Great Android Apps

Did you happen to get an Android phone or tablet for Christmas? Here’s a list of apps you should install on your new gadget.

Any.Do

Android Market Link – FREE

Any.DO Is a Crazy Intuitive, Gesture-Based To-Do App for Android (lifehacker)
Any.DO is a free to-do list that helps you get things done with your friends in a simple & elegant way. With Any.DO you can easily capture, organize & sync all the things you need to do. It’s free, simple & fun!

Amazon MP3

Android Market Link – FREE

The Amazon MP3 includes both the Amazon MP3 store and Amazon Cloud Player (US-only). Shop for music and play music stored on your device. In the US version, play or download music stored in Amazon Cloud Drive.

SwiftKey X

Android Market Link – Premium

SwiftKey X Keyboard makes typing much easier on your phone, replacing your touchscreen keyboard with one powered by smarter natural language technology.

Skitch

Android Market Link – FREE

Annotate, edit and save your photos & scribbles… fast! Skitch, the popular desktop app has gone mobile. Annotate an image with arrows, shapes and text. Sketch something new and markup an existing photo, then save your creations to Evernote or share them with other applications.

Google Currents

Android Market Link – FREE

Google Currents delivers beautiful magazine-like editions to your tablet and smartphone for high speed offline reading.

Google+

Android Market Link – FREE

Real-life sharing rethought for the web, wherever you are. Google+ for mobile makes sharing the right things with the right people a lot simpler. Circles let you share the right things with just the right people. Visit the stream to get updates from your circles or see what people are saying nearby. Instant Upload automatically uploads videos and photos to your own private album on Google+, making sharing a snap. Messenger is super-fast messaging for everyone in your circles. Mobile Hangouts allows you to video chat with up to 9 friends while you’re on the go.

Google Maps

Android Market Link – FREE

Download the latest release of Google Maps, and never carry a paper map again. Navigation: Free, voice-guided GPS navigation system. Places: Find, rate, and get recommendations for places. Latitude: See friends on the map and check in at places

Google Docs

Android Market Link – FREE

Create, edit, upload and share your documents with the Google Docs app.

Google Music

Android Market Link – FREE

Similar to the Amazon MP3 app. Shop music on Android Market and listen instantly using the Google Music app. Google Music is a cloud-powered music player and storage service that lets you keep your music collection online so you can save space on your Android device.

Amazon Price Check

Android Market Link – FREE

Use Price Check to scan a barcode, snap a picture, or type or say an item name to check prices instantly on millions of Amazon products and buy it directly from the app. And to make in-store price comparison even better, Amazon is introducing a new price sharing feature that helps ensure their prices remain competitive for their customers.

Hipmunk Flight Search

Android Market Link – FREE

Hipmunk takes the agony out of flight search. With Hipmunk you’ll see all the relevant flights on a timeline, helping you visualize the right choice. Unlike every other app out there, Hipmunk doesn’t just show you the cheapest flight first — the app instead sorts by “agony,” which incorporates important factors like how long you’ll be traveling and how many stops you’ll make.

Path

Android Market Link – FREE

Path is the Smart Journal that helps you share life with the ones you love. You can share your thoughts, the music you’re listening to, where you are, who you’re with, when you wake up and when you sleep, and beautiful high-quality photos. And for those of you who like to share on public networks like foursquare and Facebook, you can easily check-in, and upload photos and status updates directly from Path.

World of Goo

Android Market Link – Premium

Beautiful and surprising, the millions of Goo Balls who live in the World of Goo are curious to explore – but they don’t know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious.

Words with Friends

Android Market Link – FREE

Play Words With Friends Free, the #1 mobile word game, with both your Android and iPhone/iPad-toting friends. Experience for yourself why millions of players are addicted to the word building, triple score seeking, chat bubble sending goodness of Words With Friends.

Did I miss any must-install Android apps? What are they?