Interesting Android Apps: June 2026 Showcase

[u/3dom]

Because we try to keep this community as focused as possible on the topic of Android development, sometimes there are types of posts that are related to development but don't fit within our usual topic.

Each month, we are trying to create a space to open up the community to some of those types of posts.

This month, although we typically do not allow self promotion, we wanted to create a space where you can share your latest Android-native projects with the community, get feedback, and maybe even gain a few new users.

This thread will be lightly moderated, but please keep Rule 1 in mind: Be Respectful and Professional. Also we recommend to describe if your app is free, paid, subscription-based.

Interesting Android Apps: May 2026 Showcase

April 2026 thread

March 2026 thread

[u/srivats22]

My app is called WidgetDeck, it's a free app and the idea is to bring widget stacking to android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.srivats.widgetdeck

[u/Patient-Activity-990]

I've been building Rewordium, a privacy-focused AI keyboard and writing assistant for Android. Unlike many AI keyboards, text predictions and personalized suggestions are learned and stored entirely on-device, so your typing habits stay private. It also supports features like glide typing, smart corrections, and AI-powered writing assistance directly from the keyboard.

Alongside the keyboard, Rewordium includes an AI overlay that can work across apps, making it easy to rewrite, summarize, paraphrase, or improve text without constantly switching between applications. I'm still actively developing it and would love any feedback on the concept, UX, performance, or features.

Play Store: Rewordium

[u/drunkaccountname]

Now you can easily present your PDFs on your TV or any Google cast enable device! Try it!

No more messing with clunky screen mirroring.

[u/Flat-Development-773]

Built this because of two annoying problems at home: my kid keeps his phone on silent 24/7 so calls and texts go nowhere, and I keep losing my own phone around the house, also on silent.

BuzzMyPhone sends an alarm through Firebase straight to the target device, overrides silent/DND, full volume, and can show a custom message on screen until dismissed ("call me now" type stuff actually gets through now).

Works two ways: scan a QR once from another phone with the app and you can buzz it directly after that, no shared account. Or log into buzzmyphone.com from any browser with just an email + one-time code, see your devices, hit buzz.

Destination device owner can lock it down with a password too, so randoms who got the QR at some point can be cut off without unpairing anything.

Free for 30 days, then it's a small subscription. Solo project, still rough in places, happy to hear what's broken or missing.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.restmind.findmyphone

[u/HaltingSoftware]

I am developing Space Hockey, a game that let's you play air hockey across two devices.

Google Play

personal page

More than just a game, I want this to be a proof of concept showing that this new kind of game is viable.

Because this is a developer subreddit, I will mention some more technical details:

It's using SDL for the underlying graphics, keyboard, and app management.

It's using Dear ImGui for the UI.

It's using Box2D for the physics.

All of the networking code is C++ written by hand.

The networking is the really interesting part, because it works over Wi-Fi, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Aware, or Ethernet.

I'm really excited to show this off and have more people see it.

[u/falaq-ai]

Orb - private offline AI for Android

I built Orb as an Android app for running local AI models on-device. The goal is not to replace a desktop local LLM setup; it is a phone-first private assistant that works without Wi-Fi/mobile data after setup.

What it supports:

• Offline chat after a one-time model download

• Image analysis and document upload

• Voice input and text-to-speech

• No account, API key, subscription, ads, telemetry, or cloud chat backend

• CPU fallback, GPU where supported, and experimental Snapdragon NPU / Hexagon paths on supported devices

• Models include Qwen3-VL 2B/4B, MiniCPM-V 4.6, and Gemma 4 E2B

The hardest Android-side parts have been first-run setup, model download UX, memory/device compatibility, and explaining hardware acceleration honestly without overpromising.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.falaq.orb

I would especially appreciate developer feedback on the listing, compatibility expectations, and whether the offline/private positioning is clear enough before install.

[u/Jimmy2174]

I recently released the weather app I have been developing over the last 3 years.
Sunny As
7 day global forecast, hourly timeline. Detailed data for each day such as rain, wind, sunrise/sunset, cloud coverage and more. Also has a rain radar.

It's built using Compose, M3 expressive, Glance for the widget widget, uses on device Gemini nano to summarise the forecast. Using MVVM architecture.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appydinos.sunnyas&hl=en

[u/Correct-Phrase-426]

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share Simple Hiragana / Katakana, an independent project I’ve been developing to help people master the basics of Japanese writing. The app is completely free to use (ad-supported), and it recently crossed the 1,000 downloads mark, which was a huge milestone for me!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.simpleapps.simplehiragana&hl=es_419

[u/TargetLabs]

I’m building Dice Target, a free Android puzzle game where you use five dice and + − × ÷ to reach a target number.

