Paid for Applications - Essentials

[brad-short]

Hi Guys

This post has been prompted by me being caught out by the Foreign Exchange charges charged by some banks to buy apps off the Android Marketplace. I want to see which paid apps we think are worth the dolla!

The Question is simple "If you could only Buy 5 apps for your Android phone, including those free apps that you can make ad free / unlock functionality, what would they be?"

I'll only give one, as i don't want to skew the results but i think Titanium Backup is worth buying if only for the fast backup and restore that is not available in the free version.

I await your replies excitedly!



EDIT_
Thanks for all your replies, encourage others to post. If the apps are for rooted phones only please add (rooted) to the title

EDIT2: Apps bought that agree with or are due to your recommendations

1. Tasker
2. Launcher Pro
3. Beautiful Widgets
4. Widgetlocker
5. Slideit

 

[Nijiiro]

Well I have only bought 2 apps, both of which I used as trial versions and thought they were well worth paying for. These are Gentle Alarm and Smart Keyboard. I love them both and would definitely recommend them. I don't think I would be likely to buy an app if there was no demo/trial to use first though.

 

[Member196159]

1. LauncherPro Plus
2. NewsRob Pro
3. Tasker
4. Gentle Alarm
5. SwiftKey Keyboard

Runner ups: Game Dev Story, RunKeeper Pro (I got it free, but was going to pay for it this spring!)

 

[VA1N]

The main app that I bought and love is ADWLauncher EX. A couple others that I picked up and love are:

Beautiful Widgets - nice looking widgets for home screen.
Reddit is fun - browse news agg site reddit. paid version gives widgets
Dolphin HD browser - this is free, but you can upgrade to premium to support dev and get additional features. I highly recoomend!

 

[lexluthor]

Widgetlocker

 

[gilbequick]

Numero Uno no doubt: 1. LauncherPro Plus: Pay for the Plus version, it's well, WELL worth it.
2: Tasker: A million customizable apps all in one. Everyone (aside from yourself) will be oooed and ahhhhed at the brilliance of your phone. Your wife will look at you like you're a big nerd/geek, but who gives a crap? Your phone can now do any task just by rotating your phone in any given motion (set by you) if you so choose.
3: SlideIt: I've been back and forth between SlideIt and Swype and right now I'm set on SlideIt, which I paid for even though I already had Swype for free.
3. QuickSettings: Makes it so easy to switch between functions that are otherwise much more buried within the menus of the phone.
4. FlashLight: For such a simple app, it gets used a lot by me. I wake up and leave before my wife so I use it every morning to navigate our bedroom without waking her up, and not step on the giant dogs sprawled about.
5. Ebay: Yeah, I buy a bunch of crap I probably don't need but I "save" a load of cash doing it.

 

[Stevessvt]

ADWLauncher EX
Smart Keyboard Pro
MyBackUp Pro
WidgetLocker
Power Control Plus

 

[flipn0tic]

Smart Keyboard Pro
Launcher Pro Plus
Widgetlocker
SwitchPro
Vignette

 

[manderle]

Launcher Pro Plus
Exchange by Touchdown
Root Explorer
Vignette
PowerAMP

 

[shauny13]

poweramp, by a long shot. Best $5 i have spent on an app.

 

[doctorbabe]

1. The launcher of your choice (I'm a LaunchPro fan, but I hear ADW is great too).
2 . Tasker

I'll have to think about 3, 4, and 5.

 

[brad-short]

1. The launcher of your choice (I'm a LaunchPro fan, but I hear ADW is great too).
2 . Tasker

I'll have to think about 3, 4, and 5.

hehe, well get back to us when you can

 

[Jazziette]

LauncherPro Plus (a must)

Better Keyboard

Power Amp

Juice Defender

Dolphin Mini Browser

(however if you are rooted this list would change)

 

[Aggie12]

Here are mine in the order of importance IMO:
Root explorer
Widget Locker
Beautiful Widgets
TIBU PRO (cause it's a pain when restoring all apps and have to click install for each one )
Vignette. Absolutely best camera app.

 

[brad-short]

Wow vignette is getting some love. Having bought slideit though, I still prefer swype.