30+ Best Android Apps & Games of January 2012 Reviewed by Expert Reviewers at AndroidTapp.com

by Antonio Wells Feb 2, 2012 4:28 PM – 3 Comments

New year, new set of best Android apps & games our experts review assassins thoroughly reviewed in the month of January 2012! Did you catch our awesome big list of 300+ Best Apps Reviewed 2011? Either way we make it easy to download or buy these top apps with convenient one-click tools below to easily download these top app picks:

Shop our NEW Android App Store and Save on some of these Top Titles!

Best Android apps reviewed January 1, 2012 – January 31, 2012.

4.8 Stars

Apparatus Free, ~$2.45 Apparatus is a beautifully designed physics game. Use a variety of objects to get the marble into the bucket. Incredibly challenging, you need to have an acute eye for physics and engineering to do well, but it makes for a highly addictive and compulsive gameplay. The graphics are flawlessly smooth- in all honesty they almost look real. Definitely check this one out if you haven’t already, but read on for a bit more info first!

4.7 Stars

SummitX Snowboarding Free Trial, $4.99 Full Game, plus In-game Purchases SummitX Snowboarding is an HD game for Android testing your speed, wit and dare-devil passion shredding the slopes of the world’s most stunning mountain scenery. Choose to play as a guy or gal, surfing 36 locations on 6 mountains, earn money to purchase better boards & mid-air tricks, while rockin’ out to some zippy tunes. The game offers a full free trial, is it worth the spend… lets find out more in the full review!

Audials Free Audials is a polished and ridiculously feature-rich Internet streaming radio app for Android. Providing access to over 50,000 Internet radio stations and some 80 genres to pick from, you’ll always have something to listen to. If that’s not enough, there’s a slew of superb additional features that might just blow your socks off…

4.6 Stars

BaconReader for Reddit Free, $1.99 BaconReader for Reddit is (perhaps obviously) an Android client for Reddit. Boasting a user-friendly UI and the ability to view, link, contribute, comment and share stories; it’s a feature-rich app that is essential for any Android-wielding Redditor.

Text Tone Free Trial, $0.99 (Available in AndroidTapp Store!) Text Tone is a neat little app that just gives you a bit more control over your notifications. Typically we are limited to selecting a ringtone or whether your device will vibrate or not, however, Text Tone provides additional functionality. Brilliant if you receive lots of notifications and want to differentiate between them. Share Android App Review

Alchemy Classic Free Alchemy Classic is a massively addictive element-combining puzzle game for Android. If you, like so many people, have been taken by these kind of blending games- where you start with earth, air, fire, water and combine them to create a massive variety of other elements- then this title is sure to register on your radar. Alchemy remains our most commented-upon app review, registering lots of interest as many users sought new combinations. Could Alchemy Classic be your next big addition?

Sleepy Jack $1.99 Sleepy Jack is a majestically beautiful dream-scape shooter. Fly through Jack’s dreams collecting Z’s, shooting baddies and completing the 40 levels of scintillating gameplay. Blisteringly fast and chock full of eye-candy you’ll be stunned that a game like this doesn’t require a console! From the creators of Cordy, Android gaming doesn’t get quite as dreamy as this…

Traffic Panic 3D Free, with optional In-app Purchases Traffic Panic 3D is an exciting traffic management simulation game for Android. You essentially control the traffic lights at a busy intersection. There is a steady flow of traffic coming from the left hand side and you must enable an oncoming safe route through this. Get it right and traffic flows smoothly, get it wrong and expect massive 3D crashes!

