Paid Apps - What's Worth the $?

[Kessie]

I've been sticking to unpaid apps so far, but I think I'll start buying a few. What have you found that's worth the money?

(Yes, there have been previous threads about this; I looked at them and they were helpful. But the last one was a long time ago, so I thought I'd see if there are any updates!)

I'm already thinking about Tasker and the paid version of Launcher Pro.

 

[chrlswltrs]

I've been sticking to unpaid apps so far, but I think I'll start buying a few. What have you found that's worth the money?

(Yes, there have been previous threads about this; I looked at them and they were helpful. But the last one was a long time ago, so I thought I'd see if there are any updates!)

I'm already thinking about Tasker and the paid version of Launcher Pro.

Those are 2 of my top choices.

Also if you use Facebook "Flow" is awesome. AppAlarm Pro is great. WidgetLocker is the best lockscreen replacement I have found.

Other than those I have bought some live wallpapers, emulators, games, plus a few root specific apps (root explorer, ROM manager premium, etc)

 

[pool_shark]

Launcher pro
Beautiful widgets
Better Terminal Emulator pro
Vignette
Documents to go
Picsay pro

 

[chrlswltrs]

Launcher pro
Beautiful widgets
Better Terminal Emulator pro
Vignette
Documents to go
Picsay pro

For photo editing I personally like Photoid Pro

Beautiful widgets is nice too, forget about that one

 

[pool_shark]

For photo editing I personally like Photoid Pro

Beautiful widgets is nice too, forget about that one

It's so hard to tell what's best because the free versions don't give you full access to the features most of the time.

Once I saw I could do this with picsay, I bought it.

 

[chrlswltrs]

It's so hard to tell what's best because the free versions don't give you full access to the features most of the time.

Once I saw I could do this with picsay, I bought it.

How difficult is it to do that? I can do the same thing with photoid but I have to "paint" the areas I want to make b/w. That it's the only thing I don't like about photoid

 

[pool_shark]

How difficult is it to do that? I can do the same thing with photoid but I have to "paint" the areas I want to make b/w. That it's the only thing I don't like about photoid

It's pretty much the same with picsay.
You can either make the pic all color or B/W, then change what you want by moving your finger.

So it can be a bit difficult to get all of the right spots. This is the first time I've seen the pic I posted at full size, now I can see I colored the trees on the left side of the car.

 

[andygu3]

If you have a rooted phone Titanium Backup is the best money you will ever spend, imo

LauncherPro is worth it

Swiftkey, for me, is a great keyboard

 

[jguns112]

Beautiful Widgets
Music Player Pro
xscope(if you like the browser)
Astro(if you can't deal with adds)
Launcher Pro Plus or ADW depending on which one you like better

If you are rooted then droid x bootstrap and possibly the paid versions of rom manager and titanium backups, although I've found the free versions to be enough for me.

 

[shauny13]

poweramp if you like music, best 5 bucks i'vr spent on an app

 

[b18c195]

PowerAmp for me so far

 

[PaulP2]

Docs2Go
Beautiful Widgets
DoodleJump
WeatherBug

 

[Ma}{imus]

+1 for Titamium Backup
Root Explorer
LauncherPro
I'm really digging the free version of Animated Widget and will likely purchase Pro

 

[Stylz]

Game Dev Story is a game about creating your own video game company, pretty sweet
Swiftkey keyboard is the best for predictions

 

[AngryHatter]

Swype
MailDroid
Astro
Tasker
Dolphin
Guitarist Reference
Wallet

 

[Kessie]

Thanks everyone! Great suggestions.

I still have my stock browser... what makes Xscope so great? I was planning to wait until they'd perfected Firefox for Android and then get that. Is Xscope better?

I think I'll add Swiftkey to my list, too. I'm still really slow at typing on my phone.

 

[wraithevolution]

PowerAmp for sure
Beautiful Widgets
Mybackup pro

 

[weaselaow]

Beautiful widget
Luncher pro
X construction

 

[Teknologic]

I'm gonna back some people up here on a few apps;
xScope: browser with extended functionality, copy-paste and all you'd expect
Game Dev Story: addiction alert!
Titanium backup: extremely useful for managing your apps and memory

 

[swagner53]

It really depends what your needs and wants are. I would recommend a full version of your favorite launcher, a backup utility, and your favorite keyboard would all be worthy investments. I need Touchdown for Exchange because it simply works better with Exchange than any other solution I've found.

 

[pastafarian]

I'll play--

Launcher Pro
Root Explorer
Ultra Keyboard
Titanium Backup
xScope

Regret buying-
Camera zoom FX
Pro Zoom Camera 5x

 

[kflo01]

Xscope browser - just a bit better than the others in everything

Keypurr keyboard - the best but most underrated keyboard imo

Docs 2 Go - a necessity for me

As you can see I'm mainly concerned with productivity using my phone, not so much entertainment.

For me XScope for sure

LauncherPro

PowerAmp

 

[chrlswltrs]

I'll play--

Launcher Pro
Root Explorer
Ultra Keyboard
Titanium Backup
xScope

Regret buying-
Camera zoom FX
Pro Zoom Camera 5x

I also bought camera zoom fx and regret it

 

[BookLover]

Tasker
Folder Organizer
Smart Taskbar
Printershare (but I bought it when it was only $5; not sure I would have paid the current $10)

 

[pastafarian]

Forgot one-

Beyondpod