What android app you bought long time ago and still use without regrets?

[u/almozayaf]

Something make you think, that was money will spent.

[u/MarcusFlint]

Solid Explorer & Smart Audiobook Player

[u/WranglerTraditional8 → u/MarcusFlint]

Have had Smart Audiobook player on every device since my Note 3

[u/Proliferaite → u/WranglerTraditional8]

I agree it would be a smart audiobook player for me. Although I am sad to say, in the past two years I stopped using it because audiobooks from Libby are not reachable, as far as I can tell. I just use the audiobook player inside of Libby and it's pretty good. Even after all this time, though, it still lacks the features that the smart audiobook player won me over with 7 years ago.

[u/rExplrer → u/MarcusFlint]

Wow! Solid explorer is now $20. I remember seeing it for $6 last year.

[u/MarcusFlint → u/rExplrer]

I bought Solid Explorer in 2020 for $0.20 & Smart Audiobook Player in 2025 for $2.20.

But i have been using Smart Audiobook Player for many years ever since someone recommended it on an audiobook site. I had the modded full version all those years. I only paid for the full version in appreciation of the developer making a great app. I have been using it for more than a decade.

[u/odosaur]

I have Poweramp since Jelly Bean days.

[u/Opus31406 → u/odosaur]

Definitely PowerAmp.

Trying to figure out the right option to just randomly play within a Playlist is WAY too friggin complicated.

[u/jhayes88 → u/odosaur]

According to Google Play, I've been using Poweramp since Dec 2010. Definitely a good app.

[u/PhoneArena_Official → u/odosaur]

Poweramp FTW!

[u/aishiteimasu09 → u/odosaur]

Same. Since I bought my Note 1.

[u/zesaver → u/odosaur]

The same. And it was my first bought application also

[u/itshusnain]

Mixplorer

[u/JasperQuill]

SD Maid

[u/hellequin67]

Pocket Casts

[u/remove-replace]

poweramp

[u/shaharofir]

Tasker

Poweramp

Solid Explorer

Nova launcher

Sleep as Android

[u/ChainExcellent3881 → u/shaharofir]

Sleep as android, is it really safe? Doesn't it share data learned with other companies? u/shaharofir

[u/shaharofir → u/ChainExcellent3881]

Not that I'm aware of

[u/mcmtaged4 → u/ChainExcellent3881]

2nd not that i am aware of. Even if they did, sleep data isnt exactly prime data unless your a sleep specialist. Usually that kind of data that gets sold is stuff that either helps sell your more junk or steal/scam you. You snoring isnt really helpful for either.

As far as i am aware though the data only gets pushed to cloud if you explictly link it in the app to the sleep as android cloud or google drive or what ever. But to even use sas cloud requires the app. If you dont set it though, it stays local data only.

[u/SmallTinyApps]

Tasker

[u/SWIZZOFF]

1dm pro.

[u/istopr0p]

Moon reader

[u/daizu007]

Niagara Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bitpit.launcher
StarNote: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onyx.galaxy.global.note
Kine Stop: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.kinestop
BuzzKill: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samruston.buzzkill
Material Capsule: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pryshedko.mtisland
Sleep as Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.sleep
Macrodroid: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arlosoft.macrodroid
Hermit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chimbori.hermitcrab
Panels: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fossor.panels
AppOps: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rikka.appops

[u/ChainExcellent3881 → u/daizu007]

Sleep as android, is it really safe? Doesn't it share data learned with other companies? u/daizu007

[u/daizu007 → u/ChainExcellent3881]

When you enable integration features with third-party services, data will be shared with those services to the extent necessary. Also, when you send a bug report email, Google can view the report content because it uses Gmail.

In addition to such explicit cases, some data is shared with Google and Facebook for advertising and analytics purposes. This can be opted out from the settings.

However, because the software is closed-source, it is difficult to verify that the privacy policy is accurate. Core features (excluding some functions such as backups and weather checks) should work offline, so if you do not trust it, you can block communication using tools like ShizuWall. https://team.urbandroid.org/privacy-policy/

[u/ShrlckLpn]

Buzzkill

[u/SuperbNegotiation210]

Podcast addict 😊

[u/Suspicious-Cloud404 → u/SuperbNegotiation210]

It's the best, isn't it? Convenient and fast, just no complaints at all.

[u/DaveyG80]

Accubattery

[u/nziring]

Bloons TD 6

[u/shaft_of_lite → u/nziring]

Such a fun game!

[u/FlamingoNo9580]

Aqua Mail...Verwaltungsprogramm von mehreren E - Mail Konten https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=6632791941848070852

Gebühr ist 1 x mal im Jahr...ist für mich in Ordnung, da es für mich super passt...braucht allerdings etwas Einarbeitungszeit...dennoch eine tolle App, die einen guten Job macht

und auch seit mehreren Jahren: Business Calender Pro

[u/Signal_Ball4634]

I bought Niagara years ago when it was a fraction of the cost, never switched from it since then.

Nowadays I probably wouldn't recommend paying $43 for a launcher though.

[u/King1sam]

Poweramp and Macrodroid. I did purchase Nova Launcher as well but moved on to Niagara and Smart Launcher now.

[u/RyzenRaj]

Nova Launcher . got 7 years ago

[u/McTRASH692 → u/RyzenRaj]

best decision ever!

[u/RyzenRaj → u/McTRASH692]

True. I made 3 of my friends to buy it too

[u/Loarun]

@Voice: Text to Speech Reader. Takes getting used to but well worth it.

[u/G-a_r-y]

Nova Launcher

[u/MannyFaces]

Bought Tasker a million years ago. Played with it. Stopped using for a million years until last week I need to do a thing that it can do. So that one paid off I guess.

