The Best Free Apps for Android Phones - India

Android phones have become quite popular in India. Smartphones are known for the apps, which are like the programs that run on a computer. The functionality of a smartphone can be much more if you have the right apps running on it. 


With over 450,000 apps available for Android phones on the Google Play Store, it can be difficult to choose. The play store does have a list of staff picks and top apps that you can go through but it can be difficult to find the apps that are suitable for you. So, here is a list of some great free android apps, especially for Android users in India. Read on for all the apps.
There are five or more apps for each of the different categories : News, Communication and Social, Internet Browsers, Sports, Music & Audio, Finance, Travel, Local / City / Food / Cinema etc, Office / Work, Tools / Utilities for you to choose from. There is also a section with apps specifically for India.



For a more detailed description of each of the apps mentioned, click on the more details link at the end of each section.

• News Apps

1. BBC News
2. NDTV
3. TOI
4. Pulse
5. India Online

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• Communication and Social Apps

1. Gmail and Talk
2. WhatsApp
3. Skype
4. Twitter
5. Meebo IM
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• Internet Browsers for Android

1. Opera Mini
2. Dolphin Browser HD
3. Chrome
4. ChromeMarksLite
5. 2SendTab Free
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• Sports Apps

1. ESPNScorecenter
2. ESPNCricinfo
3. Goal.com
4. CricBuzz
5. ATP/WTA Live
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• Music & Audio Apps

1. Mixzing
2. Shazaam
3. TuneIn Radio
4. Saavn
5. Listen
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• Finance Apps

1. ngpay
2. Moneycontrol
3. iMoblie (ICICI)
4. FT (Financial Times)
5. ET (Economic Times)
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• Travel Apps

1. Google Maps
2. Indian Rail Info App
3. Makemytrip
4. TripAdvisor
5. ngpay
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• Local / City / Food / Cinema etc

1. Just Dial
2. Zomato
3. Book My show
4. My City Way
5. Localbeat for India
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• Office / Work Apps

1. Kingsoft Office
2. Drive
3. Adobe PDF Reader
4. HandyCalc
5. Dropbox
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• Utilities / Tools Apps

1. PaniniKeypad
2. Color Notes
3. Advanced Task Killer
4. Astro File Manager
5. Evernote
6. GTasks
7. Google Goggles
8. HandiCalc
9. Weatherbug
10. Wapedia
11. Merriam Webster
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• Apps specifically for India

1. PaniniKeypad
2. Just Dial
3. ngpay
4. Indian Rail
5. Makemytrip
6. Saavn
7. Zomato
8. Book My show
9. My City Way (for the Indian cities)
10. Localbeat for India
11. Moneycontrol
12. NDTV
13. TOI
14. CricBuzz
15. iMobile (ICICI)
    for details, look at the other sections in which these apps are mentioned.

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