The Lifehacker staff sifts through a ton of apps on a regular basis, but a few have stuck with us over the years. Some apps are simply nice to have, while others have become essential in our daily lives. To celebrate those that bring us the most joy, we’ve compiled a list of the ten free apps we’re most thankful for. From dealing with irate dragons to counting our mindfulness minutes, each app has a special place in our hearts (and our homescreens).
Aug 12, 2017 - (For those of you who haven't tried it, We're Related is an app that combs through your Ancestry.com tree attempting to match you to other. Jul 13, 2018 - This permanently deletes the book(s) from your Amazon account. They will be removed from your Kindle device or reading app the next time.
Overcast (iOS)
Need a podcast app that isn’t from Apple? Try Overcast, which features smart playlists, voice boosting, and podcast recommendations from the people you follow on Twitter.
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Venmo (iOS, Android)
Venmo is the de facto way millennials send beer money to each other, and comes in handy when you need to split the dinner bill without trying to get the waiter to swipe six debit cards.
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Clash Royale (iOS, Android)
Got a few minutes to kill? Why not kill some knights and dragons in Clash Royale, a competitive strategy game pitting your army against another player’s troops. Matches can last anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes—an eternity when your army’s being decimated by a platoon of angry skeletons.
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Pocket (iOS, Android, Web)
If your morning commute doesn’t allow for much seated time, you can still get some morning reading done. Pocket works on iOS and Android devices, as well as your favorite web browser. It saves articles you find on the web for later consumption, even if you’re offline.
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Nuzzel (iOS, Android)
If you’re mostly visiting Twitter for the latest news, try Nuzzel. It pulls the stories from all around the web that have been shared by your friends and followers. It’s a great way to stay up to date without sifting through tweets about dril.
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Seamless (iOS, Android, Web)
Cooking is time-consuming. That’s why food delivery service Seamless has become one of the most important apps related to keeping you alive via food-based nutrient delivery.
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Libby (iOS, Android, Windows)
Libby is like Amazon’s Kindle app, but specifically geared toward library books. It has a beautiful interface and connects to your public library’s e-book catalog.
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Omo (iOS)
If you just need a meditation app without the (literal) bells and whistles, get Omo. It’s a simple meditation app that offers simple time presets, and automatically syncs to Apple’s HealthKit to record your mindfulness minutes.
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MyFitnessPal (iOS, Android)
Paying attention to the food you eat is hard to do if you’re always forgetting what you had for breakfast. MyFitnessPal lets you catalog meals, exercises, and other health-related factors to help you get an understanding of what you’re putting into your body (and why your scale seems to be overreacting after Thanksgiving dinner).
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Signal (iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux)
You might think your text messages are secure, but you can’t be too careful. Download Signal, an encrypted VoIP and messaging app that protects your communications and lets you scrub your talks and texts from the record, for good.
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Contrary to what most people think, while the Android Market is approval free, and basically anyone can release an app for it, Amazon has a review process, similar to Apple's, and can be selective of what apps they allow into their marketplace.
As you might expect, since the Kindle Fire is from Amazon, it has a direct link to a Kindle Fire-optimized version of the Amazon App Store. While this makes it nice and easy to discover and download Apps that will work appropriately on the Kindle Fire, there are still many other apps that are not quite optimized or even approved on the App Store.
So, what if you want to download a non-approved app onto your Kindle Fire? Simply set your Kindle Fire to allow the download and installation of unknown sources, and then find another App Store. Here's how you do it:
Step 1: Go to Settings / Device / Allow Installation of Applications From Unknown Sources
Step 2: Find another App Store. There are plenty of App Stores out there, and once you perform Step 1, they're all available for the browsing and downloading. I've detailed a few below:
The only downside to using one of these other App Stores is that you run the risk of downloading malware that's sitting in disguise as a real app. Other than that, you can have your pick of Apps for your new Kindle Fire.
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