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Fun Apps to Play for Android & iOS – Our Five Favorites

Compete on the race track, play cooperatively with friends or collect what you can. You have all the possibilities, even on the go.

Felix Rauhut
By Felix Rauhut
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Play Mario Kart Tour on your phone with friends as one of the most fun apps. In the picture, we see in a long shot and centrally in the picture the plumber Super Mario in his red cart. Behind him are slightly staggered other characters from the Mushroom Kingdom: the toadstool-like character Toad in a blue cart, Princess Peach in a pink outfit and cart, behind him the villain Bowser with his spiky green turtle shell and wide mouth and at the very end Mario's brother Luigi in green outfit and cart. Behind the characters, the Planet Earth is shown in a slight crop, with several famous international landmarks, such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris or London's Big Ben. In the background white clouds can be seen against a sky with a radial blue gradient.
Source: Nintendo
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Whether it’s a modest puzzle game or a graphically superior racing title: There is a wide variety of apps to play for Android or iPhone. Most of them are usually free. From the almost endless selection of mobile apps, we’ve picked our Top 5 fun apps to play.

You’re sitting in the park, waiting for the train, or otherwise need to kill time. The perfect moment to grab your phone and open a fun app. We’d like to show you which games are especially popular and positive time-killers in the following. Have fun browsing!

 

5. Scrabble GO

The game developers Scopely, Mattel, and Hasbro, have joined forces and relaunched the popular board game Scrabble GO in March 2020. For newcomers: The aim is to place words horizontally or vertically on the board using letters or to match existing words. The letters have different scores, and the player who can place the characters with the highest points wins. The game can be played easily with friends – anywhere and also remotely.

In this picture, we can see a cover of the game "Scrabble Go", where in the foreground there is a woman in the semi-close-up as a 3D figure with a cheerful face. She has big bright eyes with a green iris and brown shoulder-length hair. She is wearing a white top and a blue skirt, which is visible in the crop. To the left and slightly behind her, in a somewhat oblique perspective, we see a bluish game board on which words "Play, Awesome, Great, and Best" are laid out horizontally and vertically using the wooden letter placements to match the letters of other words and are shown in capitals. Behind the board are yellow glitter and sparks, and behind them is an orange background. At the very front of the picture, the two wooden letter tiles "S" and "T" are shown at the bottom left and right, each of which has the point value "1" depicted at the bottom right of the tile.
Source: Scopely

Scrabble GO can be played for free on Android via the Google Play Store and on iOS via the App Store.

 

4. Flow Free

This logic game challenges you to connect matching colors to a pipe using drag & drop so that the entire playing area is covered at the end. Be careful and logical because the pipes will be destroyed as soon as they get in each other’s way. A variety of levels await you, which you can also play in time trial mode against the clock. The start is relatively relaxed, but it becomes increasingly complex and challenging. One of the more complex apps to play but always a good possibility to pass the time on the go.

In this image, we can see a screenshot from the fun app Flow Free. You can see a black game board from the top with a white fine grid. On the game board, there are several large dots in different colors. There are two of each color on the field. These are in a certain arrangement, which is shown on the left half of the picture. On the right half of the picture, we see the connections of two of the same colors in the form of a rectangular line, which was dragged and dropped by hand. The goal of the game is to end up filling the entire board and have all the same color dots connected.
Source: Big Duck Games

The puzzle game can be played for free on Android via the Google Play Store and on iOS via the App Store.

 

3. Pokemon Go

With over a billion downloads, this Pokemon title for mobile is extremely popular. The Pokémon Company and Niantic collaborated to develop an especially fun app that combines the nostalgia of the classic game with real-world geographical data to create a unique gaming experience. You can play the title anywhere in the world, and it’s always geo-specific. Catch your favorite Pokémon in the real world by searching for actual landmarks, such as museums or small stores, which are automatically detected by the game. A really fun app to play, with guaranteed addictiveness. Gotta catch ’em all!

In this picture, we see the title of the game "Pokemon Go" in front of our planet Earth in space as one of the best fun apps to play.
Source: Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company

The title can be played for free on Android via the Google Play Store and on iOS via the App Store.

 

2. Among Us

This game holds a very special kind of fun for you and your friends: Together, you’ll have to complete various tasks against the clock to repair your spaceship. But beware! One of you is an impostor who pretends to be a friend and wants to murder you. So be careful while you are working together. Good communication and cooperation are required here. The fun mobile app also includes crossplay, so you can also join your friends on PC or console.

One of the most fun apps to play is Among us. Here we see the title screen, which shows both the title of the game at the top and the numerous characters with different coloured space suits floating through space.
Source: InnerSloth

Among Us can be played for free on Android via the Google Play Store and on iOS via the App Store.

 

1. Mario Kart Tour

An absolute classic game from Nintendo is now playable on mobile. The title combines both new tracks and well-known maps from the console games. Here, you can choose between significantly more characters and even unlock different clothing styles and looks, making the game one of the most special and fun apps to play. Compete online against others or prove your driving skills locally and compete with your friends.

Play Mario Kart Tour on your mobile phone with friends as one of the most fun apps. The picture shows the title of the game and Mario together with many other famous characters driving over a minified planet earth. Furthermore there are many global landmarks standing on it. The proportions are cartoony.
Source: Nintendo

The title can be played for free on Android via the Google Play Store and on iOS via the App Store.

 

Did you find something for yourself among these fun apps to play?

Maybe we could help you in your search. If you might also be looking for good games on console or PC, then take a look at our rankings for the best free FPS games, Co-op games like It Takes Two, best free RPG games, the best Survival Games on PS4/PS5 or the best RTS games.

Do you think the list could be extended with other particularly fun apps? Share your thoughts in the comments below, we will be happy to add them.


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