As we wave goodbye to ly this weekend, why not say hello to a few new Android apps games? isma is this week’s stout release, for sure, bringing the art-inspired photo filter app to Android phones just a couple weeks after its buzzy iOS debut. You’ve probably seen a bunch of the results all over Instagram of late, now you can add some to your own feed.

so new this week is the rebred Here Go, formerly Here Maps, which brings some fresh features with the tweaked name. And if you’re looking for games to dig into this weekend, go Star rs: The Force Awakens offers silly, accessible action, while Snakebird is a tricky-but-cute brainteaser ReRunners turns the runner genre into a proper competitive sport. 

isma

isma might be the second coolest mobile app of the last few weeks, following kémon Go, of course— luckily, we didn’t have to wait long for the Android release. After blowing up on iOS this month, isma is here to transform your pictures into fabulous works of art using an array of dazzling surprisingly effective filters.

It’s certainly not the first app of its kind, but the results can be astounding: thanks to a little cloud-computing magic, you can tap a button turn a picture of your cat or lunch into a painting inspired by one of several classical art periods. Server issues due to heavy dem have caused some early delays, but the makers say they’re scaling rapidly to ease those hitches… plus, the app will support videos in the near future.

go Star rs: The Force Awakens

The licensed go game series has jumped from Indiana es to Harry tter rassic rld over the years, but now it’s back to where it started with go Star rs: The Force Awakens. As ever, the goal is to smash your way through the colorful stages as one of loads of playable characters, solving light puzzles collecting heaps of bolts along the way. 

And not only does The Force Awakens include the entire story scenario from the film, but it also has bonus missions that deliver story details not seen in the flick, along with other extra content. You’ll get the first mission free with the initial download, then you can spend $7 to get the full Force Awakens campaign or $10 to get the campaign all the extra goodies too.

Here Go

Maps has Android mapping in a stranglehold, rightfully so: it’s excellent comprehensive. However, if you’re seeking an alternative, then Here Maps has arguably been the best option since early last year— now it’s been rebred lightly rebooted with the release of Here Go. 

Here Go still has the perks of the previous app, including 3D maps for malls airports, as well as offline maps, but now it’s been reformed to focus on getting you where you need to go. Simply input your destination a single screen will show you all of the different transportation options there, with delay cost info included. Here Go is also gradually implementing car sharing services, includes elevation info for cyclists. Maps remains the gold stard, but Here Go shows that the competition is improving, as well.

Snakebird

It’s mind-boggling that a game this adorable can be so difficult. Snakebird puts up a cute cuddly face, but these colorful creatures aren’t messing around: guiding them to the goal in each stage is no small feat after the first few stages. You’ll need to eat all the fruit in sight then point one or more of them to the portal out, but getting there safely is a challenge. 

You’ll contend with inconveniently-placed spikes, barriers, the ever-present problem of gravity as you wind your Snakebirds around each stage, finding the precise path out is rarely as easy as it initially seems. The free download comes with a hful of levels, with the full game sold within for a $4.71 in-app purchase. It’s well worth it if you love racking your brain on tricky conundrums.

ReRunners: Race for the rld

’ve all played endless runner games in which the goal is simply to survive for as long as possible, but ReRunners finds a new angle for the genre: a competitive one. Rather than race only against failure, your goal here is to race against other online players to finish the fastest in each multi-tiered, obstacle-laden course. 

It’s asymmetric in design, which means you’ll race A.I. versions of other players based on their best times (rather than racing live opponents in real-time), but the sense of competition remains strong gives ReRunners a unique edge. The menus can be a bit dense confusing, but the pixel graphics are great weird, too, this freebie is a lot of fun.