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And what exactly would that "app gap" be? I'm genuinely curious.

by sheldor 12y ago

emsy 12y ago
In my experience, it's not the amount of software, but the amount of quality software. For instance, I wasn't able to find a decent RSS reader that doesn't stutter on the Nexus 7 (2013). Not to mention the ridiculous amount of rights some of the readers want. On my iphone, it's hard to decide which reader I'll use because they are really good (I've tried quite a few). Music apps are still pretty much dominated by iOS. Also some quality games are only available on iOS or are released much later on Android. While I do think that the "app gap" does indeed exist, I believe only dedicated geeks/musicians/gamers will notice it.
- amaks 12y ago
  Feedly works great. Press too.
- elithrar 12y ago
  I've always, always had a hard time finding: * A good Twitter app for Android (like iOS' Tweetbot or Twitteriffic) * A decent RSS app (like Reeder - slick, w/ Instapaper + Evernote hooks) * A reasonable SSH client (like Prompt, although I haven't looked too hard here) I'd also miss Office - using Word + Excel out in the field for work (i.e. RF spreadsheets during field surveys) are a huge bonus. Not sure how good Google Sheets is on tablets/Android. Otherwise, the Nexus 9 + keyboard would be great for travelling and I'm tempted to sell my iPad Mini Retina for one, if not just to experience Android L.
  - frio 12y ago
    Press is a brilliant RSS reader.
  - lut4rp 12y ago
    For a Twitter client, Fenix (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.mvilla.android.fenix https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.mvilla.andr...) is beautiful and fast, and doesn't make me miss Tweetbot when I'm not using my computer.
  - JoshTriplett 12y ago
    Twidere works quite well for Twitter.
  - lmedinas 12y ago
    My recommendation for phones (not sure about Tablet versions) - SSH: JuiceSSH (simply the best i have used so far) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonelli.juicessh https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonelli.ju... - Twitter: Falcon Pro (works on tablets) - RSS: Press or why not Google Newstand or Flipboard ? - Office: QuickOffice, MSOffice or Google Docs

And what exactly would that "app gap" be? I'm genuinely curious.

by sheldor 12y ago

And what exactly would that "app gap" be? I'm genuinely curious.

emsy 12y ago

In my experience, it's not the amount of software, but the amount of quality software. For instance, I wasn't able to find a decent RSS reader that doesn't stutter on the Nexus 7 (2013). Not to mention the ridiculous amount of rights some of the readers want. On my iphone, it's hard to decide which reader I'll use because they are really good (I've tried quite a few). Music apps are still pretty much dominated by iOS. Also some quality games are only available on iOS or are released much later on Android. While I do think that the "app gap" does indeed exist, I believe only dedicated geeks/musicians/gamers will notice it.

amaks 12y ago
Feedly works great. Press too.
elithrar 12y ago
I've always, always had a hard time finding: * A good Twitter app for Android (like iOS' Tweetbot or Twitteriffic) * A decent RSS app (like Reeder - slick, w/ Instapaper + Evernote hooks) * A reasonable SSH client (like Prompt, although I haven't looked too hard here) I'd also miss Office - using Word + Excel out in the field for work (i.e. RF spreadsheets during field surveys) are a huge bonus. Not sure how good Google Sheets is on tablets/Android. Otherwise, the Nexus 9 + keyboard would be great for travelling and I'm tempted to sell my iPad Mini Retina for one, if not just to experience Android L.
- frio 12y ago
  Press is a brilliant RSS reader.
- lut4rp 12y ago
  For a Twitter client, Fenix (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.mvilla.android.fenix https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.mvilla.andr...) is beautiful and fast, and doesn't make me miss Tweetbot when I'm not using my computer.
- JoshTriplett 12y ago
  Twidere works quite well for Twitter.
- lmedinas 12y ago
  My recommendation for phones (not sure about Tablet versions) - SSH: JuiceSSH (simply the best i have used so far) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonelli.juicessh https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonelli.ju... - Twitter: Falcon Pro (works on tablets) - RSS: Press or why not Google Newstand or Flipboard ? - Office: QuickOffice, MSOffice or Google Docs