I've been using Android for god knows how long. Say, maybe around 8 to 9 years now? Below is a list of all the apps that I can never live without. Cheret.
1. Twitter
I loooove Twitter! Been on it since 2009 and I don't regret keeping this account (shameless self-promotion lol). Like most people, I use it as an outlet 'cause why not? Don't you ever get this feeling when you want to vent out but don't have anyone to talk to? I know. Being the anti social (how ironic) person that I am, I don't really have a lot of friends and I'm perfectly okay with that. The downside is, they're not always available. I always find myself looking for an outlet of some sort. Be it writing, drawing, singing (forgive me, Lord), or just randomly scrolling through 9gag and Twitter. I like how Twitter is not as toxic as Facebook, albeit still polluted with problematic people (including myself lol). You can follow whoever, whatever and right now it's still not as heavily polluted with ads as with some other social media platforms. I mainly use it to stalk people (cheret) and read news/articles that I find interesting. Mostly about aliens, ufo, science in general, technology, and BTS. Yes, I'm an ARMY.
2. Amino
I discovered this about a year ago, and my golly I just love this! Amino literally has something for everyone. You like blogging? There's a community of blog enthusiasts here. You like creepy stuff? There's tons of communities here that will suit your taste. Whatever it is that you're interested in, you're most certainly going to find that here in Amino. If you want to be inspired or just want to know more about a certain topic, just look it up in Amino and you'll find what you're looking for. The community is super nice and supportive, too.
3. Spotify
One does not simply own a smartphone and not have any music streaming app installed. Seriously, I don't know anyone who doesn't listen to music on their phone. I've tried different kinds of music streaming apps like Apple Music, Google Music, Soundcloud, etc., but nothing beats Spotify in terms of functionality, user interface, and music quality (except for Apple music...maybe). I love how I no longer need to download a separate app for podcasts and radio. I love listening to podcasts while driving to and from work. It's not that distracting compared to songs (cause yeah, I'm the best driver in the world) and I am obsessed with Mysterious Universe. It's also a lot more affordable than it's competitors and I've never had any problems with it.
4. Duolingo
If you want to learn a new language, there's no better app than Duolingo. I used to study Nihongo years ago (self study) because I am very interested in the Japanese culture and I'm obsessed with anime. I want to be able to watch animes without having to read the subtitles. I reached to a point where I can actually understand intermediate level Nihongo , but I lost interest and stopped studying. Now, I want to learn this language again so I downloaded Duolingo. Best decision ever! It's highly effective. All lessons come in form of challenges and it's completely free. According to them, 34 hours of Duolingo is equivalent to a semester of university-level education. Learning another language is definitely a good investment, especially if you want to earn more money as a working individual.
5. Pocket
Last, but not the least is Pocket or previously known as Read It Later. It's an application for managing a reading list of articles from the internet . It allows you to save an article or a web page on its servers for later reading. It saves it in a clean, readable format free from clutters. You can also organize your list by adding tags and changing the font, text color, background, etc. It's also free.
And there you have it. I have more apps on my phone than I will ever need so I thought I'd write a post about my top 5 apps so I can let go of other apps that I'm no longer using. All of these are also available in iOs and Windows. Gosh, I never really know how to end a blog post.
Forever matakaw,
Darnae ❤