4.5 Stars

EasyMoney 1.0 30 day Trial, $9.95 Full (Available in AndroidTapp Store!) EasyMoney 1.0 is a polished budgeting and personal finance app on Android. Boasting loads of features and the ability to closely and carefully monitor your own personal transaction, the app is also easy to use and has a sleek UI. If you need some Android assistance in managing your money (and let’s face it, in this economic climate it’s perhaps a good idea) this is a great place to begin better financial management. Share Android App Review

They Need To Be Fed Free via GetJar, or $0.99 via the Android Market They Need To Be Fed is an immersive and challenging gravity puzzler by the same developers as the recently reviewed Karoshi and recent Android Market favourite Reflexions. Steer your little curly-bob thingy towards the hungry monsters. Navigate through 11 worlds of obstacles: canons, lasers, spikes, etc. in this tricky and often nail-bitingly tough physics game.

Babel Rising $1.50 Babel Rising is an compulsively addictive and incredibly challenging ‘God’-game for Android. In the game, your job, as God, is to destroy the blasphemous humans who are daring to build a heavenward tower. As an almighty superpower you have lots of apocalyptic weapons to choose from. The problem with humans though, is that they’re so very tenacious…

SoundTracking Free SoundTracking is a cool little app that lets you share the soundtrack of your life. With enhanced music identification (like with Shazam or Soundhound) you can easily share the music you’re listening to quickly. Alternatively you can search and enter your music, or it even notices when you play music on your device and offers you the opportunity to share that. A funky way to share the music you listen to, it’s an interesting way to show off your taste in music!

Burn the Rope Free, ~$3.03 Burn the Rope is accelerometer-controlled physics game with a fiery twist. Use your tilt controls to ensure the fire removes all the rope. Very tricky, but featuring tons of levels and a variety of obstacles, Burn the Rope is the best puzzle-based pyromania you can get on the Android Market!

Fallen Realms Free FALLEN REALMS is an engrossing and immersive RPG game for Android. Explore all the typical RPG haunts; forests, dungeons and castles. Authentic turn-based gameplay is punctuated by good graphics and rich sound. The game also features a rich plot narrative that pans out as you progress and there are some pretty neat monsters to destroy. If RPGs are your thing… this is a must-have.

4.4 Stars

WeatherPro $2.99 (2,99 Euro incl. VAT), $3.99 for WeatherPro HD for Tablets WeatherPro is a highly detailed weather and forecast application for Android. With extensive forecast information for over two million locations worldwide, the ability to view radar and satellite images for the U.S., U.K. and most of Europe with detailed seven day forecasts available by 3-hourly intervals, WeatherPro is arguably the most comprehensive weather app available in the Android Market.

Top Cam Free, $1.99 from AndroidTapp Store, $2.50 Elsewhere Top Cam is a nifty little tool that lets you take pictures faster. Essentially the app overlays whatever app, launcher or game you are running with a quick camera button. Now, instead of having to locate your camera, navigating away from the app you’re using, there is a quick button which will automatically take a picture for you. Beautifully simple, you might never need to miss a great shot again! Share Android App Review

Scrubs Free, $1.99 Scrubs is the official game of the huge TV comedy hit. A kind of humour-filled detective game, you need to find various items for the different members of Sacred Heart Hospital staff. Featuring cool sound, extensive gameplay and buckets of humour, its actually very challenging. Fans of either the show or detective find-em-up’s will love this.

Talking Ben the Dog Free, $0.99 Talking Ben the Dog is a spin-off of the hugely popular Talking Tom Cat app by Outfit7. In a nutshell, Ben listens and repeats your words back to you in a funny voice. Instantly a hit with children, Ben also has other tricks to perform. The most fun of which includes a new laboratory setting where the brave (possibly foolish) Ben plays with dangerous chemicals. Highly interactive, it’s lots of fun and brilliant for children and adults with a juvenile sense of humour!

4.3 Stars

Awesome Widgets Bundle Free, $0.99 Awesome Widgets Bundle is a cool widgets app for your Android homescreens. Including over 40 weather/clock and toggle widgets, it’s incredibly customisable and offers some skinning options you get with apps like Beautiful Widgets. It’s simple to use, hosts lots of options and offers new ways to brighten your device. Share Android App Review

Balliland XL Free, with optional In-app Purchases Balliland XL is a cunning and engrossing logic-puzzle title from RebelCrew Games. Within lush environments your simple task is to line up three balls (actually Balliland residents.) It’s a straightforward objective, but it gets progressively harder to achieve as the levels advance. There are some 120 colorful levels to work through so, if you’re a logic puzzle fiend, you might certainly want to check this out.

