Android apps of the day [March 19, 2012]

Android has over 450,000 apps. With so many apps out there, app discovery (aka finding new and useful apps) is extremely difficult. With our Android Apps of the Day initiative, dotTech aims to change that. Everyday we post three apps, allowing our readers to discover new apps, daily. Enjoy! [Subscribe to our Android section to never miss an article: RSS Feed | E-mail]

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Apps for March 19, 2012

COMODO Cloud

COMODO Cloud is the official Android app for Comodo Online Storage, a cloud storage service by Comodo Group the company that develops popular software for Windows. With COMODO Cloud users can download files from and upload files to their Comodo Online Storage accounts; any and all file types are supported – such as documents, videos, audios, and photos – and files can be shared via e-mail, messages, etc. or direct download links. There is also a feature that allows you to backup your contacts. (Note: All downloading and uploading is manual — there is no sync feature.)To make it easier to organize your files, COMODO Cloud organizes files stored on Comodo Online Storage by folders, with default folders of “Bookmarks”, “Documents”, “Images”, “Music”, and “Videos” with users have the option to create their own custom folders. COMODO Cloud is free and comes with 5 GB of free storage on Comodo Online Storage. Anyone that wants more space can purchase 250 GB for $9.99/month.

Price: Free with up to 5 GB of free storage

Version discovered: v1.1.0.6

Requires: Android 2.1 and up

Download size: 1.1 MB

COMODO Cloud on Play Store

Run Like Hell!

Run Like Hell! is a platform side scroller game in which you are a guy running away from the native tribe, trying to prevent them from eating you alive. You slide, climb, string, jump, and crawl across levels avoiding obstacles while running from the angry tribesmen who are trying to kill you. There are ways to fight back at these tribesmen, using things to slow them down or speed yourself up; and there are coins you must collect every stage to unlock additional levels and game modes. There are three game modes you can play, “Story”, “Endless”, and “Time Trials”, with “Story” having three difficulties and over 30 levels. Run Like Hell! is a free, ad-supported game with an in-app purchase option that removes ads for 3 Polish zloty which is approximately $0.96 USD.

Price: Free

Version discovered: Unknown

Requires: Android 2.1 and up

Download size: Varies with device

Run Like Hell! on Play Store

Killer App

Killer App does one thing and one thing only: It closes all running processes on your Android phone. You run Killer App and it instantly terminates all active processes — there are no customization options that you may find in other task killers, such as to exclude specific processes. Killer App is free, ad-supported with a $1.99 ad-free Killer App Pro.

Price: Free, $1.99

Version discovered: Unknown

Requires: Android 2.1 and up

Download size: 196 KB

Killer App on Play Store | Killer App Pro on Play Store

dotTechies: We have tested all the apps listed above. However, Android Apps of the Day articles are not intended as “reviews” but rather as “heads-up” to help you discover new apps. Always use your best judgement when downloading apps, such as trying trial/free versions before purchasing paid apps, if applicable.

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