular order

SetCPU
ADW Launcher
Root explorer
Slacker
Wifi Tether