With another month behind us, it’s time to once again take a look at what new apps have arrived on the world’s largest app stores - Android’s Google Play Store, the Apple App Store and the Windows Phone Marketplace. Out of all the new arrivals, we cherry-pick just the best new apps for each of the three platforms, and this time around there was no shortage of great apps.
We begin with a collection of the top new Android apps, where you’d find a brand new browser that quickly became one of our favorites - we’re speaking about the Javelin Browser, with its built-in ad-blocker and innovative controls. For those of you who own an iPhone or an iPad, there are plentiful great new arrivals on the market as well: Microsoft Office for iPad was clearly the biggest recent launch, but we also love the experience from apps like Fantastical 2, a calendar app for the iPad. Windows Phone, the third platform, is still far behind the big two in terms of number of applications, but it keeps on catching up, and most recently, it's gotten official apps from popular services like 9GAG and eHarmony.
That's just a taste of what you'll be seeing right below, so - with no further ado - take a look at the best new Android, iOS and Windows Phone apps, and feel free to share your favorites in the comments section, of course.
Best new Android, iOS and Windows Phone apps
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Javelin Browser - Android - Free
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Mailbox has made its name in a few ways. First, the design is top notch. The UI is clean and easy to understand, and there are a ton of gestures to help you deal with your mail quickly and easily. A short swipe to the right will archive a message, a long swipe will delete. A short swipe to the left sends a message to the "Snooze" function, where you can set it to bounce the email back into your face at a set time, so you don't forget anything. A long swipe to the left will send a message to a list, so you can organize things that need to be done.
Download on Android
Download on Android
Mailbox - Android - Free
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Sidebar Launcher improves multitasking with its "Card" design. It is floating on any apps, and you can swipe to show it anywhere and anytime.
Download on Android
Download on Android
Sidebar Launcher - Android - Free
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Link Bubble is a new web browser that has probably been inspired by the way Facebook Messenger's Chatheads work. Only instead of a conversation, there's a web page at the bubble that pops up. Then comes the clever part – Link Bubble loads the page in the background, thus allowing you to continue interacting with the original app. That's potentially better than having to idly watch as the page gets rendered.
Download on Android
Download on Android
Link Bubble - Android - $4.95
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Timehop allows you to see what you were doing in the past by bringing together your old photos and posts from your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Foursquare, and replay them all a day at a time.
Download on Android
Download on Android
TimeHop - Android - Free
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Today is a streamlined, modern calendar app for Android, derived from the same stock Android calendar as most alternative calendars on the Play store, but it makes its accent on both looks and functionality, with an overhauled UI.
Download on Android
Download on Android
Today Calendar - Android - $3.33
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The fun language-learning experience of Lingua.ly now has its brand spanking new Android application, called "Lingua.ly - collect new words." As the name suggests, it's a creative take on the chore that the uptake of a new language usually is. You can copy and paste new words to check their meaning in the app's smart dictionary, or you can key them in as a more traditional approach.
Download on Android
Download on Android
Lingua.ly - Android - Free
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Minuum on Android is a simple single-line keyboard that runs on either your phone or tablet to let you input text quickly. But, the idea is that the design of the keyboard should extend to wearable devices. For example, the keyboard could be projected on your arm, or on a table to let you type. The keyboard could also be used on a gaming console for much easier text input with a gamepad.
Download on Android
Download on Android
Minuum Keyboard - Android - Free/$3.53
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The online education powerhouse Coursera has published an official Android app. Looking it at, the app has all it takes to bring the platform's extensive catalog of university courses in the palm of your hand. It duplicates the functionality on the website while streamlining it for better navigation on your smartphone or tablet. Lectures can be streamed or saved for offline viewing, while study materials can be downloaded and managed with a built-in download manager.
Download on Android
Download on Android
Coursera - Android - Free
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Fiverr is a marketplace for services. The Fiverr mobile app gives you instant access to more than 3 million services, starting at $5. You can choose from a community of talented, creative freelancers in 120 categories, from all over the world.
Download on Android
Download on Android
Fiverr - Android - Free
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An app for the whiskey lovers (or is it whisky?), Distiller explains the origins, story and differences between different whiskey blends.
Download on Android
Download on Android
Distiller - Android - Free
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Office for iPad is now official and includes Word, PowerPoint and Excel. This is not just a larger sized version of the Apple iPhone version of Office as it allows the user to take advantage of the larger-sized screen on the tablet. The app is free to download from the App Store, and without paying a dime, you can view documents and give presentations.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
Microsoft Office for iPad - iOS (iPad) - Free (req’s subscription)
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Medium is a site dedicated to "amplifying" the voice of those who have something to say, and it’s now gotten a dedicated iOS app. The site focuses on medium to long-form writing, mostly essays, on a wide range of topics. Medium also adds the visual pop, and groups stories in unique categories, like "The Obvious Collection", "Human Parts", and "Adventures in Consumer Technology".
