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Has improved common views and two great views that combine month and agenda views
In addition to day, week and agenda views that have improved aesthetics and usability features compared to the stock app, there are also two views that combine agenda and month views in interesting ways. One approach shows a complete, color-coded month with agenda view beneath it and the second shows a complete month that pops up agenda view when clicked on a date.
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No natural language input support
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Polished agenda and month widgets
The app has minimalistic, semi-transparent, good-looking and customizable homescreen widgets for agenda and month views. Attributes that can be customized include choosing between light and dark themes, 12 and 24 hour clock, if the widget header should be displayed as well as adjusting opacity level and date range among other options.
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No weather forecast
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Actionable notifications
On-screen notifications have a shortcuts for map and ability to snooze them.
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Clean, good-looking design
Google Calendar has an easy to overview interface, that doesn't overwhelm with options. It's based on Google's stock Calendar application with modifications to user interface and functionality.
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Straightforward event creation
To quickly add an event, each view has an option to either click a plus button somewhere on the screen or long-press a date to bring up a form. The long-press form will allow entering only the event name and assume that it's an all day event, while the plus button form allows setting the event duration as well. Both forms have an edit button for a adding more detailed information. This way in addition to selecting an event name and date, there's an ability to add location, start/end times, guests, description, color-code as well as choosing if it's an all day event, how often it repeats, how many and what kind of reminders are needed and setting your availability and privacy settings.
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Color-coding support
The app will color-code different calendars in different colors as well as allow selecting a different color for each event.
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Free 2-week trial
It has a 14-day trial and costs $2.99 to use full-time.
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Can set on-screen and e-mail reminder notifications
Google calendar allows setting how many reminders are needed with each having the ability to set how long before the event the notification should remind and if it should be done via on-screen or e-mail notification.
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Integrates with Google Maps for directions
The app leverages Google Maps when adding location for an event by offering suggestions as well as offers opening Maps to help get directions to an event via shortcut on a reminder notification.
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Amazon Kindle
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Ease of use
Clean, simple user interface.
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No support for EPUB files
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Whispersync
Synchronization between devices. Easily pick up on where you left off reading on your Kindle, smartphone, or tablet.
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Not good for students research
The eBooks available from Amazon do not offer normal page numbers, printing or even copy paste, which makes using any of the ebooks for reports or papers pretty much impossible.
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Free
Available for free on Windows and Mac, and also a very good web app.
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Built in store
The Kindle app for Android features an in built eBook store within the app that sells eBooks, magazines, newspapers, comic books and graphic novels. Amazon also offers one of it not the biggest eBook store available today.
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Send to Kindle
The Kindle platform allows users to upload their own eBooks and documents to be read on any of the Kindle apps or devices.
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Phonograph Music Player
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Highly customizable player
Unlike other Android media players currently available, Phonograph Music Player can allow users to customize their player with more than 100+ colors.
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Free
This app is completely free without any ads. However, there is a donation option available.
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Integration with Last.fm
Phonograph Music Player supports integration with the official Last.fm app, which allows users to scrobble the music they are currently listening to.
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Build-in tag editor
Phonograph Music Player comes with build-in tag editor that can allow users to edit the MP3 tag / metadata.
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Auto retrieve artists images
Phonograph Music Player can automatically retrieve images of artists directly from Last.fm.
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Turbo FTP Client
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Supports multiple FTP configurations
Turbo FTP client handles FTP, FTPS, FTPES and SFTP protocols, making for a wide array of configurations that Turbo FTP Client can work with, no matter the FTP it needs to connect to or share.
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Outdated
This app was last updated in July 2015, so there are potential vulnerabilities
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Material design
Turbo FTP is developed within the Material Design guidelines making for a nice looking FTP app on Android that has a familiar interface for anyone familiar with Material Design.
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Has low memory issues
Turbo FTP Client may run in to problems with a device running out of memory during a transfer, meaning the app will crash due to Android memory management. Making it difficult to successfully pull off transfers as well as use any other application during a transfer.
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Multiview support
For Samsung devices that can use the multiview feature, Turbo FTP Client can utilize multiple windows.
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PocketBook - PDF, EPUB reader
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Asks to send you "offers"
Very suspicious.
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Beautiful user interface
Pocketbook is a very nicely designed eBook reader for Android that has a simple and intuitive interface.
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It asks for access to ALL your files in order to complete the install
ALL FILES? WHY??? Not just some prescribed folder, but everything, everywhere. Who would grant that kind of access?
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Crop page margins for pdf books
PocketBook allows manually or automatically cropping page margins to better fit text on screen.
