Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
The launcher for maximum efficiency and minimum distraction.
I don't spend much time on phone, I'm a PC guy. But here is a couple of apps I use to get the most out my smartphone.
Open-source browser with Gecko engine, supporting HTML add-ons and providing privacy features like Enhanced Tracking Protection and third-party cookie blocking.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- HUAWEI AppGallery
- iPad
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Linux Mobile
- Flathub
- Samsung Galaxy Store
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- Flatpak
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
- Gecko
- F-Droid
+8
I'd like to avoid Google products at all costs.
Xodo is the ultimate cross-platform PDF viewer and annotator. Powerful, fast, and optimized for all phones and tablets, Xodo makes it easy to access, edit, share, sync, manage, sign, and more.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
+4
My favorite PDF reader with a fair amount of free editing tools.
E-mail app with all the great features: swipes (long/short), snooze, add (multiple) attachments from the cloud, support for various e-mail services and more.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
+3
Great email client.
Office suite offering productivity tools for document creation, collaboration, and AI-enhanced editing across various platforms and devices.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- HUAWEI AppGallery
- iPad
- Meta Quest
- Kindle Fire
+8
There's no real good alternative to this if you work with Word documents and Excel sheets.
Translate instantly across 100+ languages with real-time input, voice on mobile, and offline options. Free with Google integration.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Docs
+6
Doesn't need a description!
The only android music player with multiple Queues. One of the best offline music player for android with super light and unique UI Design. Has all necessary features. It is 100% Free. No Ads. No internet permission. Completely offline.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
![Main screen and Features list of Musicolet, Best android music player app. [Completely (100%) free, no ads.]](https://img.alternativeto.net/s/309x197/jpeg/musicolet-music-player_957587_full.png)
+6
Hands down the best music player.
Versatile media player supporting multiple video formats, wide codec range, subtitles, hardware acceleration, OpenGL output, and intuitive CLI controls.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Haiku
- Xfce
- Chocolatey
- OpenAPK
If you're a PC user, you'll most likely find video players as a major letdown in the Android system, even VLC doesn't offer that much of a well-made app. After lots of trials, I decided to have MPV as my main video player.
Shelter is a Free and Open-Source (FOSS) app that leverages the “Work Profile” feature of Android to provide an isolated space that you can install or clone apps into.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
- OpenAPK
An isolated space for the work-profile apps.
Lightweight and open-source app for YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud, and more. No Google Account needed, supports 4K and background audio streaming with downloads.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Android Auto
- F-Droid
- Obtainium
- OpenAPK
- Linux
- Flatpak
- Flathub
+12
YouTube without Google services and the ads, can be buggy at times, but I use it mostly for the download feature.
Keepass2Android is an open source password manager application for Android. It reads and writes .kdbx-files, the database format used by the popular KeePass 2.x Password Safe for Windows and other desktop operating systems.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
To manage my KeePass vault on my phone.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
- OpenAPK
+5
A simple straight-forward file manager with a couple of network file transfer protocols.
Real-time departures. Transit maps. Line status and real-time disruption alerts. Uber integration. Bike routing and live bike share info. Constant updates. Everything you need -- and may not even realize you need -- to manage your life in the city.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Apple Watch
- Android Wear
- Apple Messages
+5
I live in one of the world's biggest cities, Istanbul, where locals themselves sometimes don't know the directions or the best routes. Citymapper has been a life saver to me as foreign living there.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
- OpenAPK
+9
I use Anki to keep refreshing my short-term memory on new things I learn.
As a creator, YouTube Studio allows you to see video performance highlights, channel analytics, YouTube news and ideas for you all in one place.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+7
Sometimes it comes in handy.
![Main screen and Features list of Musicolet, Best android music player app. [Completely (100%) free, no ads.]](https://img.alternativeto.net/s/618x394/avif/musicolet-music-player_957587_full.png)
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Comments
Did you try
Fennec F-Droid ? It's a 100% foss version of Firefox for Android, you can download it on f-droid.
There is also 
Mull a hardened fork of fennec with focus on Privacy so I would recommend this one over the PlayStore version of Firefox
For office viewing and editing I personnally use
Collabora Office Classic as it's the only open source alternative I found to Microsoft Office on Android.
I prefer
DeepL Translator over Google Translate, since you want to avoid Google you should give it a try. IMO it's way better !
Hope you will find my recommendation helpfull ^^
Edit : Didn't know Musicolet looks cool as it doesn't has internet permission will take a look !
[Edited by justarandom, September 21]
Hi, thanks for the suggestions.