This year we threw at PCMweb our phones loaded with gigabytes of apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone, all to show you what the most fun, most useful, interesting and well be. We put together what apps you really on your smartphone must have as the new year begins.
1. Deezer
This service for streaming music, with its music library of over 25 million songs, a strong alternative to Spotify.
2. View Ranger
View Ranger is a fine and very complete app for planning routes through the countryside or city. You can use different cards for free, including the fairly detailed OpenStreetMap.
3. Stack Exchange
For the numerous popular question-and-answer-communities of Stack Exchange, including Stack Overflow, Server Fault, and Ask Ubuntu has released official one convenient app. But our favorite is stack overflow, where for every programming issue or can find a solution.
4. Runtastic
runtastic is very popular among runners. You can actually all kinds of activities with “tracking”, including walks and bike rides. You can record your trip on a map and route you stay aware of your achievements, such as distance traveled and speed. The app is available for all major platforms, in both a regular and a Pro version.
5. Banjo
If something is to do, there will determine much about written on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. That’s the idea behind Banjo, that events in your area on a map shows. So are you sure you do not miss a party.
6. Nils Lockscreen Notifications
Nils displays a list of notifications on the lock screen and therefore, unlike include Dash Clock Widget, widget not necessary. Moreover, you can use it just fine with lockscreen replacements as Widget Locker.
7. HeadsUp
Another nice improvement in Android Lollipop are called Heads Up notifications. You will receive a notification when using your device, such as browsing or playing a game, then this message is displayed in a nice pop-up screen, along with the actions you can take.
8. Spotzi Atlas
Spotzi Atlas contains 500 thematic maps of the world that you can display on a map. Consider for example, the income of the population, percentage of agricultural land and the distribution of religions.
9. Cloud Magic
Cloud Magic is a rising star when it comes to email apps, thanks to the strong interface and broad support of e-mail accounts (including Gmail, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud and imap ). You can add up to five accounts that receive a universal inbox. Distinctive is its strong search function, which allows you one touch can search your mailboxes.
10. Blendle
The ‘social’ Blendle offers a wide selection of articles from newspapers and magazines, which you can read a fee per article. A commendable initiative, which seems good to save. The app is little more than a jacket for the website of Blendle, but it works pretty well.
11. Comix (Windows Phone)
Comix serves primarily for reading digital (or digitized) comic books and offers many classics for download on. There is support for different file formats, including cbz, cbr and cb7 well as zip and rar archives. If desired, you can save the library OneDrive or Dropbox.
12. Go Locker (Android)
Go Locker shows notifications of all installed apps on your lockscreen. Noteworthy are the many themes to customize the look. Not all themes are for free, and you can see that, unfortunately, only if you are going to apply the theme. Practical – but perhaps not completely waterproof – is the built-in security with PIN or pattern. Go Locker works from Android 2.0.
13. Boxer (Android and iOS)
Boxer was a trendsetter when it comes to swipes. In this app you can make optimal use of. You can put messages directly from your inbox to the built-in list, and there is even a “Like button to let contacts know that you appreciate the message.
14. Coursera (Android and iOS)
Several universities, including some Dutch (such as University of Amsterdam, Leiden University and TU Eindhoven), affiliated with Coursera, which offers a great variety of online courses. Also you can download them to view them offline and streaming via AirPlay.
15. Tasker (Android)
Tasker is the most popular and flexible Android app to automate tasks in detail. It’s a bit difficult to start with, but fortunately thoroughly documented and you get for your efforts endless possibilities back. Through a so-called profile you can combine one or more contexts with one or more actions.
16. Duolingo (Android, iOS, Windows Phone)
Do you want to learn to read a foreign language, writing and speaking than Duolingo is recommended. You can learn through the browser but also with this iPhone and iPad app, which was named by Apple in 2013 to app of the year.
17. Waze (Android, iOS, Windows Phone)
Waze is one of the most popular navigation apps for Android. That will come in part because it is completely free. But also the quality and functions are praised. What Waze so powerful, is a rich community of fellow (road) users. This makes it possible to calculate an optimal route and a modified route by crowds on the road, where you immediately get the time-saving and the new estimated time of arrival.
