Top Android apps for 2014

The Google Play store has boomed over recent years, offering a huge selection of apps to Android users. There is now an app title to improve every aspect of your day-to-day life, from socialising to gaming.

Here are just some of the best app titles available to download to your Android smartphone now.

Family

• SecureTeen

As the name suggests, SecureTeen is here to help out your teenagers. This is the age where children get involved in different activities – good and bad. However, with SecureTeen, you will be able to keep an eye on them with ease. You can see where they are, who they’re talking to, who are their friends, etc. Furthermore, you can block certain websites that you think can prove to be harmful for your kids. All these features combined with a bunch of others will come in pretty handy if you’ve got a teenager.

Music

• Spotify

Spotify is one of the most popular music applications out there, and with good reason. Both free and paid versions are available, allowing users to listen to almost every song they could ever want.

• Napster

Napster has made a glorious return to the forefront of the music app market, offering a faster and improved experience. The catalogue of songs and features matches that of Spotify, but with a tighter curation.

Social

• Pinterest

Pinterest is rapidly becoming one of the most popular social media apps of all time. With fantastic integration with Android devices, the Pinterest app lets you upload Pins, view your Boards as well as Liking and Repining items.

• SO.HO Social Launcher

SO:HO, although not technically an app, is great for turning your mobile home screen into a hub of Facebook and Twitter activity. The design is elegant and simple and allows you to conveniently access all your social updates in one place.

Games

• Riptide GP2

Riptide GP2 boasts visually stunning graphics in this fun racing game title. With a career mode, variety of race types, online battles and available upgrades, this is a speedy mobile classic ideal for all casual gamers.

• Prince of Persia: Shadow & Flame

The Prince of Persia: Shadow & Flame mobile app delivers 14 levels in five separate environments. Redesigned controls and updated graphics brings the popular PC side-scrolling game to the mobile platform in style.

Sports

• LiveScore

LiveScore, leaders and inventors of real-time delivery of live sport data, have launched their premier app title. Sport fanatics will be able to access detailed match information and live scores from more than 1,000 football game.

Utility

• JuiceDefender Ultimate

If you’re looking to conserve the battery life on your Android device then JuiceDefender Ultimate has the answer. With one free and two paid versions, you will find the right amount of adjustment to suit your needs.

• Active Notifications

Active Notifications will display an icon on your device whenever you receive a new email or text message. Swipe up quickly to reply or down to unlock in a seamless intuitive process.