Best 5 Android Apps For Your Phone & Tablet In 2017

Vivino Wine Scanner (free)

Vivino Wine Scanner is an app that I’ve wanted for a long time. I enjoy a good glass of wine, but I am by no means a wine expert. When I like a glass of wine I always make a mental note of it, but I inevitably forget the brand and type the next time I am out. Vivino Wine Scanner solves that problem by allowing you to snap a picture of the table on the wine’s bottle. It then matches that table to the wine in its database of over 3 million wines. You can then save it to your favorites list and even get links to stores where you can buy the wine in the future. The app also has a heavy social element allowing you to read other user’s reviews of wine and share your favorite types with friends.

Comic Relief’s Swear Jar (free)

 

This fun app supports Comic Relief and it listens to how much you swear. Every time you do, it donates your real money to the charity. As the organization explains: “Using the latest voice recognition technology from Google, the app identifies and tallies up swear words. To make sure the pottiest of mouths don’t donate their entire savings, you make an up-front donation. Smart buggers. Once you have confirmed you are over 18 and made your donation, you can initiate a listening session. During this session the keen ear of the app will be listening to your conversation and will identify and tally up your swear words.”

Radiation Island (£2.89)

 If you play Radiation Island you’re immediately going to notice how similar it is to the hit Xbox game Dead Island. Now Radiation Island has nowhere near the graphics Dead Island does, but for an Android game it’s really impressive. The game is a first person shooter where you play someone trapped on an island inhabited by zombies and other dangers. Its open world environment is breathtaking for a mobile game and the ability to craft weapons and the necessity to hunt for food while fighting off zombies gives it a real console feel.

Assassin's Creed Identity (£3.99)

 Assassin's Creed Identity is the first action RPG from the hit franchise. In it you play your own customizable assassin. You can choose between four classes: Berserker, Shadow Blade, Trickster and Thief. As you might expect you can spend you loot to upgrade outfits and weapons. As you explore renaissance Italy complete dozens of missions to become the world’s best assassin.

Messenger for WhatsApp (free)

Messenger for WhatsApp isn’t an official WhatsApp client for Android tablets (there are none yet), but that doesn’t stop it from letting you send and receive WhatsApp messages on your tablet. It works by taking advantage of WhatsApp Web, which allows you to send and receive WhatsApp messages from any browser. Scan the WhatsApp Web arcade in WhatsApp on your smartphone with this app and then the apps will be synced and as long as your tablet and smartphone are on the same Wi-Fi network you’ll be sending WhatsApp messages from your tablet with ease.