People once chose their cell phones based almost entirely on how clear the calls were and how many minutes they could buy from the cellular provider. Now cell phones are chosen based upon how "smart" the phone they want is. Today some people choose their smart phones by how many applications the phones have. The app market for the Android phones is one of the most extensive databases in the cellular market. Android phone users can choose between hundreds of applications. How do you figure out which applications you should download? Thankfully there are a lot of free applications that you can play around with that won't have you worrying about whether or not you are wasting money. Here are a few of the top free Android Applications.
The SA Tip Calculator is an incredibly handy free app to have on your phone. So many people have problems trying to figure out how much to leave for a tip when they go out to eat. Your tip should be at least fifteen percent of your bill. It's easy enough to figure out fifteen percent of an entire bill but what if you are only paying for what you ate? This is where having the SA Tip Calculator is good. It is just as easy to figure out your part of the total tip as it is for you to figure out how much to tip on a whole bill. When you use the app correctly it can also be used to help you figure out how much you will pay in sales tax. It is an incredibly handy free Android app.
Calorie Counter is a free Android app that was developed by FatSecret. It is kept in the lifestyle area of the Android market for apps. Scan a food item's bar code with your camera and then use the app to look up the nutritional value of that item. You can also use it in a restaurant. Another great feature of this app is that it tracks your food intake for you. If you are on a strict diet, this is an incredibly handy application to have on hand because it can help you stick to the diet that you have to follow.
The free Shop Savvy application is a definite need for every Android phone. This is the application that you use if you want to make sure that you are always getting the best deal.
Use the camera in your Android phone to scan the bar code of the item you are considering buying. Then upload the picture to Shop Savvy. Shop Savvy searches the Internet to find the item in different stores. The application then lists the sale price at each store. So no more wondering if you are getting the best price. Messing around with the free Android apps can be quite a lot of fun! It's tempting to try to check all of them out just to see if you like any of them. Unfortunately, there are so many different free apps that figuring out the best ones for your lifestyle could take you forever if you tried to do it that way. Of course, that doesn't mean that you won't have fun while you search. After all, you aren't risking any money when you download the free applications that are available!