WebUser 01 May 2019

Don’t install... ...Install this instead

CheetahKeyboard

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Not all ‘Don’t Installs’ start out as bad apps,

andCheetah Keyboardisa prime example.

Thisalternative Androidkeyboard launched

for freeback in 2017 andgaineda reasonable

following. But recentupdates

appeartohaveruinedthis

once-greatapp, withmany

users complaining of

increased, intrusive

advertising,aswell asbroken

functionality (such asglitchy

auto-complete), rip-off

in-apppersonalisation

options andhigh

subscription costs (£ 22 .49

per year) tobanishads.

SwiftKeyKeyboard

bit.ly/swift474

5 9.3

SwiftKeyhas beenone of the best

alternative keyboardseversince its launch,

nineyears ago,and– happily –it remains

unspoiledbythe ravages oftime.Even

being bought out byMicrosoftin 2016

doesn’t seemtohaveadversely affected

thispowerfultool, which offers all the

emoji, GIFsandstickersthatusers now

expect, aswell asthe optiontotypeby

swiping instead oftapping.It may lack

Cheetah’s vastrange ofglitzythemes,

but it’s stillheavily customisableandworks likea

dream.Cleverly,Swiftkeylearnstoadapt to your

personaltyping style and, bestofall, it’s still

completelyfree.

Best Free Apps

36 1 - 14 May 2019

FOOD

LunchboxRecipes

bit.ly/lunchdroid474

bit.ly/lunchios474

Pric e:£3.99

5 8

Bored of the same homemade

sandwichesbut don’t wanttopay for

supermarket mealdeals?Thisapp, with

90 (andgrowing)easy lunchrecipes,

could bejustwhatyou need.

PUZZLE

Photographs

bit.ly/photodroid474

bit.ly/photoios474

Pric e:£3.99

4.1 8

Short but sweet, thisunassuming

pixel-art gamemixes puzzleswith

narrative, over aseriesofrelatable,

sometimes heart-breaking stories.

Music andvisuals are beautiful, andthe

puzzlesare varied.

TOOLS

BatteryRing

bit.ly/batterydroid474

Pric e:59p

4.0.3

(^5) NEW APPS WORTH PAYING FOR
Battery Ring shows yourdevice’s remaining battery charge
via aringsymbol atthe top of the screen. It’s customisable
andworks particularlywell ondevices with ahole-punch
camera lens, suchasthe SamsungGalaxy S10.
GAME
Construction Simulator 3
bit.ly/consimdroid474
bit.ly/consimios474
Pric e:£4.59 (Android),
£3.99 (iOS)
5 9
Jumpintothe cockpit view
ofexcavators, cranes and
over 50otherconstruction vehicles,
tobuild towering structures, bridges
and moreinthis sequeltothe
popular simulation game.
REFERENCE
Indoor Plant Guide PocketEdition
bit.ly/plantdroid474
Pric e:£2. 49
4
ThisportableA-Z ofindoor
houseplants, eachwith its own
image anddata, has beenupdated
with newplant profilesandthe
abilityfor users tosubmit
suggestions for inclusion.
LunchboxRecipes Photographs Battery Ring Construction Simulator 3 Indoor Plant GuidePocket Ed ition