Best 25 Android Tablet Apps

The Android ecosystem has a ton of apps for your tablet, and a number of apps are optimized for larger screens. Sometimes this means you get extra functionality without having to navigate through submenus, while other times it might mean that you simply have more screen real estate for bigger photos and interfaces that require scrolling. Whether you've got a Google Nexus 9 or plan on splurging for a Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro, Google's app marketplace has a solid software selection for both productivity and plain old fun. From sleek UI launchers to hot games, here are our 25 favorite Android tablet apps. Monument Valley by usTwo is, by far, one of the best games on Android. Players take on the role of the silent princess Ida, who must traverse through a puzzle of seemingly impossible worlds (10 in total) filled with optical illusions that you must solve to progress.

Monument Valley is the kind of game that messes with your mind (in a good way) as you try to figure out where to go next. An Android tablet is a great device for kicking back and reading long articles and watching videos, but maybe you don't want to view them this very second. Pocket is a great app to store that media for later. When you use the app in conjunction with a browser extension, you can send news articles, YouTube clips, photo galleries or any other page on the Internet to your Pocket (and access them on any device). It’s an easy, free way to keep track of all of the media you want to consume on your tablet. While the interface is identical to the phone app, the reading experience is better; you can fit more words on the screen. It's been more than a decade since the free-roaming action of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas became a national addiction on consoles, but the legendary title has recently gone mobile. 6.99 Android port retains the original game's sprawling gang-drama story line, as well as the fully explorable fictional town of San Andreas.

This location serves as your virtual playground, whether you want to wreak total havoc or just cruise around in a stolen cop car. This version of San Andreas has been optimized for tablet gamers with remastered graphics, customizable control schemes and support for Moga, Bluetooth and USB game pads. Pushbullet can keep your digital life synced across devices. The app can share your texts between your phone and laptop, so you can access messages, links and files across the devices. This means you can put down one device and keep on working on another. You can also follow a number of notification channels to see when your favorite Web comic has a new post or to get updates from the stock exchange. A recent update allows for group texting from your tablet, and your slate's two-column view can show both information you have pushed and what your friends have pushed at the same time.

If you're the scatterbrained type, Google Keep is one of the best ways to keep your plans and ideas from falling through the cracks. This free app's clean UI looks like a well-organized board of Post-it notes, which can be filled with color-coded checklists, notes and photos. Google Keep can transcribe voice notes into text, and syncs with Google Now to provide important reminders. Since Keep stores all of your notes in the cloud, you no longer have an excuse for misplacing your grocery list. The Weather Channel’s Android tablet app is not only useful — it's also gorgeous. The current king of music streaming, Spotify is always getting better. On Android phones, Spotify restricts you to shuffle mode, but tablets don't have that limitation; you can listen to any song whenever you want. 9.99 a month, which nets you unlimited ad-free listening and the option to download tracks for offline use. Swype's keyboard is great for Android tablets because of the sheer number of slate-only options it offers with just one tap. I quickly switched between a full-size keyboard and a small keyboard, which adjusted to either side of the screen (for one-handed use).