Google’s list of 2014 best apps consist games and Android Apps. The list is similar, in so many ways, to Apple’s 2014 best apps. However, Google based its list on total downloads for each category as opposed to editorial picks. With over a million apps available, analyzing the Google Play Store can be challenging. Google’s list of 2014 best apps offers users some help in locating their favorite apps. Whether you want to learn a foreign language, stream a movie or manage a business calendar, there are high chances that you will get an app to help you do just that. With the 2014 list of best apps, Google has made it a little easier for those who use the Android platform to access top-rated apps in Google Play Store.
Top Features
The 2014 best apps list on Google Play features a total of 64 apps which include popular apps such as Shazam, Uber, TuneIn, Skype Qik, and Secret. However, not all apps on the 2014 best apps list can be downloaded for free. The list features 7 paid apps namely:
- Ultimate Guitar Tabs and Chords
- Amazing World Atlas
- Afterlight
- Facetune
- DJay 2
- 7 Minute Workout Challenge
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Google Play Leads in Free downloads
Q3 data report by App Annie shows that Google Play was top in App Store free downloads with major contributions coming from emerging markets. The App Annie Index 2014 report stated that downloads on Google Play exceeded those on App Store by about 60% in the third quarter of 2014 compared to same time, 2013. However, the App Store generated more profits than Google Play by about 60%. The report revealed big growth in revenues from games during 2014’s third quarter.
What are 2014’s Top Android Apps?
Google picked apps that had most downloads from each various categories including Education, Music, Social, Sports, Health and Fitness, Travel, Entertainment, and Photography. Health and Fitness was identified as the fastest growing category. Here the top Android Apps per category:
| Android App | Category | Access | Key Features |
| Duolingo | Education | Free | Facilitates learning of languages such as French and Spanish |
| Pandora | Music | Free | Enables you to stream different tunes from curated online radio stations |
| Social | Free | Enables you to network and connect with family and friends | |
| NFL Mobile | Sport | Free | Enables you to receive in-game highlights, football news, and live game scores |
| Netflix | Entertainment | Free | Enables you to stream TV Shows and Films, both new and old stuff |
| Flipagram | Photography | Free | Allows you to create stories similar to music video from photos |
| TripAdvisor | Travel | Free | Helps you plan trips based on photos and reviews provided by other travelers |
| MyFitnessPal | Health and Fitness | Free | Enables you to count calories and maintain a diet journal |
Google’s 2014 list of best apps also featured the most downloaded Android games apps. These included:
| Android App | Access | Key Features |
| Candy Crush Saga | Free | Allows you to play puzzle video game featuring candy |
| Farm Heroes Saga | Free | From the designers of Candy Crush, you can match and switch crops |
| Don’t Trap the White Tile | Free | Just as the title suggests, Don’t Trap the White Tile |
| Clash of Clans | Free | Construct your own village and keep any raiders out |
| Subway Surfers | Free | Help Jake and his Friends escape through dodging and dashing trains |
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