On Friday, a press release announced the winners of the Android Network Awards, a community-based program created by several of the top Android sites and voted on by users. The winners included some of the best apps, games and tools available for the Android platform.
In the end, 26 programs came out ahead, among them being ShopSavvy, which won the 2008 Android Developer Challenge, and the Sherpa personalized lifestyle app. The rest of the list follows.
Android Network Award winners:
BEST SECURITY APP
Mobile Defense
by Neevo
BEST CAMERA APP
Snap Photo Pro
by Bratag
BEST HOME REPLACEMENT APP
Panda Home
by NetDragon Websoft Inc.
BEST STREAMING MUSIC APP
imeem Mobile
by imeem, Inc.
BEST GPS NAVIGATION APP
CoPilot Live
by ALK Technologies, Inc.
BEST TWITTER APP
Twidroid
by Zimmermann & Marban
BEST WEATHER APP
WeatherBug
by WeatherBug Mobile
BEST COMMUNICATION APP
chompSMS
by chomp SMS
BEST WIDGET
Weather Widget
by Android Apps
BEST PUZZLE GAME
Jewellust
by Smartpix Games
BEST ARCADE GAME
Robo Defense
by Lupis Labs Software
BEST CASUAL GAME
Bonsai Blast
by Glu Mobile
BEST SHOPPING APP
ShopSavvy
by Big in Japan, Inc.
BEST FITNESS APP
SportyPal
by CreationPal
BEST SYSTEM UTILITY APP
TasKiller
by Thibaut Nicolas
BEST TOOL APP
ASTRO File Manager
by Metago
BEST LOCATION BASED APP
Sherpa
by Geodelic
BEST SPORTS APP
SportsTap
by Mobile1Sports
BEST ORGANIZATION / PRODUCTIVITY APP
Astrid
by We <3 Astrid
BEST WOW FACTOR APP
Shazam
by Shazam Entertainment Ltd.
BEST REFERENCE APP
WikiMobile
by Bonfire Media, Inc.
BEST NEWS APP
USA Today
by USA Today
BEST FINANCE APP
PayPal
by PayPal Mobile
BEST SOCIAL NETWORKING APP
Babbler for Facebook
by Kalicinscy.com
BEST ENTERTAINMENT APP
Shazam
by Shazam Entertainment Ltd.
BEST MEDIA PLAYER APP
TuneWiki
by TuneWiki
According to recent figures, the Android Market generates sales of $60 million dollars annually. With cool apps like these, and more devices on the way, I’d expect that over the next year this figure could go up. Way up.
As for this list, is your favorite app on there? If not, pass on your recommendation below. To try any of these award winners, click on the links provided.