18. Google Maps
Maps is our favorite when it comes to finding locations on the map, thanks to the powerful search function. The many map views are also a plus, as the satellite and Street View images at street level.
19. Wickr (Android, iOS)
Wickr is a must if you are a safe alternative to Snapchat looking for. When registering you make a Wickr ID (username with a password) to. In order to be found by friends it is useful to link your telephone number and / or email address to your account, but it is not mandatory. You may remain anonymous. Access the app allows you to password protect.
20. Telegram HD
You can have a private conversation with HD Telegram which nothing is stored on the servers. You can also indicate that a message should be deleted automatically, a minimum of 2 seconds and a maximum of one week after it has been read. Another plus is the ability to send large files. It is linked to a number, but a simple device which you (single) verification message can receive SMS is enough.
21. Snapchat
Given the private nature of Snapchat and the huge success it deserves a place here, but it’s certainly not the most secure chat app. Typically pictures that you share only a short time (1 to 10 seconds) are visible to the recipient (s) and can not be stored.
22. Nokia Mixradio
Nokia MixRadio gives you plenty of playlists with popular music that you can listen to for free. In addition to the different (and always innovative) mix you can compose a personal mix. For this, you give three of your favorite artists on. The offline storage of mixing is possible, perfect for traveling.
23. eLinea
The Spotify for journalism, which is a little plug of eLinea, giving the possibility to read articles from a large number of newspapers, magazines, journalists and authors for a tenner a month. Access is possible from all possible devices: smartphone, tablet, or desktop computer. Unique is that you can read for a fixed amount per month.
24. Shazam (Android, iOS)
you somewhere Hear a nice number, but you will not know what the song is called and who the artist is? Shazam helps you quickly to the information, by a few seconds to listen to the music and then analyze the recording. You get a lot of music information, and the ability to purchase the music. Besides the free version is also paid (ad-free) version Shazam Encore is available.
25. Songkick Concerts (Android, iOS)
Songkick Concerts you always stay informed of concerts of your favorite bands. You advance some locations (eg Amsterdam and Utrecht) and add your favorite artists to possibly automatically based on the music that is already on your phone, and get a personal concert. Browse concerts each location is of course also possible.
26. SongPop
Are you a music connoisseur, then SongPop is the best way to put that knowledge to the test. With this social game challenge your friends as soon as possible to recognize the artist or the song of songs. The musical styles vary widely, and weekly new songs are added.
27. Soundcloud
Many artists make music via SoundCloud available. Driven by a large community, it is a convenient place – especially with the help of this app – discover new music trending and collect your favorite songs and playlists. Also, if you want to share music with the audience you may well go here.
28. Spotify Music
Spotify is one of the most popular streaming services, with a huge music library of over 20 million tracks. You can listen for free with advertising, or pay € 9.99 per month for the ad-free Premium subscription. Obviously, you can create personal playlists and share, and also for discovering new music Spotify gives plenty of opportunities.
29. YouTube
The huge video network YouTube can not be missing in an item about music. You can easily rummage your favorite songs, or watch the best video clips. There are in addition to the fine official app from Google also numerous alternative YouTube apps, some of which such as Groove + for YouTube focus purely on music streaming, YouTube as well.
30. Simple Last.fm Scrobbler
Last.fm you can keep listening habits and thus provide include suggestions for other good artists. Many music apps in this article support Scrobbling via Last.fm, which is sent factual information about the songs you listen to Last.fm music profile so you can be further improved. This Android app is useful if the music app you’re using does not support Scrobbling.
31. Podcasts!
Podcasts can also be good for music and informational resource. For searching and listening to podcasts on your Windows Phone device or Windows 8 is the free app Podcasts! recommended. While it is very much focused on the US market, but there is also international section and you can add their own sources. The app works possibly Snapped View so that you can continue working in another app.
32. NS planner Xtra
The latest version of the official train journey planner on the NS has changed considerably, and definitely for the better. The app is now a lot more complete and also works now also on iPad. Although most people will use it on the go on your smartphone, this was still one of the most requested enhancements.
