Piano Tiles 2 (Don’t Tap 2)

If you want a challenge with some fun music that you create, then Piano Tiles 2 is your game. It’s easy to get started and the rules are real simple, hit the black tiles as they fall down the screen. This updated version of Piano Tiles (Don’t Tap the White Tile) allows you to play against other players around the globe in Hall mode. You can start competing against others the minute you start playing.

You can make a perfect harmony if you master the rhythm. The game has a ton of fun songs like Jingle Bells or Happy New Year, as well as traditional classical songs from Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and many more. You can play it without sound, but where’s the fun in that?

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Forest

The idea behind Forest is to use your smartphone less. You set a timer, and if you leave your phone alone, a little cartoon tree grows on the screen. Get tempted by Facebook or play Candy Crush, and you end up with a dead stick.

Your daily forests can be compared, and each successfully grown tree nets you some coins. These can be spent on new tree types to grow. Alternatively, if you’re socially inclined and have amassed thousands of coins (which takes weeks of dedication), use them to donate to tree-growing projects around the world.

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Snapseed

We’ve long had a bit of a soft spot for Snapseed. Its intuitive interface was one of the most tactile on Android; moreover, the huge range of filters and effects made it perfect for all manner of photographic manipulation and fine-tuning. With 2015’s major revamp, Snapseed became further entrenched in must-have territory.

The star of the upgrade was Stacks, which converts each filter you apply into an editable layer. This means each effect can later be tweaked, rather than being burned into your image when applied, thereby providing even more scope for experimentation.

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Lumosity

Challenge your Memory, Attention, and more. Used by over 70 million people worldwide, Lumosity combines 25+ cognitive games into a daily training program that challenges your brain. Games adapt to your unique performances — helping you stay challenged in a wide variety of cognitive tasks.
THE STORY BEHIND LUMOSITY

We’re a team of scientists and designers exploring new ways to challenge the brain and push cognitive research forward.

Our scientists take common cognitive and neuropsychological tasks, or design entirely new, experimental challenges. Working with experienced designers, they transform these tasks into fun games that challenge core cognitive skills.

We also work with 40+ university researchers worldwide. We give qualified researchers free access to Lumosity training and tools — helping them investigate new areas in cognition.

As we learn more about the possibilities of brain training, we invite you to train with us, and join us in our mission to advance the understanding of human cognition.

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Translate voice

Translate voice only has a few functions but it does voice recognition the best of any of the apps we could find. You can say a word or read an entire paragraph and the app keeps up with you. This is dependent on your smartphone's voice recognition capabilities, so results could vary.

This app is especially helpful for when you are in social situations where typing is impractical. Often, when we need to communicate a complicated idea with a language barrier, we are unable to get the idea across. With Translate voice you can say these difficult sentences and then play them aloud to the person in their language.

Translate voice is limited by its number of usable functions. If you need something that is more thorough in its translation services, you should probably try one of the other apps down this list.

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iTranslate: translation app for accuracy

If you need a sentence or two translated then iTranslate will give you the most accurate results. It is equipped to handle over 90 languages, and though this is just a small fraction of the total languages in the world, it will be useful in the majority of translation situations you may find yourself in.

iTranslate is the best for typing or copying text. The swipe feature quickly copies blocks of text and translates them effortlessly. If you find something in your translation that you may need later, you can save it in your favorites.

While the voice recognition is not the best, it does have an amazing audio function that can read back translations in different dialects. For instance, you can choose between British, American and Australian English. You can also have the text read back to you more slowly.

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PONS: Translation app for individual words

PONS Online Dictionary is a dictionary with translator functions. That's why it is able to give you in-depth descriptions of words. Words don't just have one meaning and PONS gives you a few options on a simple interface. For example, the word 'current' could mean 'electrical current' or 'new' and could appear as a noun, verb, adjective or adverb. You need to find out which way the word is meant to be used in order to get the right translation and PONS helps you decide.

PONS is also great for teaching you phrases to use with your individual words and translating them so you can use them properly in context. For instance, a suggested phrase for 'current' is 'this version is current,' which is immediately translated on the other half of the screen. This gives you a better understanding of the word in both languages. 

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Cortana

Cortana recently exited its public Android beta and the full version is now here. This is the Microsoft equivalent of Google Now and Siri, which seeks to assist you in your daily life. Cortana allows you to set up reminders, track flights and packages, ask questions, and you can even set up quick replies from your PC if you miss a call on your phone.

It integrates with Windows computers in a way which Google Now and Siri can't, but this is probably the only area where it provides a credible improvement to them. Still, it’s still early days for Cortana on Android, so if you’re interested, check it out at the link below.  

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