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Most recent update removed features
No longer recognizes my TTS no longer has a sleep timer.
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Free
Pocketbook is a completely free eReader with zero in app purchases.
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Buggy
Pocketbook is still a bit buggy, where it sometimes does not open books or just opens to a blank screen.
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Lock screen orientation
The app allows for users to lock the screen orientation of the device in order to prevent the screen from switching while in the middle of reading. This is very helpful for those that read in bed and change positions a lot.
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Works with Adobe DRM on .epubs and .pdf
PocketBook is compatable with e.pub and .pdf Adobe DRM files.
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Xodo PDF Reader & Editor
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Efficient user interface
You get what you want by few interactions.
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Incitation to update to Pro Version
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Works great with diverse cloud services (e.g. Seafile) and saves changed documents on the fly in the cloud
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Column view buggy
Sometimes the column view is not correctly displayed.
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Very (very) good support
Feature Requests and bugs are nicely handled.
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No more Google Drive API
Xodo has stopped Google Drive API compatibility.
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Multi-tabs
Can open more than one PDF at a time in tabs.
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Lag when reading
When switching pages, there can be some lag and a re-zoom of the page.
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PDF can be read from SD Card
Xodo does not copy the PDF files to the internal memory.
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Reflow
App can reflow any PDF for an enhanced reading on small terminals. The process is a bit slow but works for every PDF.
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No ads
The reader offers a lot of features for free with no ads.
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Great handling for S-Pen/Digitizer
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Sliding Explorer
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Material Design
Sliding Explorer is designed following Google's Material Design guidelines.
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Has trouble reading external SD cards
Sliding Explorer has users reporting that there is trouble with it reading external SD cards.
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Root access
Sliding Explorer has root access support for editing root files on a device.
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ZIP support
Sliding Explorer features ZIP file support for compressing and extracting .zip files.
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Mantano Ebook Reader Premium
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Paid
The premium version of Mantano costs $4.99.
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Library / Bookshelf
Mantano features a library manager that appears as a bookshelf in the app.
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Great experience for reading
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Beautiful
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Integrates perfectly with a desktop PC
You are able to read/update/add to your library from a PC via a well designed web interface.
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Google Slides
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Simple and clean
Google Slides is a more back-to-basics type of presentation software, so no distractions with a multitude of options and settings.
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Limited offline functionality
Some of the tools are unavailable when editing presentations offline.
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Free to use
Google Slides does offer a paid version but features are not limited by pricing.
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Just the basics
Google Slides often lack the tools for power users when editing presentations.
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Ease of sharing and collaboration
As with all Google Documents, Google Slides can easily be shared since they live in the cloud, multiple users can also edit the slides and comment at the same time.
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Files are stored in Google servers
In case the servers go down, your files will be inaccessible for the time being.
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Multi-platform
Google Slides lives in the cloud, it can be viewed and edited from virtually any platform.
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It is a Google product
Your data privacy at Google is debatable.
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No software to install and maintain
Since Google Slides live in the cloud means there's no need to maintain the application. There's also nothing to install and nothing to update.
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No version number
Being a web-platform keeps it always up-to-date, saves the trouble of errors when presenting on older versions.
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SeriesGuide
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Check In and share
Check in to shows or movies (yes, even at the theater) you are watching and even share the information with social media such as Google+, Facebook and Twitter if you like.
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Pay for advanced features
Pay either yearly subscription or one time for X Pass.
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Progress indicators
Information available for unseen episodes and viewing statistics.
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Find new shows and movies
SeriesGuide provides access to tract's currently trending shows and finding shows is facilitated through trackt's database which composites information from several main sources (i.e. IMDb, TVDb, TMDb). Also visible are trackt's recomendations and your personal trakt library.
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In-app links to common source video data sites
IMDb - Internet Movie Database TVDb - The TV Database TMDb - The Movie Database
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Third-party extensions available for episode actions
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Updated information is synced to trakt
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Open Source
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
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Last.fm
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Supports a wide range of platforms, music players and browsers
Last.fm scrobbles music from wide range of devices and music players, not just from official apps such as Scrobbler for Windows and Mac, Scrobbler for iOS, Last.fm for Android and Last.fm for Spotify, but also a wide range of 3rd party Last.fm apps that are available on many platforms, built using the official Last.fm API such as ScrobbleMe for Windows Phone, Simple Last.fm Scrobbler for Android, Last.fm Scrobbler for Chrome, FoxyScrobbler for Firefox and the built-in Last.fm scrobbling in Deezer.
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Lack of compositions
The most popular are there, but forget about something unique.
