Here are some of our favorite apps for Android based phones.

This app does exactly what it says. It uses the onboard accelerometer to check for level.

  

This $11.99 app lets you take a photo of a colleagues business card and all the info goes into your Contacts. Listed as one of the 49 best apps for all smartphones.

This free app lets you take a photo of any document and turn it into a PDF suitable for emailing.

This app lets you track all your workout routines. It has dozens of different exercise routines built-in and a custom option to let you build your own routine. It tracks a variety of elements and displays the total calories burned at the end. It also uploads your results to Google Health (requires Gmail account). And for workouts like walking, hiking, biking, etc. it track your GPS location and returns the number of miles traveled. It also plays music with a vocal "coach" thrown in at various intervals. There is also an option to attach a Blue-Tooth heart rate monitor. This app is the cat's meow!

This app lets you create notes or checklists. Each note or list can be color coded. A great app for making lists for the store. Each list has a 'check off' feature so you can check off each item on the list as you get it.

This app has been a perennial favorite on BlackBerry smartphones for years. Now it's available for Android. Available in a "free" lite version which does not allow editing, or a $14.95 one time full version which supports any Word, Excel, or PowerPoint doc through Microsoft Office 2010.

This app is just the bomb. Have you ever been star gazing and wondered which star or planet that was? Google Sky is for you. It shows you the names of stars, planets and constellations in real time.

This app is the defining app for any smartphone user. What if you could get an email of the voice message just left on your cell phone? Now you can! Google Voice will do that for you. It also allows you to have 1 phone number for friends and relatives to call that will ring all the numbers you may be at simultaneously. This is a must have app for smartphone users, but especially Android users due to the tight integration!

This app is excellent for handling text messages. It brings style to an otherwise dry text message app in Android.

Have you ever gone to the grocery store only to realize you forgot your store loyalty card? Not any longer. With Key Ring you can scan the UPC code on each card and enter it into your 'database'. When you get to the store hold your phone's screen up for the cashier to scan the displayed UPC.

This $1.99 app will track any and all mileage expenses and make them available to you in CSV format for your business miles tracking requirements.

This free app is a near Godsend. It will show the location of your phone, make your phone "scream", remote battery check and remote phone lock or wipe. Some features require premium service.

This app will show you movie theaters and showtimes for movies in close proximity to your current location. You can also use it to watch trailers, see critics feedback and watch trailers. It also ties into your Netflix queue to allow you to make changes.

This T-Mobile exclusive app allows you to monitor your account usage. You can view number of minutes used and number of text messages sent on the phone.

This app helps you manage your Google Picasa Web Albums from your Android smartphone. It also allows you to upload photos from your Android's camera to both share and protect from loss.

This app helps you manage your PlanningCenter Online account from your Android smartphone.

This app integrates as a widget allowing you to have a button on your screen to quickly toggle between Ring, Vibrate and Silent. From Droidmania.

  

This app allows you to use your cameras flash LED as a flashlight in dark or low light situations. Unlike some other apps which were specific to the Motorola Droid, this app runs on a wide variety of Android platforms.

  

This app allows you to view the latest in news, sports and weather from USA TODAY.

This T-Mobile exclusive app allows you to listen to your voicemail on the phone. You can play, rewind, delete. It also displays the callers name (from Contacts) and the length of the message in seconds.