Google has posted a list of 75 apps on the Play Store, which it claims are the ‘Best Apps of 2014.’ The list includes apps not only released in 2014, but also those that received a major update during the year.
The list includes some extremely popular apps, including IFTTT, Shazam, Timehop, TuneIn Radio and more. Also, for once, Google has only included apps in the list, and has not mixed games into them like it does on the top apps listing in Google Play.
Google has included some unexpected apps in the list as well Rundavoo, Monki Chinese Class and OkCupid Dating.
The list also provides some interesting insight into Google Play including the fact that out of the 68 apps listed by Google, only 5 are paid with others being either completely free to use, or feature some kind of IAP (In-App Purchases).
Below is the list of the best apps of 2014 as per Google:
- Wunderlist
- TED
- SwiftKey Keyboard
- Lumosity
- Wish
- Shazam
- IFTTT
- Over
- Groupon
- Locket Lock Screen
- Timehop
- Yahoo News Digest
- EyeEM
- 7 Minute Workout
- Sunrise Calendar
- Afterlight
- BuzzFeed
- Facetune
- musixmatch Music
- Expedia Hotels & Flight Booking
- Todoist
- djay 2
- Link Bubble Browser
- TuneIn Radio
- The Economist Espresso
- Maps.ME
- OkCupid Dating
- Uber
- CNN Breaking US & World News
- Onefootball
- Carousel
- Anywayanyday
- SlideShare Presentation
- Duolingo Test Centre
- NYTimes
- Secret
- SoundHound
- edjing
- Craftsy Classes
- Mailbox
- 5by
- Dailymotion
- LINK
- minube
- Equalizer+ Mp3 Player
- Video collage maker
- Frontback
- Obscure
- Google Fit
- lettrs
- Monki Chinese Classes
- Telegram
- Samba
- OFFTIME
- Child Mode & Time
- Rundavoo
- Unicvision Deportes
- Skype Qik
- Viadeo
- Camera Zoom FX
- Bitmoji
- Ultimate Guitar Tab
- Golfshot
- Amazing World Atlas
- Money Tracker
- Watchup
- Windfinder
- Strive
While the list does contain some genuinely useful app, it still contains a lot of apps that are not very useful in day-to-day life, or offer anything new. What do you think about this list from Google? Can you come up with a better list? Drop in your comments and let us know.