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Scrobbling
Last.fm checks what you listen to the most, they're calling it scrobbling, and streams songs based on that information. It works via your computer, smartphone, iPod and other music services.
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There is no one-time life subscription
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Last.fm Tag/Artist radio
Play songs similar to "X" from Youtube.
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Low audio quality
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Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Web, iOS, Android
Price:
$3/mo
Paid Plan Audio Quality:
128kbs
Free Plan Audio Quality:
128kbs
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Atlas
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Built-in ad blocking
The browser uses EasyList data to remove ads from sites. It can further be supplemented with EasyPrivacy data to limit website ability to track you.
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Abandoned
Atlas was last updated on September 19, 2014.
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Stores preferences on per-site basis
The browser can be set to remember which sites need to be shown in desktop mode, with certain content filtering settings, etc.
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Can browse two tabs at once
Atlas has a dual pane view that shows two pages side by side.
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Can be set to very low data usage
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Kobo Books
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Not all eBooks sold on the site are Adobe Digital Editions compatible (.epub)
For some reason not all the eBooks available on the Kobo eBook site are downloadable as .ascm files. Most likely Kobo leaves this up to the publisher, as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt does not have a single book on the Kobo store that offers a separate .ascm download. What most users are unaware of is that the Kobo store is not primarily an .epub bookstore. Kobo uses a proprietary format called .kepub that only works on their own Kobo branded devices. Many of the books they sell do offer a separate .ascm file download, but not all. What exacerbates this issue is that there is currently no way for a user to know if an .ascm will be offered until after purchase.
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Offers separate Adobe Digital Editions downloads
The Kobo eBook store offers a separate file download (most of the time) from within a users browser. this file is called and .ascm file and is what is used to add an .epub to the Adobe Digital Edition software.
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Kobo randomly changes prices
Depending on whether a user is logged in, different prices will be shown on non agency eBooks. Non agency eBooks allow for Kobo to set the price of the title instead of the publisher and sadly it does appear as though Kobo has taken advantage of this to entice new users into thinking their books are priced lower than they actually are.
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Send eBooks as gift
Kobo Books eBook store allows users to send eBooks as gifts to their friends and loved ones.
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Desktop app doesn't function
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Self publish
Kobo offers a way for users to self publish their own eBooks with a service called Writing Life.
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Many coupons
Kobo often offers a lot of coupons for their eBook store. Some being as high as 80% off coupons. Though most only work on non agency eBooks, so not that great if the user only reads the newest of releases.
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WAVE calendar
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Available in 10 languages
Available in English, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Chinese, and Russian.
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Some basic features require signing up
Paid features include the ability to add attachments and travel time to events and see local weather in calendar.
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Integrates with Google Maps for directions
If a location to an event is added, the app will show a map and allow pulling up Google Maps for directions.
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Inconsistent design
There's different branding in different places (Still has e-cal branding in some places). Sometimes looking at an event requires tapping twice while most of the time it's once, a horizontal list of items looks differently based on the views it's accessed through, etc.
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Built-in task manager that can integrates with Google Tasks
Wave allows creating local and Google Tasks to-do items that can be synced across devices and color-coded.
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No natural language input support
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Has day and week, month, list and 2 agenda views
The app has day, week, week-agenda, month, month-agenda and list views. Day, 3-day and week views split up the days horizontally and hours vertically. Week agenda splits the screen in 6 equal parts - 5 parts for work days, sixth for weekend. Double-tapping a day will open a list of events for that day. From here swiping left and right allows moving between days. Month view splits the screen in half with one half displaying a typical month view with color-coded dots next to dates to show which days have events and the other a list of events for the selected day. Month agenda view lays out all days in a grid and displays all event for the day. The list view is actually the closest to a typical agenda view despite the name. The difference here is that there are two modes of showing that information - default and detailed. The default mode displays date, time, event name and location (if available) and the detailed mode displays extra information such as what calendar is the event part of, who's attending, notes, etc.
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Integrates with Wave Scheduler for event planning
Another app on offer from the publisher is WAVE Scheduler, which integrates into WAVE Calendar for easy event planning.
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Color-coding for events and calendars
The app will color-code different calendars in different colors as well as allow selecting a different color for each event.
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Includes a store for purchasing various public calendars
The app has a store for sports, stock exchange, holiday, religion and other calendars.
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Publisher:
E-sites
File Size:
13M
Required Android Version:
4.0.3 and up
In App Purchase:
$1.00 - $3.75 per item
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Librera Reader (PRO)
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Free version contains ads
The Pro version has no problem. Alternatively, the fdroid version works as well, though it might be annoying to those who want cloud integration because the fdroid version doesn't have cloud integration.
