Llama – Location Profiles A handy automation utility, less versatile than Tasker, but free.
Sanity Filters calls, announces callers via audio, records calls, and can even automatically answer calls.
Shush! Ringer Restorer An application that lets you silecen your phone for a set time, and then un-silences it.
Silent Time Pro Silences the phone according to a weekly schedule, in case you find Tasker too complex. $1.99
Tasker The ultimate automation utility — some people buy an Android device just to use it. $6.49
chompSMS An alternative SMS application with its own optional SMS service for cheaper rates
GMail Label Notifier Lets you know when any one of your labels receives new email. Customize notifications per-label. $0.99
imo.im An IM client for Skype, Facebook, Google Talk, MSN, ICQ/AIM, Yahoo, Jabber, Myspace. Woah.
Skype It’s bloated, it’s quirky, but it’s Skype. Absolutely essential for long-distance calls.
AnkiDroid flashcards Memorize information efficiently while on the go with Anki’s smart algorithm.
WolframAlpha Amaze your friends with crazy facts and figures. How much sodium is in a banana? $1.99
Aldiko Book Reader A customizable book reader which also lets you purchase books from within the app.
Moon+ Reader An very customizable ebook reader with full-screen support, rich gestures, and lots more.
Beautiful Widgets Check out the weather or the time in style with these huge, gorgeous widgets. $1.99
Embiggen Display short messages in huge, full-screen text that can be clearly read from meters away.
Pattern Wallpapers A collection of beautiful, soothing pattern wallpapers. They say there are over a million of them.
WeatherBug Check out the weather everywhere in the world in excruciating detail, synoptic maps and all.
WP Clock A huge, in-your-face, live wallpaper with the time, date, battery and Wi-Fi network. $1.00
3D Weather Widget A large time/weather widget, similar to HTC Sense or Beautiful Widgets, but free.
Angry Birds Needs no introduction. All levels for free. Get Angry Birds Rio too, teach those pigs a lesson.
Chalk Ball Lite Draw chalk lines to keep the ball from falling off the screen and bounce it onto other balls.
Game Dev Story Grow your game company into an empire. Kept me fascinated for over a week. $2.50
Words with Friends Free Play Scrabble with your iOS-toting friends. Has its quirks, but has improved immensely.
Stair Dismount A physics game where you get to throw a ragdoll around with abandon. No gore, but lots of impact.
Libra – Weight Manager Log your weight. An essential part of my morning routine. Syncs with DailyBurn and Withings.
RunKeeper Fantastic guided fitness training, with a powerful website. Not just for running.
JEFIT Massively popular weight training and bodybuilding app, with a workout planner, workout logs and a companion website.
ADWLauncher EX One of Android’s classic launchers, with hundreds of themes. A must-try. $3.32
Gesture Search Draw letters on the screen, and it finds the app you want to launch. By Google.
SwipePad Launch your favorite apps in a flash, from any app. Transformed my Android experience — a must-have.
doubleTwist Player Sync your Android device with iTunes. Requires free Windows/Mac companion app.
PlayerPro A powerful, skinnable audio player with advanced filtering capabilities. Pricey. $4.99
Shazam Competes with SoundHound. Tries to figure out what music is playing in the background.
Winamp The classic audio player for llama lovers comes to Android. Free and awesome.
PowerAMP A powerful audio player, supports multiple formats, downloads missing album art, and much more.
TuneIn Radio Listen to radio stations from all over the world; a great way to discover new music.
NodeBeat Create beautiful soundscapes with this visual musical instrument; great for jamming.
Vignette A powerful, menu-driven camera app with lots of manual control options, 84 effects and 59 optional frames.
Astrid Task A to-do list manager that syncs with Google Tasks and Producteev.com.
Barcode Scanner Makes sense of those square squiggles everybody’s pointing their phones at.
Call Log Calendar Free Saves calls and SMSes on to Google Calendar, optionally with location info. Great for billing clients.
Catch Notes A fast notes application for text, voice, images and locations. Syncs with catch.com.
Dropbox The official app. Doesn’t support continuous sync, but allows access to your files when you need it.
Evernote The do-it-all notes application. If you use Evernote on Windows/Mac, this is a must-have.
Taskos A powerful to-do list manager with Google Tasks sync, customized categories, repeating tasks, and more.
Waze A crowd-sourced GPS app, aware of traffic conditions. For drivers only (not pedestrians).
App Protector Pro Selectively block access to certain applications. Can toggle locking as needed. $1.99
KeePassDroid If you use KeePass on the PC, this is a must-have. Manage your passwords with absolute security.
GetGlue A social recommendation engine for books, movies, and more. Available on the Web too.
HootSuite A single app for Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare. The mobile companion for HootSuite.com
Seesmic Supports multiple Twitter accounts, as well as Facebook and Buzz. Features fast shortcuts.
Nimbuzz A text messaging and VoIP app which supports importing friends from multiple networks, and has a desktop companion for Mac and Windows.
SlideIT Soft Keyboard A fantastic sliding keyboard, supports Colemak, Hebrew, and many other layouts.
Titanium Backup The must-have backup utility. Saved me numerous times. Rooted devices only.
WiFi Analyzer Use your phone to see in-depth info on all WiFi networks in range, and configure your own network for best connectivity.
Andricious (Delicious) Manage your Delicious bookmarks on the go. Supports Yahoo! And Delicious accounts.
Read It Later Free Mark things to read later on the PC, read them with this app while on the go.
YouTube Remote Control YouTube on any computer or Internet TV with this free app from Google.
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