The Best Android Apps Of 2014 According To Google

The Best Android apps of 2014 according to Google

BY Rajesh Pandey

Rajesh Pandey

Rajesh is a 26-year old freelance writer from Kolkata, India. He loves to tinker around with his Android devices and flash custom ROMs on them....

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Published 1 Dec 2014

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Google has posted a list of 75 apps on the Play Store, which it claims are the ‘Best Apps of 2014.’ The list includes apps not only released in 2014, but also those that received a major update during the year.

The list includes some extremely popular apps, including IFTTT, Shazam, Timehop, TuneIn Radio and more. Also, for once, Google has only included apps in the list, and has not mixed games into them like it does on the top apps listing in Google Play.

Google has included some unexpected apps in the list as well Rundavoo, Monki Chinese Class and OkCupid Dating.

The list also provides some interesting insight into Google Play including the fact that out of the 68 apps listed by Google, only 5 are paid with others being either completely free to use, or feature some kind of IAP (In-App Purchases).

Below is the list of the best apps of 2014 as per Google:

Wunderlist
TED
SwiftKey Keyboard
Lumosity
Wish
Shazam
IFTTT
Over
Groupon
Locket Lock Screen
Timehop
Yahoo News Digest
EyeEM
7 Minute Workout
Sunrise Calendar
Afterlight
BuzzFeed
Facetune
musixmatch Music
Expedia Hotels & Flight Booking
Todoist
djay 2
Link Bubble Browser
TuneIn Radio
The Economist Espresso
Maps.ME
OkCupid Dating
Uber
CNN Breaking US & World News
Onefootball
Carousel
Anywayanyday
SlideShare Presentation
Duolingo Test Centre
NYTimes
Secret
SoundHound
edjing
Craftsy Classes
Mailbox
5by
Dailymotion
LINK
minube
Equalizer+ Mp3 Player
Video collage maker
Frontback
Obscure
Google Fit
lettrs
Monki Chinese Classes
Telegram
Samba
OFFTIME
Child Mode & Time
Rundavoo
Unicvision Deportes
Skype Qik
Viadeo
Camera Zoom FX
Bitmoji
Ultimate Guitar Tab
Golfshot
Amazing World Atlas
Money Tracker
Watchup
Windfinder
Strive

While the list does contain some genuinely useful app, it still contains a lot of apps that are not very useful in day-to-day life, or offer anything new. What do you think about this list from Google? Can you come up with a better list? Drop in your comments and let us know.

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