What non-game paid apps do you use that are worthwhile and still relevant in 2023?

For context, I have a decent amount of Google Play credit thanks to Opinion Rewards and a gift card. I’m not looking to start a book or movie collection there, nor sign up for subscription services. But I’m happy to buy the paid/pro version of useful apps.

I’m excluding games just because that’s a whole topic on its own.

Here are some one-time paid apps I’ve been happy with:

  • Antik 👾English
    31•1 year ago

    I have to admit I haven’t been buying a lot of new apps the last few years. I don’t play games on my phone and most of the apps I use daily are basically the same ones for a few years already.

    • FX file explorer An excellent file manager that I have been using since forever. There are other good ones, such as Solid Explorer, but FX is my favorite.

    • Tasker I used to play around with this so much, the things you can do with this app are endless. But I have been using it less lately, switched to Google home since it has better/easier integration with other devices in the house.

    • Nova Launcher I think most of you will be familiar with this launcher. I have probably been using this one since it came out. It’s perfect!

    • JuiceSSH Pro To be honest I don’t even know what features are unlocked by purchasing the pro edition without looking because it has been so long since I bought it. It’s an SSH cliënt and one of my most-used apps.

    • Sync for Lemmy There are plenty of Lemmy apps that are good but I was using Sync for Reddit since forever so I jumped on the hype-train when it came out. I paid for Ultra monthly because 2€ per month for something I use daily is a no-brainer.

    Besides these there are some Google Wear watch faces I purchased. There had been other apps that I bought years ago like sdmaid or some other tools from when I used to install custom roms but I don’t really use those anymore - too much hassle for marginal improvements. And the question was about apps that are still relevant.

    • @AWittyUsernameEnglish
      10•1 year ago

      I prefer Niagara launcher. I was using Nova for years, it got a bit stagnant, and they’ve been purchased by a data mining company.

      • nixxEnglish
        0•1 year ago

        Revoke internet access for Nova, problem solved. Slap nextdns on top of that and you’re golden.

        • @AWittyUsernameEnglish
          10•1 year ago

          Rather just not use something that needs those extras steps

    • @[email protected]English
      6•1 year ago

      Looks at the paid apps on my phone… The fuck. Right down to the SDmaid and using roms years ago. Like identical… seriously it’s a small community of popular apps that run in these communities sometimes.

    • @4lanEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      My gestures keep breaking on Nova, even on the beta v8. This is on OneUI

      • kratoz29English
        2•1 year ago

        Same since A11 or 12 can’t remember, I have paid for Nova before, but I am not using it because the fucked up animations.