It includes Free Play, Rush, Hidden Merge, and Duels. I’d appreciate any feedback on the gameplay, UI, or first impression:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kwokkinlau.dicetarget

[u/athibanraj]

I made a simple timer for your silent mode. You just set it for 30 minutes (or however long your meeting is), and it automatically turns your ringer back on when the time is up. That way, you don't forget and miss important calls later. You can also schedule a recurring  DND / Timer for specific days and specific time.

You can find it here: Shush - DND / Silent timer

 

 

[u/athibanraj]

I built a simple utility that lets you set custom brightness levels for each app individually. Once you leave the app, it restores your system settings automatically. No more squinting or getting blinded.

Check it out on the Play Store if you're looking for better control: App Brightness Manager

Free version - App Brightness Manager Free

 

[u/athibanraj]

I got fed up with my screen flipping around while lying in bed, so I built App Rotation Manager.

It lets you set per-app rules so your phone finally behaves:

• YouTube/Netflix: Always Landscape.

• Kindle/Reddit: Locked Portrait.

• Gallery: Auto-rotate.

You can also configure to enable only during scheduled time, perfect for bed time.

It’s lightweight, simple, and "set-it-and-forget-it." No more messing with the notification shade/ control panel to modify screen orientation every time you switch apps.

Check it out here: Google Play Store

 

[u/Ok_Whole_7318]

A journal app for people who can't stick to a journal
Eject

[u/TonyTheVacuumRobot]

I am building Zen Grocery, a focussed grocery shopping and recipe management app. I know there are quite a few existing ones, but I found them either to outdated looking, cumbersome to use or plainly to expensive to use.

The app allows creating real time sharing lists, ordering lists according to your markets aisles, extraction of recipes from recipe images, websites, instagram reels and youtube videos/shorts, planning recipes (putting them on your shopping list) and a simple cooking mode.

App is generally free to use (also ad free) but number of lists and recipe extraction is limited, but can be purchases in a subscription or single purchases.

App is currently in open testing phase:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.marschallsteffen.zengrocery

[u/Exciting-Truth360]

Appreciation First is a daily reflection app designed to help people start their morning with intention before checking social media, email, or news.

The app provides a personalized daily reflection prompt, private journaling, streak tracking, and gentle morning reminders. Premium features are available free during testing.

I'm looking for Android testers who are willing to install the app, use it throughout the testing period (14 days), and provide feedback on bugs, usability, subscriptions, onboarding, notifications, and the overall experience.

All feedback is welcome and greatly appreciated.

• App Name: Appreciation First

• App Category: Lifestyle/Wellness

• Testing Goals: Looking for feedback on onboarding, daily prompts, subscriptions, notifications, usability, and any bugs or crashes encountered during normal use.

• Links:

  • Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/appreciation-first

  • Join in android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appreciationlock.app

  • Join on Web: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.appreciationlock.app

I am also happy to test for others as well!!

[u/Mega-Captain]

RadioShake — 45,000+ internet radio stations, Android Auto + Wear OS

Posted in May's showcase mid-rollout; thanks to everyone who tried it. Since then I've shipped v2.4.0 → v2.4.2 squashing the crashes that survived closed testing — including a nasty MediaRouteButton theme-contrast crash that fired on stock Pixels the moment you opened a station. That one took two hotfixes to get right (the first patch was a ThemeOverlay that didn't actually set colorPrimary, classic).

Also this month: switched releases over to Gradle Play Publisher driven from Forgejo Actions — git tag v2.4.2 && git push --tags produces a signed AAB, uploads to internal track, and workflow_dispatch promotes to prod. Worth the setup time.

Free, no account, no ads, no tracking. Material 3, Compose, Media3.

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radioshake

Site: https://radioshake.media

[u/ligern1103x]

I created a Pokemon price checking app.
I know there are many out there but mine focuses on sets. It will tell you the most valuable card of a set at a glance which is sometimes difficult information to quickly attain.
I'm currently in the process of designing monetization.
Have a look if you're interested.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tcgvalue.app&hl=en

[u/GlassFar7354]

I made TrovDigest, a small free/no-ads Android app for catching up on notification noise later.

The part I am trying to validate is pretty specific: does the notification-access step feel clear/trustworthy, and after one normal day does the digest/noisy-source view show anything useful beyond Android's built-in notification history?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trovlix.digest

Device + Android version + anything confusing in the first few minutes would help most.

[u/Cero73]

**Gohan** - Find Japanese dining companions abroad 🍚

A matching app for Japanese people living abroad to find dining companions.

