This Week in Android Apps – Barcode Scanner, ASTRO & Shazam Kick Butt

Welcome to the second weekly series of the top 25 Android Apps. This list is a collection of the most popular applications in the Android Market for the last 7 days. At the moment, we’re sitting at 40,651 total applications, which have been used 5,786,135 times.

Let’s dive right into the listing, which is in the Applications & Games category. The statistics used in this posting are provided by Atrackdog, a fantastic free version tracking application. Enjoy!

Top 25 Android Applications

25. (23) Sogou Input 1.45 – FREE (Tools) 4.5 Stars

Chinese input keyboard, which supports English, numeric and simplified Chinese language. Two layouts & supports QWERTY.

24. (NR) Root Explorer – 2.9.1 – $1.95 (Productivity) 4.5 Stars

File manager used for root users to access the Android file system. Includes text editor, multi-select, zip files & more.

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23. (24) GPS Status 3.0.4 – FREE (Travel) 4.5 Stars

Check your position, GPS accuracy, speed, acceleration and bearing. Mark your location & navigate back to it later.

22. (25) Opera Mini Beta 5 – FREE (Communication) 4 Stars

Fast web browser that compresses 90% of data before loading pages on your phone. Sync data between your phone and PC.

21. (19) ES File Explorer 1.3.10.0 *recent version upgrade* – FREE (Productivity) 4.5 Stars

This tool is an all-in-one file manager, App manager & task killer, which lets you explore all files on your phone.

20. (20) Advanced Task Killer Free 1.7.0 – FREE (Productivity) 4.5 Stars

Provides the ability to quickly access and kill any applications running in your background.

19. (21) Documents To Go Free 2.003 *recent version upgrade* – FREE (Productivity) 4 Stars

This tool lets you view Microsoft Word & Excel files and attachments.

18. (16) Dolphin Browser 2.5.0 – FREE (Communication) 4.5 Stars

Mobile web browser, similar to Firefox. Packed with features such as gestures, multi-touch pinch and zoom, etc.

17. (17) aQQ 1.2.1 beta – Information not provided

16. (18) Advanced Task Manager4.0.1 – $0.99 (Tools) 4.5 Stars

Gives you the ability to terminate apps and services, auto-end apps & services, show memory info, bulk quick-uninstall & more.

15. (14) Backgrounds 2.0.0 – FREE (Entertainment) 4.5 Stars

Instant access to over 10,000 background designs. New backgrounds are added each day.

14. (10) Ringdroid 2.3 – FREE (Multimedia) 4.5 Stars

Create your ringtone by editing any music track in your library or record a new one from your phone.

13. (12) UC Browser 7.0.3 – FREE (Tools) 4.5 Stars

Chinese mobile browser to edit your blog, surf the net, send & receive emails, download and more. English version coming soon.

12. (15) TTS Service Extended 2.1 – FREE (Software Libraries) 4 Stars

Text-to-speech library used by other applications.

11. (11) Meridian Player Noble 0.13.1 *recent version upgrade* – FREE (Multimedia) 4.5 Stars

Video and music player that searches lyrics, subtitles, gestures, ID3, ratings & more.

10. (8) Facebook 1.2 – FREE (Social) 3.5 Stars

Share status updates from your home screen, check your news feed, look at your friends’ walls, upload photos, etc.

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9. (13) Bluetooth File Transfer 2.70 *recent version upgrade* – FREE (Communication) 4 Stars

Browse, explore & manage files of any Bluetooth ready device, using FTP and OPP. Send and receive files and even send to contacts.

8. (9) Google Translate 1.1 – FREE (Tools) 4.5 Stars

Translate text between more than 50 different languages. Dictionary results, text-to-speech, voice input & much more.

7. (7) Compass 1.1 – FREE (Tools) 4.5 Stars

Compass with location display & geo-tagged notes. Includes GPS compass, night compass, True North, quick notes & more.

6. (6) Places Directory 1.0.21 *recent version upgrade*– FREE (Travel) 4.5 Stars

Browse nearby places in categories, write reviews, use the mini-map, select favorites, view the photo gallery and more.

5. (5) Google Sky Map 1.4 *recent version upgrade* – FREE (Reference) 4.5 Stars

Star map for your phone. Features constellation, stars, planets and more cool stuff.

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4. (4) Handcent SMS 2.9.33 *recent version upgrade– FREE (Communication) 4.5 Stars

SMS tool with full support of SMS & MMS, customization options, different style options. Send funny greetings and much more.

3. (3.) Shazam 1.3 – FREE (Multimedia) 5 Stars

Identify music tracks, store them, buy them and learn more about the artists by their MySpace page.

2. (2) ASTRO 2.2.4 – FREE (Productivity) 4.5 Stars

Manage your files, applications and tasks. You can read zip & tgz files, use the built-in task killer, send files as attachments, etc.

1. (1) Barcode Scanner 3.21 *recent version upgrade*– FREE (Shopping)

Scan barcodes on CDs, books and other products. You can lookup prices and reviews, scan QR Codes and even use Google Shopper.

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Any favorite Android Apps in the list? Are you surprised by any of the popular apps above?