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We have lists of Android apps for many, many topics. After all, people use their Android devices for many different things. Many of these applications are quite popular, while others are very specific. These niche apps work exceptionally well, but only for the few people who really need them.
Anyone can write a list of strange apps that do nothing. This list is an ode to the wonderful niche apps that really work great if you need them. We can make another volume of apps like these, once we find about ten more in our adventures. You can also submit ideas in the comments.
With all of that out of the way: here are some fun, niche and weird Android apps that are really good.
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10 fun niche Android apps
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Easter egg collection on Android
Price: Free
As written on the can, this is a collection of all Android Easter Eggs over the years. The app includes all Easter eggs from Android Gingerbread (the first) to Android 11. It’s a fun little app to see what all the Easter eggs were like and how they worked. This is basically everything this app does. You select what you want, preview and go. You will probably only use this app for 15 minutes once every few years, but it exists and works well.
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Embiggen
Price: Free
Embiggen is a solid application that also does one thing: you type the text in it and it makes the text bigger. While it may seem useless at first, there are real use cases for this application. You can type short messages in loud places and show them to someone close to you. The images show that you can use it in a bar and get someone’s attention without walking to it. Super niche, right? It works very well, however, and does what it says.
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Flying with Gauss
Price: Free
Flying With Gauss is a developer on the Google Play Store with a collection of great super niche apps. Some of the applications include Xash3D FWGS, Husky for Pleroma, CS16Client and several others. Most applications are mechanisms for running Half-Life or Counter-Strike on your phone with a selection of mods and game modes. The engine and mods work surprisingly well, as long as you provide your own game data. It is very specific, but people seem to really like it when they find a situation to use it.
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InstaMocks
Price: Free
InstaMocks is a cool little app that can take screenshots and then put it in the frame of any phone you want. It has 40 devices to choose from and you can work on up to ten screenshots at the same time. There is no use for this unless you are an application developer, a YouTuber or someone who posts on forums. However, the app works, and editing the screenshot is pretty cool. Still, there is no real reason why this exists for the general public, but it exists if you need to.
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PhotoPills and SunSurveyor
Price: $ 9.99 and $ 7.99, respectively
PhotoPills and SunSurveyor do basically the same thing. They allow photographers to explore locations based on when the sun sets or rises. PhotoPills has a sun, moon and Milky Way planner, along with a 2D, augmented reality and 3D mode. SunSurveyor has basically all the same features. They both have a few things that set them apart from each other, but they work perfectly if you’re planning a photo shoot around sunset or sunrise.
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RunPee
Price: Free with in-app purchases
RunPee is an application for viewers. It tells you the best time to take a break to urinate while watching a movie. It then tells you what you missed when you returned. Obviously, it was designed for watching movies at the cinema because you can just take a break at home. However, RunPee can also tell you if extra scenes will come at the end of the movie, so you know whether to stick around and wait or leave the theater early. The application itself is undergoing a major overhaul, as previous versions definitely needed some work.
Shark Tracker by Ocearch
Price: Free
Did you know that you can track shark migration patterns using an Android app? It turns out that you can do just that with this one. The researchers marked a lot of sharks and the app shows you where they are. It is really useful only for biologists, but it is a fun and super-educational app. In fact, there are several applications that track random things. For example, Blitzortung tracks lightning.
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SpotAngels
Price: Free
SpotAngels is a parking application. He uses crowdsourcing to tell you where to find parking spaces, how much they cost and other potential parking obstacles. For example, some people use the app to remind them to move their cars before a street cleaner appears. You can also book parking offers and pay for some parking meters. This is obviously for a specific type of person, but it is useful almost anywhere. You can also contribute if your area does not have enough data.
Web Alert
Price: Free
Web Alert is a different type of reminder application. You tell him to monitor a website and he notifies you if the website changes. You can use it for all kinds of things. It can notify you when new articles are published on a website of your choice, when the price of a desired product changes or even when you receive a response on a forum. Most sites have official apps now, but it’s nice to know that there is an app like this.
Win 98 simulator
Price: Free
Have you ever wanted to use Windows 98 for something? This emulator allows you to do just that. It not only boots in a Windows 98 environment, but you can also use many original Windows 98 applications. Tools include old school Internet Explorer, Minesweeper, Solitaire, Windows Media Player, Notepad and more. It also supports a mouse and keyboard, if necessary. We don’t know who needs something like this, but it’s here if you want.
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