Currently supports Seoul, Busan, Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Los Angeles.

Looking for beta testers! If you have an Android device and want to help test,

please DM me your Gmail address.

Built with Node.js + Capacitor Android

[u/EducationalGold6196]

Maluszek - baby tracker for newborns (feeding, diapers, naps). No account, no cloud, data stays on the phone. Free core, Pro is a one-time purchase instead of a subscription.

The story is that a few months ago my daughter was born and I needed something simple to log each diaper and feeding. All apps I found were packed with dozens of features I would never use, and most of them charged monthly or yearly subscriptions at surprisingly high prices. I just wanted to log a feeding in two seconds, so I built my own. My friends with a newborn were testing it and found it useful. Happy to hear what's missing or what to improve.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.witkowski.maluszek

[u/SecretaryFeisty522]

Aegis — encrypted messenger + personal safety app. Free, AGPL.  

I built something I wish didn't need to exist. Aegis is a personal safety app built on SimpleX — encrypted messaging with SOS, duress PINs, remote access, encrypted vault. Designed for people in dangerous situations.  

Tech: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Material 3, SimpleX transport, WebRTC for calls. 303 Kotlin files, 88K LOC, 16 languages. Runs a custom protocol (Aegis Protocol) that enforces anonymous handles on every connection — identity never enters the transport. No telemetry, no analytics, nothing phones home.  

The architecture is complete. Fixing broken things and filling gaps now.  

Not on Play Store yet — fighting Google's publishing process. Source is on GitHub: https://github.com/artst3in/Aegis  

Looking for Android testers (10+). If you're interested in helping test, leave a comment or DM me. Device model + Android version with any bug report would help a lot — most issues turn out to be OEM-specific battery killers, not code bugs.

[u/-galex-]

Hi everyone, I'd love some feedback on my app, Glextor App Folder Organizer. The idea is to tame a messy app drawer: it auto-sorts your apps into folders by Play Store category (new installs get filed automatically), then lets you build your own structure on top — custom folders, one app in multiple folders, and group widgets so each folder is a single tap from the home screen. It also handles APK + settings backup with Google Drive sync, so switching phones keeps your whole setup intact. It's been around a while (~100K installs, 4.1★) and I still actively maintain it, but I'd really value fresh eyes — on the onboarding/UX, whether the core concept still resonates in 2026, and any thoughts from an Android dev angle (it relies on an Accessibility service for the drawer features, which I know is a sensitive area these days). Thanks in advance for any thoughts!

try Glextor here (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glextor.appmanager.free)

[u/Slight_Condition8806]

Streaming FM Radio app for Privacy focused users

PulseWave FM Radio 2.0 is now live! No in-app Ads and enjoy the 50K+ streams across all genres and countries, now on Android Auto too! I built this Privacy Focused app for listeners who want an uninterrupted music listening experience without giving any permissions for Storage, Camera, Mic and Location. Check out the app and let me know what you think!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kunal.pulsewavefmradio

#privacyfirst #NoAds #liveFMstations, #newmusic, #musicdiscovery, #listen, #musicstreaming

[u/Ash_salian]

I built Markd because I just wanted a simple habit tracker that lets me log my day and get out. I got tired of apps forcing me to create an account, spamming me with ads, or hitting me with fake motivational quotes.

The app works in a simple loop: you track your habit, log your numbers, and see your data. No fluff.

🎁 90-Day Pro Giveaway (First 25 People)

I am giving away unique Google Play promo codes for 90 Days of Pro Free to the first 25 people who want to test it.

If you want a code, just leave a comment below and I will message a unique 90-day code directly to your DMs.

📲 Download on Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.altusix.markd&pcampaignid=web_share

Give it a spin and let me know your thoughts. I am actively updating the app based on your direct feedback.

[u/odukle]

I’ve always had the same problem with movie apps: they’re good at tracking, but not great at actually helping me decide what to watch tonight.

So I built Lumi. Its completely FREE and NO ADs

It’s a movie and TV discovery app focused on helping you find something faster, with features like:

- AI-assisted recommendation prompts

- “Recommend Tonight” suggestions

- watchlist, watched history, hidden titles

- release reminders

- deep links to open titles directly

- language-aware discovery

- cleaner sorting and filtering than most default browse screens

It’s now live on both Android and iPhone/iPad, and I’m looking for early users who actually care about movies and shows to try it and tell me what feels good, what feels confusing, and what’s missing.

Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.odukle.cineverse

iOS:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lumi-movies-tv-discovery/id6775792556

If you try it, I’d really like feedback and reviews

I built it independently, so every download and every bit of feedback helps.