With over 2.5 million apps in the Google Play app store, it can be a challenge to find the best apps for your Android tablet. A tablet is great for watching movies and TV shows, editing photos, reading books, discovering new recipes, and more.
Sure, we could’ve just rounded up the usual tablet apps, but this time we thought we’d gather some of the more interesting and creative ones for you.
So, here you are, 18 of the most interesting tablet apps for your Android.01of 17
Feedly
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What We Like
- Offers suggestions of feeds based on topics you’re interested in.
- Easy to add the RSS feed from external sites.
- Syncs between desktop and mobile versions.
What We Don’t Like
- No way to search feeds for Feedly Free users (only Pro and Team plans can do this).
- Not as aesthetically pleasing as other reader apps.
Feedly is an RSS reader app that automatically downloads the latest articles and posts from sites with an RSS feed. The interface is easy to use, it syncs between devices, and you can follow as many topics and feeds as you want.
Follow a few topics or RSS feeds and then when you log in, your news feed will automatically refresh’s
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What We Like
- App is free.
- Offers suggestions of feeds based on topics you’re interested in.
- Syncs between desktop and mobile versions.
What We Don’t Like
- Searching in the free version of the app only looks at titles and URLs.
- Bulk tagging of articles must be done manually (you cannot select all articles at once).
Pocket is a free save-for-later online reading app that lets you curate your own news feed. Save stories, articles, news, videos, and more, from any publisher or app on your tablet. Use the tablet app to read all the articles you didn’t have time to read previously.
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Zinio
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What We Like
- The individual magazine subscriptions, rather than an all-in-one subscription.
- Access to Marvel comics, which is normally not part of these kinds of services.
What We Don’t Like
- The individual magazine subscriptions, as it can get pricey if want to read from a lot of magazines.
- Not many interactive elements while reading.
ZINIO is a digital newsstand app, giving you access to magazines from around the world. Use your tablet’s larger screen to enjoy a traditional magazine layout experience or use the innovative text mode for a more modern reading experience. Selected articles are free, while others require a subscription to the magazine.
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PressReader
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What We Like
- Good search functionality to find relevant magazines or topics.
- Hotspots give free users instant complimentary access to the entire catalog.
What We Don’t Like
- More expensive subscription than other options (starting at $29.99/month)
- Can only share/sync content with five devices.
PressReader is an online magazine and newspaper reader. For a monthly subscription, readers get access to over 7,000 magazines and newspapers from around the world. Even without a subscription, PressReader gives complimentary access to their entire catalog when you’re at one of their HotSpots; you can search for them easily from their site or through the app.
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Libby by Overdrive
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What We Like
- Content is free with a library card.
- Can read previews of books without downloading the whole thing.
What We Don’t Like
- Need a library card to use it.
- No way to control the lighting setting of the app.
Libby by Overdrive is an eBook and audiobook platform tied to libraries around the world. Simply open the app, connect it to your local library, and you can borrow eBooks and audiobooks with your library card for free. Download books to read offline, send books to your Kindle app, and keep track of your reading history in the Activity tab of the app.
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Moon+ Reader
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What We Like
- Many different themes for the app, allowing users to customize it as they like.
- Supports gesture controls while reading.
- Read in landscape mode with dual-page functionality.
What We Don’t Like
- Need a Dropbox account to sync content between devices.
- No built-in store to download content from.
- Only supports local content files.
Moon+ Reader is another eReader app for those looking for a no-frills, basic reader for their tablet. It supports a wide range of eBook formats, has 10+ themes, gesture controls, auto-scrolling, and multiple device syncing via Dropbox. Get access to even more settings and ditch the ads by going pro for $4.99.
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What We Like
- Smooth, modern interface makes reading a breeze.
- Content partnerships with major publishers.
- Offline reading modes.
- Mute publications, topics, and hashtags from appearing in your feed.
What We Don’t Like
- Articles behind a paywall trigger the paywall option only after clicking the article to read it.
- Coverage of trending stories may be repetitive.
- Ads appear between stories and is hard to discern.
Flipboard is a news reader app where you can create your own virtual magazine. Simply choose interests to have the app find related articles for you or add in your favorite site RSS and social media feeds to it. Flipboard displays everything in an easy to read manner while making it easy to share the stories back on your social media feeds too. While it’s great on a smartphone, it’s even better on a tablet as you can take advantage of the larger screen size.
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Amazon Kindle
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What We Like
- Many free books to download.
- Upload your own documents and books to read through the app.
- Many font size options.
What We Don’t Like
- Requires an Amazon account to use the app, even if you’re not buying any books through it.
- Requires a credit card to download anything, including free books.
Review of the Amazon Kindle app
The Amazon Kindle is a free app you can use buy and download books. Tablets make good ebook readers because of their larger screens. The Kindle app has a variety of reading options and settings, including downloading books for offline reading. The app is flexible enough to let you import non-Amazon books or documents too, including PDF and TXT files.
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Google Play Books
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What We Like
- App is free.
- Has a good selection of available books.
- Syncs across all apps to keep track of where you are in a book.
What We Don’t Like
- No bookmarking feature.
- Taking notes or highlighting depends on the book having the Flowing Text option available.
The Google Play Books app is another good free eBook reader. Like the Kindle app, you can purchase books from the Google Play store or upload your own PDF or EPUB files to read. It also has a good free books list that you can download to your app.
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Netflix
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What We Like
- Wide variety of content available.
- Easy to use on any tablet.
What We Don’t Like
- Netflix increases their prices frequently.
- Categories can be hard to find through the app.
The granddaddy of all the streaming services, Netflix is great to use on your tablet to take advantage of the larger screen. It has a huge selection of shows, movies, and documentaries and streams videos in HDR10 and Dolby Vision videos. Use the app to enjoy your shows on the larger tablet screen instead of your smartphone.
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