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
Medium - iOS - Free
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If pixelized images bring strike a nostalgic tune with you, Dots (Pixel Art) will be a find - it’s an app that allows you to get your hands dirty and make your own pixel art.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
Dots (Pixel Art) - iOS - Free
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Google has always had a mission to organize the world's information, and so far that has mostly had to do with making it easier to find relevance in the vast amounts of data on the Internet. But, now Google also wants to organize the information held in the brains of all us humans. To do that, Google has launched Helpouts, which attempts to connect people with real live experts.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
Helpouts - iOS - Free
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One of the best calendar apps for iOS, Fantastical, has arrived on the iPad with a tailor-made interface for the larger screen, and it’s gorgeous.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
Fantastical 2 - iOS (iPad) - $9.99
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Postcards brings you a new, high-res, gorgeous picture from some of the world's most fascinating places. What makes this app stand out is that it’s not just a photo - it also shows the story behind that photo as well.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
Postcards by Lonely Planet - iOS - Free
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A remarkable new take on teaching and exploring numbers, this visual app is nothing like a boring maths textbook.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
Incredible Numbers by Professor Ian Stewart - iOS - $4.99
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Here is an app that will help women track their period, either when they want to get pregnant, or avoid that at all cost.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
Groove - Period & Fertility Tracker - iOS - Free
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Dropbox is trying to become more than just a… well, dropbox for your files. With Carousel, it organizes your cloud-stored images into nicely looking galleries.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
Carousel by Dropbox - iOS - Free
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ZEDGE, a popular website for ringtones and wallpapers, has released an official Windows Phone 8 app. It will let you access more than 300 million free ringtones and wallpapers, which sounds like a lot to go through. In addition to browsing ZEDGE's content, you will be able to set ringtones and wallpapers straight from the app, and get wallpapers that are optimized for your display's resolution and size.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
Zedge - Windows Phone - Free
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With this app you can change your start screen background to any color, plus, you can also create an accent Image with matching accents colors.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
Start Screen Customizer
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eHarmony, the popular dating website, has now released an official Windows Phone app.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
eHarmony
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The tiny planet effect in photographs looks just awesome in a lot of cases, and now, you can shoot such images on Windows Phone with the Planetical free app.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
Planetical
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9GAG is one of the best places to get your daily giggles on the web, and now you can do so in the official Windows Phone app as well.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
9GAG
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Movie buffs will have a lot of fun with Guess The Movie, an app that gives you visual cues that you use to guess films.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
Guess The Movie
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Color Weather
Best new Android, iOS and Windows Phone apps
Javelin offers a Reading Mode, similar to Apple's Safari, or Samsung's Android browser. It strips the article you are reading from unwanted distractions like ads of dancing penguins, pictures, and even fancy formatting, leaving only scrollable, resizable text for your tired eyes to uptake. Next in line is the built-in adblock, which disposes of said dancing penguins, pop-ups, or other advertising paraphernalia that can quickly become annoying during your websurfing sesh. Javelin also opens up almost immediately, and offers one-touch navigation for almost all major actions to save you time.
Download on Android
Download on Android
Best new Android, iOS and Windows Phone apps
1. Javelin Browser - Android - Free
Javelin offers a Reading Mode, similar to Apple's Safari, or Samsung's Android browser. It strips the article you are reading from unwanted distractions like ads of dancing penguins, pictures, and even fancy formatting, leaving only scrollable, resizable text for your tired eyes to uptake. Next in line is the built-in adblock, which disposes of said dancing penguins, pop-ups, or other advertising paraphernalia that can quickly become annoying during your websurfing sesh. Javelin also opens up almost immediately, and offers one-touch navigation for almost all major actions to save you time.
Download on Android
Download on Android
2. Mailbox - Android - Free
Mailbox has made its name in a few ways. First, the design is top notch. The UI is clean and easy to understand, and there are a ton of gestures to help you deal with your mail quickly and easily. A short swipe to the right will archive a message, a long swipe will delete. A short swipe to the left sends a message to the "Snooze" function, where you can set it to bounce the email back into your face at a set time, so you don't forget anything. A long swipe to the left will send a message to a list, so you can organize things that need to be done.
Download on Android
Download on Android
3. Sidebar Launcher - Android - Free
Sidebar Launcher improves multitasking with its "Card" design. It is floating on any apps, and you can swipe to show it anywhere and anytime.
Download on Android
Download on Android
4. Link Bubble - Android - $4.95
Link Bubble is a new web browser that has probably been inspired by the way Facebook Messenger's Chatheads work. Only instead of a conversation, there's a web page at the bubble that pops up. Then comes the clever part – Link Bubble loads the page in the background, thus allowing you to continue interacting with the original app. That's potentially better than having to idly watch as the page gets rendered.
Download on Android
Download on Android
5. TimeHop - Android - Free
Timehop allows you to see what you were doing in the past by bringing together your old photos and posts from your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Foursquare, and replay them all a day at a time.
Download on Android
Download on Android
6. Today Calendar - Android - $3.33
Today is a streamlined, modern calendar app for Android, derived from the same stock Android calendar as most alternative calendars on the Play store, but it makes its accent on both looks and functionality, with an overhauled UI.
