Less than $10 to spend in the Google Play Store

August 25, 2022 11:39 AM

I have $9.88 to spend in the Google App store and it expires on Saturday. What should I buy? I mostly use my tablet and phone to check email (K9), browse the web (Firefox Focus), listen to music (Deezer), read books and listen to podcasts (Antenna). When on an airplane I do occasionally watch movies. Are there any paid utilities that have made your Android life easier? All suggestions welcome.
posted by donpardo to Technology (9 answers total)

Not a utility, but I can’t help but recommend Monument Valley (3.99) and Monument Valley 2 (4.99), beautifully-designed games that I often describe to people as some of the most lovely stories I’ve ever read. Gentle, soothing, delightful, clever, heart-warming without being saccharine. I’ve gone back to them every couple of years and found them enjoyable again and again.
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 11:57 AM on August 25, 2022 [3 favorites]

I am able to buy movies with google money, there's likely to be something you'd like to watch and maybe own.
posted by theora55 at 12:11 PM on August 25, 2022

Best answer: I spent $1 on an interval timer (Interval Timer) that helps me balance work & play...

The credits work on Google Play Books, right? There are some amazing $.99 & $1.99 book / comic / audiobook deals there all the time. Pick a favorite search keyword, or just "the", then hit the "Price Drops" button, and dial the max price filter down to where you want it.
posted by circular at 12:12 PM on August 25, 2022 [1 favorite]

If you regularly use any apps at all that are ad supported, see if they have a no ads version. Even if the ads are relatively unobtrusive, if it's an app you're already using and find useful/enjoyable, spend the $ to say so.
posted by phunniemee at 12:15 PM on August 25, 2022 [11 favorites]

Storage?
posted by atomicstone at 12:21 PM on August 25, 2022

I purchased a game called Tiny Room Stories from Kiary Games (free to download, purchase to remove ads) and it gave me a couple of weeks of play time.
posted by tinydancer at 12:23 PM on August 25, 2022 [1 favorite]

Best answer: FastScanner (by CoolMobileSolution) is $5 and is the best scanner app I have ever used, if that’s something you would have use for. There is a free (ad-supported) version if you want to try it out.
posted by sacrifix at 12:44 PM on August 25, 2022 [5 favorites]

Xodo reader has always been vastly superior to most default PDF/other file readers.
posted by _DB_ at 1:48 PM on August 25, 2022

I'm trying to think of Android apps that I cheerfully paid for. Mostly http://pinboard.in clients and Moon Plus Reader (pro). But now I want to check out Xodo.
posted by mecran01 at 3:11 PM on August 25, 2022