As every year, the company Google collects the applications , games and tools that, according to their criteria, make them worthy of being selected as the best Tools that either because of their design, their functionality or having managed to be one of the most advanced applications of this year, they have managed to find a place among the best of 2014 Applications of the platform Android which, in many cases, are not exclusive to this platform and of which not all are freeA good way to review this year that ends by remembering some of the tools that have been used the most, which have managed to become viral and, above all, that have given us much to talk about
On this occasion Google has not specified what its criteria have been for choosing these applications, although looking at the panorama, it is very likely that has focused on applications that have been trending, have achieved a large number of downloads and that have a worked-out visual design and only. A collection of 63 applications of all types and genres, from productivity tools, music , photo retouching or information sports, up to different options for improve body and mind of the user, or develop some ability.
Applications such as the very useful and attractive Wunderlist tops the list (in no particular order). A tool to create lists and write down all the tasks to do. Others are also present, such as the application that gives access to the contents of TED, where you can find conferences, classes and seminars of all kinds. Next to them is the keyboard SwiftKey which during this year has become a free tool , offering a fast and comfortable predictive keyboard for users who don't have time to waste.
Much more controversial and viral have been other applications that also appear on this list. We are talking about Whisper, the well-known application for releasing secrets and criticism that has caught the attention of the most nosy users, but also of the media after learning that theUS government had access to the content and conversations that took place within it.According to his statements, to prevent suicides in military bases from those that were announced in this tool. There is also Uber, which in its case has managed to be one of the most outstanding tools of 2014 for offering a service that borders on the illegality in a large number of countries in which it operates. And it is that the classic taxi union sees it as a threat to its business model.
Other surprising tools that have earned their place in this selection are, for example, Monki Chinese Class andLumosity The first focuses on teaching children Chinese characters in a fun and very representative way thanks to its minimalist style images. A design also shared by Lumosity, which proposes to the player to improve their intellectual capacities by practicing memory, calculation and skill games.All of them with a striking appearance.
On this occasion an application from Google has also made its way onto the list. This is his tool Google Fit, created to collect user he alth data that is captured by devices that are worn or wearables such as smartwatches. An application that has an attractive design but for the moment it is very simple, although it has an upward trend due to the success of these quantization devices.