Game Type: Puzzle, Casual Price: Free; $0.99 for ad-free version Get It: If you enjoy word games and casual puzzle games like Bejeweled I have to admit that when I think about Android games, I tend to focus on the ones that keep my kids entertained. But lately I’ve been hogging the phone for myself so I can play Dropwords. This game is sort of a cross between Bejeweled, Scrabble, and a word search. You start with a grid of letter blocks and find as many words as you can before the clock...

A few times in my life, people have given me book journals as gifts. I do love to read, and the journals seemed like a great idea, but somehow they never got used. So now I’m trying it a new way: on Android, of course, with MyBookDroid. A virtual bookshelf: In the past, after reading a book, you would put it on a bookshelf in your house, giving you a nice visual reminder of what you’d read over the years. Now you might download the book, or resell it online, or check it out of the...

DropBox is a file-syncing service that automatically uploads files from specified folders on a computer or device to the Dropbox servers, making your synced files available to any computer via the web or installed DropBox folder. If you don’t already use DropBox on your computer, I highly recommend checking it out: referral link. There is also an official DropBox app for Android. I already have and use DropBox and was excited to hear about the relatively new Android app called DropSnap....

This post is part of our series called “Female Faves”, where we pick a category of apps and feature the ones that are highest-rated and most-downloaded by women according to AppBrain’s “Popular Among: Women” filter. Since it would be difficult to fully test all of the apps, we won’t review all of them, but if you have or try any of them, please chime in in the comments! Tourist Attractions for Android on AppBrain locafree for Android on AppBrain Packing List for Android on...

Dinner is one of my favorite parts of the day. Figuring out what to make for dinner, on the other hand, can be a pain. There’s something about having to make this decision day after day after day…. I want it to be easier, and also more fun. The Allrecipes.com Dinner Spinner offers a little of both. Not just for dinner: Despite its name, the Allrecipes.com Dinner Spinner is a comprehensive recipe app that includes breakfast, desserts, appetizers, beverages, salads, side dishes, soups, and...

For years now, whenever I lose track of my car in a big parking lot or forget which street I parked on, I’ve been asking: “If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we get a team of pirates to remind me where I left the car?” At last my entreaties have been answered, in the form of Carrr Matey. The Android Market offers a few apps for finding your car, all with similar functionality; but according to my investigations, this is the only one with a pirate theme. Dropping anchor: When...

Those of us that are wary about malware and viruses in software always say, “Read the permissions!”, meaning that you should really understand what you are giving the app permission to do when you install it. Google makes you click through an app’s security permission list when installing for a reason – so it’s not their fault if you allow an app to steal your information! However, even though I’m a programmer myself, I still find myself installing apps with...

I’m far from being an expert on meditation, but from what I’ve been reading in The New York Times and elsewhere, it seems that meditating should make me smarter, healthier, happier, and an all-around nicer person. But meditating can be hard, and frankly, sometimes it’s more fun to watch Glee. It helps to set aside a very specific amount of time to devote to meditation. And, to avoid watching the clock, a timer comes in handy. Zen Timer is a fairly simple app that lets you set a...

So, as long-time readers of this blog know already, I’m a fan of the highly-rated LauncherPro and wrote about its basic features when I re-did my homescreen last year. (If you aren’t familiar with LauncherPro, you should read that article first since I’m not going to mention the main benefits again here.) I have since paid for LauncherPro+, mainly to support the amazing app developer Federico who constantly improves the app and adds neat features, but also to have access to...

For all of you last-minute Christmas/holiday shoppers, you do still have some time to buy online at many stores with quick shipping options. Here are the top 10 Android accessory gifts WomenWithDroids recommends for your friends & family with Android devices that you can still get in time if you buy them right now! 10. Phone Stand: Twitter user @waterNdirt thinks that beanbag chairs for your phone make good gifts, and we agree! ThinkGeek has several phone stand options, including beanbag...