Download on Android
Download on Android
7. Lingua.ly - Android - Free
The fun language-learning experience of Lingua.ly now has its brand spanking new Android application, called "Lingua.ly - collect new words." As the name suggests, it's a creative take on the chore that the uptake of a new language usually is. You can copy and paste new words to check their meaning in the app's smart dictionary, or you can key them in as a more traditional approach.
Download on Android
Download on Android
8. Minuum Keyboard - Android - Free/$3.53
Minuum on Android is a simple single-line keyboard that runs on either your phone or tablet to let you input text quickly. But, the idea is that the design of the keyboard should extend to wearable devices. For example, the keyboard could be projected on your arm, or on a table to let you type. The keyboard could also be used on a gaming console for much easier text input with a gamepad.
Download on Android
Download on Android
9. Coursera - Android - Free
The online education powerhouse Coursera has published an official Android app. Looking it at, the app has all it takes to bring the platform's extensive catalog of university courses in the palm of your hand. It duplicates the functionality on the website while streamlining it for better navigation on your smartphone or tablet. Lectures can be streamed or saved for offline viewing, while study materials can be downloaded and managed with a built-in download manager.
Download on Android
Download on Android
10. Fiverr - Android - Free
Fiverr is a marketplace for services. The Fiverr mobile app gives you instant access to more than 3 million services, starting at $5. You can choose from a community of talented, creative freelancers in 120 categories, from all over the world.
Download on Android
Download on Android
11. Distiller - Android - Free
An app for the whiskey lovers (or is it whisky?), Distiller explains the origins, story and differences between different whiskey blends.
Download on Android
Download on Android
12. Microsoft Office for iPad - iOS (iPad) - Free (req’s subscription)
Office for iPad is now official and includes Word, PowerPoint and Excel. This is not just a larger sized version of the Apple iPhone version of Office as it allows the user to take advantage of the larger-sized screen on the tablet. The app is free to download from the App Store, and without paying a dime, you can view documents and give presentations.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
13. Medium - iOS - Free
Medium is a site dedicated to "amplifying" the voice of those who have something to say, and it’s now gotten a dedicated iOS app. The site focuses on medium to long-form writing, mostly essays, on a wide range of topics. Medium also adds the visual pop, and groups stories in unique categories, like "The Obvious Collection", "Human Parts", and "Adventures in Consumer Technology".
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
14. Dots (Pixel Art) - iOS - Free
If pixelized images bring strike a nostalgic tune with you, Dots (Pixel Art) will be a find - it’s an app that allows you to get your hands dirty and make your own pixel art.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
15. Helpouts - iOS - Free
Google has always had a mission to organize the world's information, and so far that has mostly had to do with making it easier to find relevance in the vast amounts of data on the Internet. But, now Google also wants to organize the information held in the brains of all us humans. To do that, Google has launched Helpouts, which attempts to connect people with real live experts.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
16. Fantastical 2 - iOS (iPad) - $9.99
One of the best calendar apps for iOS, Fantastical, has arrived on the iPad with a tailor-made interface for the larger screen, and it’s gorgeous.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
17. Postcards by Lonely Planet - iOS - Free
Postcards brings you a new, high-res, gorgeous picture from some of the world's most fascinating places. What makes this app stand out is that it’s not just a photo - it also shows the story behind that photo as well.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
18. Incredible Numbers by Professor Ian Stewart - iOS - $4.99
A remarkable new take on teaching and exploring numbers, this visual app is nothing like a boring maths textbook.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
19. Groove - Period & Fertility Tracker - iOS - Free
Here is an app that will help women track their period, either when they want to get pregnant, or avoid that at all cost.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
20. Carousel by Dropbox - iOS - Free
Dropbox is trying to become more than just a… well, dropbox for your files. With Carousel, it organizes your cloud-stored images into nicely looking galleries.
Download on iOS
Download on iOS
21. Zedge - Windows Phone - Free
ZEDGE, a popular website for ringtones and wallpapers, has released an official Windows Phone 8 app. It will let you access more than 300 million free ringtones and wallpapers, which sounds like a lot to go through. In addition to browsing ZEDGE's content, you will be able to set ringtones and wallpapers straight from the app, and get wallpapers that are optimized for your display's resolution and size.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
22. Start Screen Customizer
With this app you can change your start screen background to any color, plus, you can also create an accent Image with matching accents colors.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
23. eHarmony
eHarmony, the popular dating website, has now released an official Windows Phone app.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
24. Planetical
The tiny planet effect in photographs looks just awesome in a lot of cases, and now, you can shoot such images on Windows Phone with the Planetical free app.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
25. 9GAG
9GAG is one of the best places to get your daily giggles on the web, and now you can do so in the official Windows Phone app as well.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
26. Guess The Movie
Movie buffs will have a lot of fun with Guess The Movie, an app that gives you visual cues that you use to guess films.
Download on Windows Phone
Download on Windows Phone
27. Color Weather
Download on Android