What apps have the best design on Android?

App Specific Question
1

Hi everyone,

What’s your favorite Android app purely for its design? I’m talking about apps that just feel great to use—whether it’s because of smooth animations, an easy layout, or just how nice it looks.

I’m especially curious about apps that feel simple but still get the job done perfectly. Bonus if you can say what makes their design stand out to you!

I’m working on an app idea and want to learn from the best examples out there.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

1 Like
2

Telegram for sure. The animations are so smooth, and it’s super fast even with all the features they’ve added.

3

Jory said:
Telegram for sure. The animations are so smooth, and it’s super fast even with all the features they’ve added.

Agreed. Telegram has so many features, but it still feels simple to use. They really nailed it with the design.

4

I really like Cashew! It’s clean and easy to use.

5

Reign said:
I really like Cashew! It’s clean and easy to use.

I think I’ve seen that app before. Isn’t the creator active on forums for Flutter developers?

6

Some great ones are Buzzkill, Jamjars, Lamartine, Periodic, and Castro.

7

Kelly said:
Some great ones are Buzzkill, Jamjars, Lamartine, Periodic, and Castro.

Thanks for the suggestions! Do you have any others you’d recommend?

8

Sync for Reddit is my favorite.

9

The Google Clock app is really well-designed. It works great in landscape mode, and the way you can punch in timers like a calculator is genius.

10

Anyone else think nzb360 has one of the smoothest UIs out there?

11

Radio Paradise has such a nice flow to it.

12

Aggregator News is one of my favorites: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.and96.aggregator_news

13

I love Folder Widget. Here’s a screenshot so you can see what I mean: Screenshot

14

Symfonium is another one I really like.

15

My favorites are spmp and kotatsu. Both are on F-Droid.

  1. They have material theming.
  2. Colors adapt dynamically.
  3. They’re super minimalistic.
  4. You can tweak them to fit your needs.
16

Backdrops is great for its design.

17

Check out PowerAMP music player. The animations and transitions are next level. Here’s a quick demo: Streamable

18

Sleep as Android is my go-to app.

19

Grayden said:
Sleep as Android is my go-to app.

I like it too, but I find the graphs a bit tricky to work with.

20

Grayden said:
Sleep as Android is my go-to app.

I don’t think its design stands out that much though.