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Has all the functionality one needs - nothing is missing and there's nothing excessive
Best app so far.
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No way to set a "home" folder
You have to press the back button a ridiculous amount of times to exit the app and then browse back to your books when you want to read again later.
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Fast animation
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Cannot reverse PDF reflow to return to normal view without exiting the PDF and opening again
Very annoying when you want to view graphics and tables etc.
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FOSS
GPL v.3.
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Some times adds blank pages after an image
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Can read aloud texts
Customize the voice with pitch, speed and do whatever you want with it.
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Flips pages by itself, cannot get it to stop
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UI and reading customization will blow your mind
You can even customize CSS code to fine-tune display of epub books. The best reader to handle online catalogs and TTS reading!
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Platforms:
Android
License:
GPL-3.0-or-later
Alternative:
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.foobnix.pro.pdf.reader/
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Ebook Reader
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Collects personal information
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Can import third party eBooks
Ebook Reader allows for users to import their own DRM free eBooks into the app.
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Slow to load eBooks
The app is pretty slow when opening an eBook.
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Free store for classic books
Ebook Reader has a large selection of free eBooks available for download through the app.
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Cool Reader
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Constantly changes brightness
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Free and open source
Cool Reader is available completely free and is also open source.
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Could have a better UI design
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Fully customizable
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Does not support DRM .epubs
.epubs with DRM are not supported by Cool Reader.
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A wide range of formats supported
Cool Reader supports epub (non-DRM), fb2, doc, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, prc, mobi (non-DRM) and pml formats.
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Platforms:
Android
License:
GPL-2.0-only
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Greenify
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Even works without ROOT
Greenify even offers battery savings to non ROOT devices, though it may be limited compared to what can be done with ROOT and Xposed.
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Greenifying without ROOT has to be done manually each time
When using Greenify without ROOT access to hibernate apps, it has to be done manually each time. There is a widget and shortcut that users can set to their home screen to make this action a bit easier though.
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Hibernates, instead of freezing apps
Greenify's mane function is to hibernate any installed apps. This allows users to to quell overly active apps that are draining their battery without having to delete them. This can be done with or without ROOT.
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Beer Buddy - Scanner & Ratings
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Save ratings, with or without an account
Whether or not the user has a Rate Beer account, they have access to most of the features, including rating a beer or place.
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Lots of reviews by unbiased users
Beer Buddy uses Rate Beer's vast database of beers and user ratings, so the user knows they're getting reviews from real people.
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Bar code scanner works
There's no need to install a bar code scanner app to use this feature. Scan a beer's bar code, and the beer's information is available.
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Keeps track of beers that the user likes, dislikes or want to try
This app keeps track of the users reviews, quick "ticks", favorites, tasted, "On tap" (wants), recently viewed, recently scanned, and notes.
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QKSMS
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Allows responding to SMS without opening the app
When a new sms is received, a window will pop up that has the message and allows answering it from there, without having to open the app. It can be dismissed by tapping anywhere else on the screen.
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Last update was 2021
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Per-conversation notification settings
Users can set different notification settings per user as an easy way to know who is messaging without having to look at the actual message.
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Buggy
There are little annoyances here and there, from dark theme problems making text unreadable to crashing and missing notifications.
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Easily communicate with groups
Users can communicate with large groups at the same time due to the included group messaging feature. This is convenient when trying to synchronize with friends or colleagues.
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Lacks features compared to other offerings
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Very active developer who listens to the community
While QKSMS is one of the younger apps, the developer is quickly adding features/fixing bugs.
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Free
The app is available for free with an optional donation IAP that ranges from $1-$10.
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Beautiful design
Responsive, highly customizable Material Design interface makes for a native looking app that fits in well with Google's UI design guidelines.
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Save yourself from sending out bad messages
Through delayed messaging one can set it up so that a message is not sent automatically. This can help for those times that it may be best to think something over before sending out a rash message.
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Readable in day or night due to themes
There are light and dark themes available within the settings which can be switched depending on how light it is around one when using the app. The dark theme can also help to conserve battery when being used as not as much brightness and hence battery will be used.
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Schedule messages
Users can schedule messages to be sent for later.
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Convenient Android Wear support
Those that own an Android Wear device will be able to set it to receive their messages on the Android Wear device making for convenient notifications and easy messaging through not having to take their phone out.
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Platforms:
Android
Publisher:
QK Labs
File Size:
5.3M
Required Android Version:
4.0.3 and up
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