The Best Apps for Android and iPhone, 2012 Edition

Facing speeding deadlines? Want awesome entertainment? Need instantaneous news? This collection of super apps is ready to save the day!

Armando Rodriguez (PC World (US online))
27 June, 2012 13:57
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A smartphone is only as good as the apps you have on it. We've filtered Android’s Google Play store and the Apple App Store to select the most useful and fun apps for your phone. Check out our picks for the top mobile utilities, entertainment software, news apps, productivity tools, and games available today.

(To read the related story about each category of apps, click the appropriate heading below, or use the contents box to the right. You can also consult our alphabetical list of all the apps described in our "Super Apps!" package.)

Shockingly Useful

EDITOR'S PICK: Any.Do (free) Android | iOS

EDITOR'S PICK: GasBuddy (free) Android | iOS

SayHi Translate ($1) iOS

Smart Tools ($2.50) Android

Lookout Mobile Security (free) Android | iOS

Alarm Clock Ultra ($3) Android

Bump (free) Android | iOS

Dropbox (free) Android | iOS

Just for Fun

EDITOR'S PICK: Turntable.fm (free) Android | iOS

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