Lucent Lock Screen $1.99 Lucent Lock Screen is a very functional and sexy-looking lock screen for Android. Combining useful features which include: weather, texts, music controls, network controls and sound options, with sleek black and white contrast looks it’s a smart alternative for your existing lock screen.

Fancy Free Fancy is an engaging and cool social networking app. The app is a portal to the main site but it gives you the ability to post, share, view, comment and ‘Fancy’ as much as you like. Described as ‘part blog, part magazine and part bookmarking tool’, Fancy is all about style and cool stuff. If you’re a fan of fashion, gadgets, style and shopping… this might well be you’re next big thing.

4.2 Stars

Hyper Jump Free, $1.99 Hyper Jump is a super cool and immaculately visualised jumping game from Camel Games. The idea is to help you character to ascend as high as possible, collecting coins along the way. Controls are performed via tilting, so gameplay will be instantly familiar if you’ve ever played the perennial Android hit Abduction! or Doodle Jump. Graphically, Hyper Jump is just beautiful and, combined with quirky sound, fun gameplay and a variety of customisations, is a hugely addictive and immensely fun title.

Enchanted Realm Free Enchanted Realm is a cheerful and highly polished tycoon game with a medieval twist. The game has been developed by Game Insight, the company behind the hugely popular titles My Country, Rock the Vegas, Crime Story and Paradise Island. This newer game places you as the Lord of a quaint medieval community and your job is to grow your town into a prosperous and content kingdom. It’s another take on an already popular genre which is very well developed and full of immersive casual gameplay and tasks.

Hostile Tower Defense 3D Free, or $2.99 available from AndroidTapp App Store or Android Market Hostile Tower Defense 3D is an immersive and action packed 3D experience. Similar in gameplay to most tower defense games (and therefore easy to pick up), it comes with some very cool features and lots of weaponry. Share Android App Review

Farm Frenzy Free, $1.99 plus In-app Purchases Farm Frenzy is a sweet little farming game on Android. No… come back! It’s not what you think! If like me the idea of having a Farmville clone on your device fills you with despondent tears of rage, rest assured this is quite different. Farm Frenzy instead includes various levels, timed challenges and angry bears!

4.1 Stars

Simon DX Free Free Simon DX Free is the virtual rendition of the classic Simon handheld toy [of my childhood]. Test your memory, wit and speed as you either keep up with or master the random sequences spawned in neon hues. There are two play modes and OpenFeint support to share results with friends. Do you have what it takes to conquer Simon DX?

Word Tower Free, $0.99 Word Tower is compelling and novel word game for Android. Complete the tower by building words around the chosen letter. Start with a 3 letter square, then the 4, then finally the often tougher 5 or 6 letter words. It’s a very well thought out and designed game and an absolute must for word-game fans. Share Android App Review

Urban Rivals Free, In-game Purchases Urban Rivals is a strategy turn-based virtual street brawling game where you collect and strengthen your skills using player cards. There are an unfathomable number of levels, battles and missions you can compete in, plus the network is massive with millions of players online across Android, iOS and the Web.

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty $2.99 Captain America is the official action-packed Android game tied to the recently released movie. Featuring a compelling storyline, impressive graphics and cool sound, it’s a fun action game that links well to the movie of the same name. Movie derived games have a history of being notoriously bad, so how does Captain America – Sentinel of Liberty fare?

4.0 Stars

Armored II: Tower Defense Free, $2.99 Armored II: Tower Defense is a lethal battle tower defense game for Android. Offering a few unique cues over other games of the popular genre, earn and invest cash into your weaponry and defend your base from waves of enemy baddies.