These are the best Android apps of 2020
Table of contents:
- The most voted applications by users (in the United States)
- The best app of 2020
- The best personal growth apps
- Best Hidden Gems
- The best apps for everyday life
- The best apps for good deeds
- The best apps for fun
- The best game of 2020
- The best alternative games
- The most casual games
- The most innovative games
- The best competitive games
What has been the application of the year for you? In these last twelve months marked by the pandemic, we have all made use of intensive of our phones. We have sent countless messages to our relatives, family and friends, and we have exploited the video call tool with impetus and insistence. All these new uses, now practically integrated as routines, have (undoubtedly) affected the tools we use, the searches we do and the applications we download.
And what do the experts say? Well, Google has just pronounced itself to award the awards to the applications that, in its opinion, have been most successful in 2020. And it has done so through the Google Play Best of Awards, a recognition that rewards the most popular applications, games, movies and books of the year. What has been the most successful this year?
Well, as you can imagine, all those applications more linked to the transmission of content, but also those dedicated to fitness and mindfulness, this year one of the great hits during confinement. Take a look at the applications that have won and see if, indeed, they are also the ones that have succeeded during this 2020 for you.
The most voted applications by users (in the United States)
The result of the Google Play Best of Awards shows the winner to the best application with user votes (at least in the United States) Disney+ , the application of a service that was launched this year and that offers an infinite number of entertainment options for the whole family and, especially, for the little ones. The most voted game is one of SpongeBob SquarePants: Cooking Contest, in which the player has the option to open, decorate and run his own restaurant in Bikini Bottom.
- App: Disney+
- Game: SpongeBob: Cooking Contest
The best app of 2020
But, what is the best app of 2020 according to Google? They are clear. The crown goes to an app called Loóna: Bedtime Calm & Relax and which, as you can imagine, has been designed to help people relax before going to sleep.With the pandemic, the percentage of individuals who have trouble falling asleep has increased, so this app (colorful like few others) will have come in handy.
- Loona: Bedtime Calm & Relax by Loona Inc.
The best personal growth apps
During the pandemic we have set out to improve our skills and abilities. We have lived many more hours with our partners and this has been noted in the coexistence. Some have had a great time, but others have needed therapy and advice. Paired: App for Couples is exactly that: an app to improve couple relationships. Every day a little bit, like someone watering a plant. He has won first prize.
- Paired: App for Couples | Relationship Advice from Better Half Ltd.
- Centr, by Chris Hemsworth of Loup Pty Ltd
- Speekoo – Learn a new language by LearnMyLanguage
- Intellect by The Intellect Company
- Jumprope: How-to Videos by Jumprope
Best Hidden Gems
This has not been a year of parties, invitations and other gatherings. However, there is an application that has succeeded for Google. It is Paperless Post Flyer Invitation Maker,an app to send digital invitations. Perfect to forget about the use of paper and to summon people to online events. Nothing bad comes in these times.
- Paperless Post Flyer Invitation Maker, Text Invite by Paperless Post
- Loona: Bedtime Calm & Relax by Loona Inc.
- Explorest-Photo Locations by Explorest Inc.
- Cappuccino by Olivier Desmoulin
- Tayasui Sketches by Tayasui
The best apps for everyday life
Planning is important to have time for everything and have a slightly more orderly life. Maybe that's why they have awarded Grid Diary This diary is a good tool, not only to write down the things that have to be done, but also to develop habits, record the states mood and improve stress levels. Like a digital agenda, but much more complete.
- Grid Diary – Journal, Planner by Sumi Interactive
- Whisk: Turn Recipes into Shareable Shopping Lists by whisk.com
- The Pattern by Pattern Home, Inc.
- ZOOM Cloud Meetings by zoom.us
- Calmaria by ABDZ
The best apps for good deeds
Now more than ever, solidarity is important. Taking care of the planet is, in addition, an obligation. GreenChoice We think it's a great application, but it's not available in Spain. I hope it comes some day. From this app they classify food products and select the best options for the he alth of people and the planet. So you can make a conscious, he althy and planet-friendly purchase.
- GreenChoice: He althy Grocery Shopping by GreenChoice, PBC
- I Meditate by Medito for Mindfulness, Meditation and Sleep
- ShareTheMeal: Donate to a good cause for the United Nations
The best apps for fun
Disney+ repeats, according to Google, in the fun apps section.And he takes the first prize. Because no one can give up the wonderful world of Disney to enjoy in their free time. There are also other revelation apps, such as Reface, the popular face changer to laugh at.
- Disney+
- VITA
- Reface
- Dolby On: Record Audio & Music
- Bazaart: Photo Editor & Graphic Design
The best game of 2020
And now we go to the best games of the year, according to Google. They have given first prize to Genshin Impact, a manga universe that takes place in Teyvat, a fantastic continent with countless wonderful creatures.
- Genshin Impact by miHoYo Limited
The best alternative games
In the indie games section, Cookies Must Die wins, a game in which Jack, a super secret agent with powers, will have You have to stop a collection of evil mutant cookies and their powerful bosses. They want to reduce the city to rubble.
- Cookies Must Die by Rebel Twins
- Maze Machina by Arnold Rauers
- Sky: Children of the Light by thatgamecompany inc
- Inbento by Afterburn
- GRAY by DevolverDigital
The most casual games
Zynga and hersHarry Potter: Magic and Puzzlestake the best prize for the most casual games, the typical game of connect gems from which you can not unhook for a minute. It also repeats SpongeBob, awarded by the public as the best game.
- Harry Potter: Magic & Puzzles by Zynga
- DreamWorks Trolls Pop: Bubble Shooter & Collection by Huuuge Games – Play Together
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Tilting Point Cook-Off
- Frozen Adventures: New Match 3 Game by Jam City, Inc.
- EverMerge by Big Fish Games
The most innovative games
Innovation must be rewarded, so in this category we can also mention great jewels. Fancade is one of them. Here you have more than 50 games and 1,000 levels in which you will have to go collecting stars and unlocking worlds.
- Fancade by Martin Magni
- Minimal Dungeon RPG by CapPlay
- The Gardens Between by The Voxel Agents
- Genshin Impact by miHoYo Limited
- Ord. by Crescent Moon Games
The best competitive games
Lastly, we must mention Legends of Runeterra, a game set in the League of Legends universe. It is a strategy card game with which to give free rein to dexterity, creativity and cunning.
- Legends of Runeterra by Riot Games, Inc
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross by Netmarble
- Bullet Echo by ZeptoLab
- Gwent: The Witcher Card Game by CD PROJEKT S.A.
- Brawlhalla by Ubisoft Entertainment