New and innovative applications for smartphones continue to emerge continuously, as both the Google Play Store for Android users and the App Store for iPhone users witness a continuous flow of apps that meet the various needs and aspirations of users. In this context, we present to you a carefully curated selection of the latest and best apps that have been recently launched, as we do every week to ensure that you keep up with everything new and useful in the world of apps. So let’s review this distinguished collection of apps below, which we hope will add real value to your experience with your smartphones, whether you are an Android or iPhone user. Each app has been carefully selected to meet specific needs and offer innovative solutions to various daily challenges. And don’t forget to review last week’s apps, as they were also a distinguished set.
New Smartphone Apps
PixelShot App
Designed to help iPhone users manage and organize their screenshots using artificial intelligence. PixelShot focuses on collecting the screenshots in your photo library and consolidating them into one place, categorizing them into different categories. This can be particularly useful for users with a large collection of screenshots, making it easy to identify the screenshots based on the content. But the real standout feature of the app is the AI-powered search feature that allows you to type a word and search for it within the contents of the screenshots, then display all the images that include that word by using OCR technology to scan the image contents, similar to the Pixel Screenshots app provided exclusively for Google phones.
◀ Download the app for iOS
Narro Reader App
Another AI application that helps you convert various types of texts into spoken words. With Narro Reader, users can listen to PDF files, Word documents, web pages, and even text extracted from images through OCR technology. The app utilizes the text-to-speech engine available on Android phones, usually Google TTS, allowing it to support multiple languages including Arabic. Users can also switch to other text-to-speech engines through phone settings. The app includes useful features like automatic language detection, easy web page reading, and translation capabilities, providing support for over 40 languages. Overall, the app is particularly useful for those who enjoy listening to written content while browsing their phones, whether it’s an article, document, or text within images.
◀ Download the app for Android
Charging Animation Lite App
This app enhances the iPhone charging experience by displaying various animated graphics when the charger is connected to the phone, similar to some Android phones. Charging Animation Lite is a free app that offers a variety of display screens that include smooth and wonderful animations that make the phone interface visually more attractive during charging. The app relies on creating a shortcut within the Shortcuts app to display this screen as soon as the charger is connected and remains displayed throughout the charging period to monitor the battery charging progress in real time whenever you look at the phone screen. Of course, the app allows full customization of the charging screen in terms of background color – which can be made pitch black to be energy-efficient if the screen is OLED – animation shapes, animation speeds, and effects to create a unique look each time.
◀ Download the app for iOS
AInput App
Works by integrating generative AI tools directly into Android apps, allowing users to receive text suggestions, rewrite responses, and create quick responses across different platforms such as WhatsApp and Instagram. AInput works by providing two features, “AI Rewriting” and “AI Responding,” allowing users to create responses in any text field within supported apps. Its notable features include integration with Copilot, ChatGPT, or Google Search to provide specially designed suggestions based on user requests. The app features a clean user interface, making it extremely easy to use.
◀ Download the app for Android
Smooth App
Allows iPhone users to create custom wallpapers for the home screen or lock screen. Smooth provides tools for designing unique and visually appealing wallpapers that can be customized with various colors, patterns, and effects. Users can get amazing results and unique wallpapers for their phones through the experience of different design elements provided by the app, such as controlling color gradients and coordinating them in detail. After creating the wallpaper, you can save it to your photo library or set it directly for the home screen or lock screen or share it with friends. But overall, the main feature of the app is providing several fun and creative tools to ensure you get unique and stunning results without much effort.
◀ Download the app for iOS
Notes App
A new app for taking text notes on Android, but Notes is designed to reflect the same simplicity and functionality of Apple’s “Notes” app for iPhones, offering features like creating quick notes, organizing review lists, and backing up data by integrating with Google Drive. The app has a clean user interface and contains many transitional animations that mimic the same user experience as Apple’s Notes app. Alongside, you can enhance your notes by using quotation marks, bullet and numbered lists, various text formatting options, and include images from your photo gallery or capture photos directly in your notes. The app is free to download and use, with no intrusive ads affecting the user experience.
◀ Download the app for Android
Other New Apps Worth Mentioning
- Arcane Camera | Allows you to capture stunning aspect ratio photos at 2.70:1, perfect for capturing landscapes.
- FocusNPlay | Helps improve productivity by combating phone distractions through effective actions.
- Toolbox | Provides over 100 simple tools in one place including currency conversion, QR code creation, and password generation.
- Trippr | Acts as a travel companion to help you plan your trip in an organized manner, providing recommendations, updates, and expert advice.
