Android
Reviews and roundups of Android apps, from widgets and weather to productivity and utilities.
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WillyWeather Review: Tides, Wind and Rain Alerts on Android
WillyWeather is a free Android weather app with ads, NOAA radar, tides, swell and wind graphs. Several reviewers praise its rain alerts; many say its forecasts miss, and several single out wind.
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Cool Sticky Notes Review: Colorful Notes App for Android
Cool Sticky Notes is a free Android app for colored sticky notes, reminders and notepad pages, and reviewers describe a to-do list section too. Reviewers like how simple and colorful it is; ads are…
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WindHub Review: Marine Wind Forecasts for Android
WindHub is an Android wind and marine forecast app with seven weather models and no ads. Several reviewers use it for sailing and fishing; several say the free version does too little.
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World Clock – TimeZone Widget Review: City Clocks on Your Android Home Screen
World Clock – TimeZone Widget is a free Android app for comparing times across cities, with home screen clock widgets. Reviewers like the side-by-side city list; the main complaints are widgets that stop updating…
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StarNote Review: Handwritten Notes for Android Tablets
StarNote is a free Android app for handwritten notes and PDF markup, with Pro as a one-time purchase. Reviewers like the price and the pen tools; sync, sign-in and payment problems lead the complaints.
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ap15 Launcher Review: A Text-Only Android Home Screen That Sizes Apps by Use
ap15 is a free, ad-free Android launcher that lists your apps as text and makes the ones you use most bigger. Reviewers like the look; several recent reviews report phones that crashed and needed…
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Tornado Tracker by TornadoPath Review: Live Warnings and Call Alerts
Tornado Tracker by TornadoPath maps live NWS tornado warnings, radar and SPC outlooks on Android, free and ad-free. Phone, text and email alerts need Pro at $39.99 a year. Reviewers praise it for safety…
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Flow Minimalist Launcher Review: Focus Tools, Paid Customization
Flow is a minimalist Android launcher with screen-time counts, focus mode, app blocking and productivity widgets. Reviewers say it helps them cut screen time; the paywall, widget bugs and lag lead the complaints.
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Safe Notes Review: An Encrypted, Ad-Free Notepad for Android
Safe Notes is the free, ad-free Android app for ProtectedText.com: password-encrypted notes with optional web sync. Reviewers like how simple and private it is; lost notes and auto-scrolling are the big complaints.
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Countdown Time Review: A Free Event Countdown Widget for Android
Countdown Time counts down to weddings, trips, exams and retirements on your Android home screen, with photo backgrounds and daily reminders. Reviewers find it easy to use; ads are the big complaint, and $2.49…