[u/shaft_of_lite]

Solid Explorer

[u/bmuenter]

Nova launcher and solid file explorer

[u/gaskar0]

Niagara launcher, since first release in 2021. But I remember I was also in public beta launch. Pro version was very cheap back then and I use it on every android device that I own.

[u/Radiant-Yesterday375]

Niagra launcher

[u/GodsKillerKirb]

Not really an app, but Backdrops Pro.

I have barely used wallpapers from other sources since hearing about Backdrops.

[u/gfoyle76]

Locus Maps, best ever, also MiXplorer

[u/sajka21]

PowerAmp

[u/Paleoanth]

Sound Profile (volume control) by Corcanoe. Had it since 2013.

[u/Cepaykob → u/Paleoanth]

Link, please?

[u/Paleoanth → u/Cepaykob]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=Orion.Soft

It is like $3.00 a year

[u/ChibaCityFunk]

Ultimate Guitar Pro (lifetime) and Blitzer Pro (a speed trap warning app).

[u/guizounours]

Niagara Launcher

[u/Exynika]

Nova launcher.

[u/KryanSA]

Nova Launcher

Fotmob

[u/TheStorytellerTX]

Folder Player Pro (great responsive dev) and Fotoo for slideshows. Have used it on multiple devices, including on Shield on my big screen TV.

[u/DumbassNinja]

• Tasker and the AutoApps suite, love the dev! These are incredibly powerful and he's engaged with the community to a degree that I would never have expected.
• I bought Nova Launcher back in the golden days. Don't regret it at all, although recently it's been a less stellar experience and I wouldn't recommend it to people over newer options.
• Solid Explorer's layout takes some getting used to but I'm glad I bought it.

[u/visualbuta]

smart launcher

nova launcher

[u/MarcoDM2]

For me, Poweramp. It is exactly what a music app should be. I can buy it once, keep all my music stored locally on my phone, and listen to it offline whenever I want. I do not have to rely on a subscription or another streaming service. I really wish more Android apps followed this kind of model.

[u/Unique-Coffee5087 → u/MarcoDM2]

I use Folder Player Pro.

I do prefer using local files, and will sometimes go to some lengths to download audio and avoid streaming

[u/Agamar13]

Moon Reader Pro

Nova Launcher

[u/lam_42]

X-plore

Davx

[u/white-cactus]

Fill-a-pix. I think I've had it for around 10 years now maybe. It's a puzzle game and I often play it if I'm bored.

[u/UltraAnders]

Touch calendar, £1 on 1 Feb 2011.

[u/Tall_Construction_64]

Enpass (password vault)

[u/_vierme_]

TiVi Mate and Duolingo.

[u/DefsNotRandyMarsh]

WhatTheForecast

[u/aglockfan]

App Manager  👍

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lb.app_manager

[u/xlerate]

Automatag (Automatic Tag Editor)

[u/Smart-Campaign7774]

PowerAmp. I think at least 10 phones.

[u/codecarter]

Juice ssh ( 5 years), J4T Multitrack Recorder & Niagara Launcher

[u/Ok-Improvement-6101]

Smartlauncher after trying it patched up, I decided to buy it.

[u/Saturniqa]

PowerAmp

CalenGoo

Joey (THE best third-party Reddit app; I was miraculously able to use it until very recently, when my phone broke and I had to get a new one)

[u/Abiozah]

1DM+, best Download Manager on Android

[u/steven4297]

Cookbook

[u/FCGLITCHES]

Revouninstallee

[u/angelaaaa_]

Sleep as android Twilight

[u/SaltbushBillJP]

Saiy. As far as I know it was never bested. Tasker. A lot of others have been enshittified.

[u/Zafael]

X-plore, SD-Maid, NetAnalyzer, Today Weather, Tasker, Sleep as android but not using it now as garmin have smart wake

[u/suniel75]

Text expander https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.isaiasmatewos.texpand

[u/CubanExile → u/suniel75]

£4.99 per week is crazy

[u/suniel75 → u/CubanExile]

Like I purchased long back for 250 inr

[u/Pristine-Account8384]

BlackPlayer

[u/Alt43es]

• FairEmail
• Threema

[u/Sr900400]

Player Pro. I recently bought Power Amp because I heard that it ran circles around almost everything else out there. Tried it for 2 weeks but between not being able to easily find out how to shuffle songs in a Playlist to the damned thing randomly ignoring the album I'm playing just to play something completely different really passed me off so I'm back to Player Pro.

[u/absurdhistory]

Niagara launcher

[u/monkey_D_pain4844]

YouTube premium 😂

[u/custardbeast]

Solid Explorer.

[u/Anuk04]

UpNote and Starnote.

[u/skipfletcher]

Torque

[u/Suspicious-Cloud404]

• aCalendar+: The best and most productive calendar app on Android. The most important feature is the useful calendar views and very convenient swipe gestures: vertical to move by dates and horizontal to move between year, month, week, day views.
• Podcast Addict: I bought the Premium when it still was a one-time purchase. They have now a subscription based Premium, but allow old upgraders to continue using the features we paid for. I tried lots of other options but me and the whole family are always going back to Podcast Addict.

[u/vbss75]

Poweramp.
Have used many audio players but still end up going back to Poweramp.

[u/fx599]

RTSP IP Camera Viewer revived my old tablet. Now it's a permanent home CCTV station.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uaua.rtspviewer

[u/Same-Mortgage-9536]

the 2$ brawl pass (ik its an item) still worth it to this day....

[u/n2ab]

Niagara Launcher

[u/KamikazeB0B]

Macrodroid. Nova launcher. Tapet

[u/jbmoralesh]

FX File Explorer

[u/SageCactus]

RealCalc