iOS App Discovery With hundreds of thousands of apps available through Apple’s App Store, finding the best measurement convertor can be a daunting task. AppShopper helps by not only providing recommendations, but also showing update history, reviews, and even price changes. AppShopper also has an iOS app along with RSS feeds so you never miss a chance to discover the next great app.

Android App DiscoveryBecause of the “open” nature of the Android platform, there are quite a few more resources that allow for more robust discovery on Android. AppAware is an application that allows users to find new apps by tracking installs, updates, and removals. AppAware goes a step further by adding location into the mix. This provides great exposure for local apps who thrive based on usage in a specific area rather than around the globe.

Chrome Web App Discovery Playing off the fact that there really is an app for almost everything, the Google Chrome extension – aptly named There’s a web app for that – provides users with app suggestions based on their browsing history. No need to randomly guess if there is a an app that could replace your web browsing. Now just browse normally and this extension will search for you.

If none of these work for you, or if you are looking for a more curated way to discover apps, the be sure to check out Unplggd’s Weekly App Recommendations, where we cover everything from mobile, to desktop, to web apps.

By Jesse Leikin

1. Evernote (free, iOS, Android) shows up in every list like this, but it’s for a reason — Evernote is one of the strongest and most flexible notes apps around.

Funnily we don’t find its interface especially useful when taking plain old quickie-type notes, but when it comes to dropping in items for reference and adding notes to those, it’s invaluable. Evernote has map and location info, shareable notebooks, and its notes allow you to easily drop in files of all types, including audio and images, which are then synced between the web, the desktop app and your smartphone app.

2. Simplenote is a basic notetaking app with an easy-to-use interface. It’s free for iPhone and iPad, and syncs with Android phones. Syncing with all of the above is also conveniently available through the web or desktop apps.

3. Audionote ($4.99, iOS) functions like those note-taking recorder pens you see as aisle endcaps in big box stores: it makes an audio recording as you take notes, then can play them back along with whatever you’ve written or drawn.

Did we miss your favorite note-taking apps for Android or OS? Share your favs in the comments below.
By Laura E. Hall