Top Downloads This Week
Every week we share the number of downloads for all platforms to help you get started. Here are the top downloads this week.
The five best apps for scanning mobile documents
Scanning receipts, whiteboard notes, or envelope sketches while traveling can be a breeze. The best apps for the job take pictures, can recognize text, save scans in the cloud for future use on other devices, and more. This week we take a look at five of the best smartphone apps that get the job done.
Hotel My Phone temporarily transfers your number to another phone
iOS / Android: This happens to the best of us: you forget your phone when you go out, or it runs out of power. Hotel My Phone allows you to use a friend’s phone, but use your own phone number.
Xtra-PC helps non-technical people install Linux on an old PC
If you still have an old computer, you’re in luck. The new Lubuntu-based Linux distro will give new life to any old PC, designed for non-technical users and optimized for popular websites.
Chrome’s visual history reveals your surfing habits
Chrome: Time tracking helps you be productive and identifies time wasters . If you spend most of your time on Chrome, Chrome Visual History will show you a pie chart of your surfing history.
Downdetector tells you if a web service or ISP is having problems
iOS / Internet: When you can’t go to a website, you can check if everyone is down . If it’s a web service like Facebook or an ISP, Downdetector will provide you with a status report.
CARROT Weather adds a little humor to your weather forecast
iPhone / iPad: The CARROT line of apps is best known for its poisonous productivity programs like CARROT , CARROT Hunger and CARROT Alarm , but today it launches a weather app.
Ulysses is a powerful yet simple text editor for iPad
iPad: Ulysses is one of our favorite writing apps for Mac , now available for iPad. What’s more, the iPad version is just as powerful as the Mac app.
Opinion makes it easy to record podcasts on iPhone or iPad
iOS: Opinion is a super-simple audio recording app designed for podcasters, interviewers, and anyone else who needs to record and edit audio on an iPhone or iPad. It’s easy to use, free, and while it has some limitations, it’s worth downloading if you want a simple audio editor.
Click & Clean manages and cleans your browser data with additional tools
Chrome / Firefox: The Google browser has many handy tools to manage or delete browsing data. If you need more control, Click & Clean can help you.
Quick User Manager integrates Windows User Account Control
Windows: Windows doesn’t always make it easy to configure user account settings. Some may even need registry changes. Quick User Manager brings all of these settings together into one small, portable application.