We weigh, you decide

Two apps look equally fine. Here is what actually differs.

Every entry here names the handful of things that actually separate one app from its nearest equivalent: what it asks permission for, how often it is updated, how much it weighs on your phone. Read those, then make the call yourself.

Work apps, weighed

What actually separates the office and productivity apps.

End of the line

Every category, with what to weigh

Every category is a line. Pick one to see its stops in order.

  1. L01 Action
  2. L02 Arcade
  3. L03 Art & Design
  4. L04 Auto & Vehicles
  5. L05 Beauty
  6. L06 Board
  7. L07 Books & Reference
  8. L08 Business
  9. L09 Card
  10. L10 Casino
  11. L11 Casual
  12. L12 Comics
  13. L13 Communication
  14. L14 Dating
  15. L15 Education
  16. L16 Educational
  17. L17 Entertainment
  18. L18 Events
  19. L19 Food & Drink
  20. L20 Health & Fitness
  21. L21 House & Home
  22. L22 Libraries & Demo
  23. L23 Lifestyle
  24. L24 Maps & Navigation
  25. L25 Medical
  26. L26 Music
  27. L27 Music & Audio
  28. L28 News & Magazines
  29. L29 Parenting
  30. L30 Personalization
  31. L31 Photography
  32. L32 Productivity
  33. L33 Puzzle
  34. L34 Racing
  35. L35 Role Playing
  36. L36 Shopping
  37. L37 Simulation
  38. L38 Social
  39. L39 Sports
  40. L40 Strategy
  41. L41 Tools
  42. L42 Travel & Local
  43. L43 Trivia
  44. L44 Video Players & Editors
  45. L45 Weather
  46. L46 Word