I’m sure there are countless apps out there that are incredibly cool, interesting, or useful, but just haven’t hit the mainstream yet. Maybe it’s a productivity tool that’s boosted your efficiency, a unique game that’s kept you entertained for hours, or a niche app that’s catered perfectly to one of your hobbies or interests.

What are some Android hidden gem apps that you’ve used a bunch or think it’s really cool/interesting/useful?

Please share your recommendations, and if possible, a brief description of what the app does and why you find it so valuable.

Looking forward to uncovering some hidden treasures in the Android app world. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

    • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Interesting concept, but I just can’t stand the animations that are not from the stock launcher.

    • xyguyEnglish
      1·
      7 months ago

      Kiss is exactly what I want in a launcher. I use it but it seems to crash a lot and/or fail to run the search properly or render my icons.

      Have you noticed that at all? It’s happened across 2 phones for me but I may be unlucky or doing something wrong.

      • kurcatovium@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        I’m using it for years on 2 phones and it works well. It crashed here and ther, but I’d say it’s about as stable as original one overall. I used to have problem with arcticons, butanual restart helped it. It’s sad you encounter problems.

        • xyguyEnglish
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          7 months ago

          Funny you mentioned articons. I have actually had a lot fewer stability problems when I switched away from articons.

          • kurcatovium@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            7 months ago

            But they look good and are very minimalistic. Do you know something similar to replace them?

            • xyguyEnglish
              2·
              7 months ago

              I switched to Delta Icons, also open source also on F-Droid. They aren’t as minimalist but they’re neat and flat and pastel.

              • kurcatovium@lemm.eeEnglish
                1·
                7 months ago

                I’ll give it a try. Although I must admit I’m pretty used to my monochrome setup right now. Will se how it goes.

                //EDIT: I tried them and I quite like the pastel idea, but I don’t like how inconsistent the theme is as a whole. One icon is round, other one is square and third one is just symbol with no background whatsoever.