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5 Android Apps You Shouldn't Miss This Week (Part 90)
Defense Derby
Price: Free of charge
Defense Derby is a competitive tower defense game. You and three other players compete for towers. The winner places a tower as part of their defense. The ultimate winner is the last one standing. Victories grant you a higher rank, allowing you to face tougher competition. This is also the main difference compared to other online PvP and tower defense games. There are also a few PvE game modes available if you're not feeling particularly competitive on a given day. Defense Derby also features a few collectibles, and of course, there are a few upgrades available. Fortunately, you don't need any additional in-app purchases to be successful in the game.
Download from Google Play Store!
FeedFlow
Price: Free of charge
FeedFlow is a new RSS app. We don’t see many of these types of apps these days, so this is a relatively unique release. It has a clean UI that allows you to navigate through the feed smoothly. Clicking on the links opens the articles on their home website, which is both a plus and a minus. The upside is that you’re supporting the author and the website by visiting. The downside is that you’re missing out on the RSS-specific reader features that some other apps have. Overall, though, we think FeedFlow is a good app. It’s not too much of a burden on your phone, and it almost feels like a standalone, more customizable version of Google Discover. You can import RSS feeds into it using OPML files, which the app supports.
Download from Google Play Store!
Snowbreak: Containment Zone
Price: Free of charge
Snowbreak: Containment Zone is a hybrid between a shooter and a gacha RPG. The characters you collect have different abilities and also use different types of weapons. The main idea of the game is to use characters to solve missions and get rewards. Snowbreak: Containment Zone uses similar controls to other gacha RPG games, where each character has a basic attack, a support ability, and an ultimate ability. In terms of gameplay, Snowbreak: Containment Zone is actually a lot of fun. There is a co-op mode to play with friends, which makes the experience more fun than most gacha RPG games. The graphics are decent and the controls are fine too. The game definitely has a lot of potential, but we'll see how it develops over time.
Download from Google Play Store!
Shortwave
Price: Free of charge
Shortwave became a real hit this week. It was developed by ex-Googlers and is essentially a continuation of Inbox by Google. It has quite a few features that seem very useful. Among other things, an AI assistant that creates summaries of your emails, which we actually found very useful for all of you who deal with a large volume of emails. That's probably why professional bloggers like the app so much. Other features include delivery schedules, common things like pinning and snoozing emails, smart tags and the old Inbox by Google trick of grouping similar emails. Shortwave is a free app for now and is quite functional.
Download from Google Play Store!
Train Manager 2023
Price: Free of charge
Train Manager 2023 is the latest installment in the relatively popular Train Manager franchise. It's basically a game where you create and manage your own railway system. As with most similar games, you start with practically nothing and expand your empire around the world. You can also follow your trains live as they progress along their routes. There are also various upgrades and other things that you can use to increase your profit. Some items are only available through in-app purchases, but luckily, at least initially, you don't need them to progress through the game. Later in the game, however, this can become a problem.
