Hey, Android enthusiasts! 📱

Let’s take a tour of your favourite non-game paid apps in 2023 that are worth every penny!

No APKs please. Play Store links and app screenshots are encouraged. FOSS projects worth a contribution or two (whether a donation or paid version) are also more than welcome!

Let’s skip the games (that’s a story for another day) and spotlight some ever-reliable paid apps recommended by @Deconceptualist@lemm.ee:

  • Tasker: The master of automation, turning your device into an efficiency wizard.
  • Titanium Backup: Safeguarding your data with finesse.
  • SD Maid: Your neat freak companion, maintaining cleanliness and speed.
  • BigBag: Organizing your shopping escapades like a champ.
  • Wolfram Alpha: The answer guru for all things complex.

Here’s to building a treasure trove of invaluable apps and supporting those who keep the Android landscape innovative and vibrant!

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  • @vikingEnglish
    9•11 months ago
    • X-plore file manager - paid version allows you to run an FTP server on your phone, so you can easily transfer data over wifi with any device on the same network - also works phone to phone via hotspot
    • Ice Box - Freeze apps for good (no auto launch, no updates, gone from the app drawer) but allows to start them via shortcut. Ideal for battery hogs and apps forced onto you by work, school etc. (works without root, but it’s complicated, easier with)
    • Storage Isolation allows to restrict apps from accessing certain folders (root only)
    • kratoz29English
      3•11 months ago

      I freeze apps with SD Maid and App Manager would I see a benefit while using Ice Box?

      • @vikingEnglish
        3•11 months ago

        I can’t tell, haven’t used either. What I like about ice box is that I can put a link on my home screen that looks just like the real app icon and opens it on click, with auto hibernation right after use. And that it’s completely removing apps from automatic updates, since there are some I absolutely want to preserve in their existing state. But if you’re happy with your existing setup, why change a running system :-)

        • kratoz29English
          3•11 months ago

          That sounds kinda cool, actually I struggle a bit after the freezing action because when I unfreeze them they take forever to re appear in the homescreen/app drawer, or they never do… (maybe a restart or cleaning cache would bring them back, IDK).

          • @vikingEnglish
            2•11 months ago

            Then give it a shot maybe, they launch pretty much instantaneously.

    • ijeffMEnglish
      1•11 months ago

      I’m jealous of your root access! It has been awhile for me.

      • @vikingEnglish
        4•11 months ago

        I can’t live without, seriously. Living in China means there’s a lot of proprietary shit I must install, and that won’t be tolerated without a means to control it.