33. Rapidshare
Rapidshare is a known party for exchanging files over the Internet. Copyright Issues play Rapidshare regular tricks, but since September Rapidshare takes an entirely different approach. The server farm is now being used for personal online storage and backup, with which it comes in the fairway of Dropbox.
34. Quiet Hours
For some rest is nice as a smartphone night silent is.Windows Phone offers no options at night all to turn off your sound, but the app Quiet Hours However, it is pretty close. Allows you to set times limit the volume of your device. It is a pity that it can not be set very accurately.
35. Fotor
Fotor is a user-friendly app for editing photos. Sure, you can find comprehensive software but Fotor is far from limited and even be called ideal for quick editing or creating photo collages. When editing photos you reach the different parts such scenes, Edit, Crop, Effects, Borders, Text via the button on the far right.
36. Snappic
Snappic is a great app for printing photos directly from your iPhone. Convenient for the user Instagram is that square print sizes are possible. In addition to photos, you can also be a canvas, set of passport photos or photo gifts such as a mug, mouse pad or key order.
37. AirWeb
AirWeb makes it a lot easier to browse on your Apple TV. The app uses AirPlay to display web pages on your TV with Apple TV again. Your iPhone or iPad while you use for navigation. They must of course be connected to the same WiFi network.
38. Skiplock
A screen lock, such as a pattern or PIN, is of course wise to protect private data on your smartphone, but it is often not useful. With Skiplock successor for Unlock With WiFi, you can disable the lock in safe situations.
39. TouchPal Keyboard X
SwiftKey and Swype belong to the established order when it comes to alternative Android keyboards. TouchPal Keyboard X does there really little to nothing down. It is very functional and the display shows itself through themes easily customize. The height, width and position, you can even adjust the pixel accurate.
40. SwipePad
Tools to quickly switch between apps are popular. SwipePad is one of the better: the app shows versatile, stable and low memory consumption. With SwipePad you can get a window with shortcuts to move forward with an example from the side of the screen or one of the corners. It is an ideal way to start your 12 most used apps quickly.
41. Rain gauge
Rain Gauge gives you a multi-day forecast with details such as temperature, humidity and wind speed. But also, as the name promises, rain expected on an animated precipitation map or a graph. The graph every 5 minutes to see how many millimeters of rain you can expect. If desired, you can receive a notification when rain is expected on your location.
42. Google Fit
In the fall, Google introduced its software platform Google Fit to track your health and sports performance. Google Fit provides one place to access data from wearables such as pedometers and heart rate monitors, and applications in the field of sports, fitness and health as Runkeeper and Withings. It also makes sharing information easier.
43. Fitbit
The US has with Fitbit activity trackers like the Flex and Charge put a trend. The bracelets come in the course of 2014 in the Netherlands on the market. You can use the device include analyzing your sleep rhythm, steps and tracking calories.
44. Mobile Music Trainer
This developed in the Netherlands app helps you well on your way to learning to play an instrument and studying music.
45. Link Bubble
Link Bubble offers a smart and efficient way of browsing. The app captures links to web pages and this will load in the background. You can therefore quietly finish your session in Twitter or Facebook, and the web pages for the links you have already clicked are loaded in the background and put ready.
46. Vine
Vine is a social network for sharing short films from six seconds. It is simple to use. You have to press your finger on the screen during shooting, where you can easily record multiple short pieces.
47. VirtuaGym Food
With this app you can lose weight by means of a personal nutrition and stay healthy. To set up a profile you need to answer some questions, such as the number of hours of sleep per night, kind of work and how active you are.
48. NPO
The NPO app, formerly Broadcast Missed, is useful missed television programs of the public broadcasters to look back thirty days ago. The streams are of good quality and supply is fine, often lack the older programs.
49. Recipe Maker
Recipe Maker you can easily enter your own recipes or import from an eighteen-known cooking websites, including 24Kitchen, Allerhande, Njam, Okoko and Smulweb. When importing, fields as preparation and ingedredi e Hydrants filled neat.
50. PhotoFunia
PhotoFunia reach with minimal effort a great result. An own photo, such as a portrait, you can have simply by placing this app in a scene, such as a bus shelter or billboard, painting or poster, annual or monthly calendar, or the cover of a book.
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