The top 20 popular Tools Apps for Android in the United Kingdom (with a recent update)

Check out the top Tools Apps which had a recent update in Google Play. We went through all Tools Apps for Android on Google Play in September 2026 and picked the best ones for you to download onto your Android phone. This Android app list is sorted by the popularity in the United Kingdom. Last updated on 2026-09-14.

My Virgin Media

Virgin Media

Download the My Virgin Media app to make managing your Virgin Media broadband, TV, home phone accounts smoother and easier. In a few simple taps, you can control your account from the palm of your ha…

Mobile Account Manager – My O2

O2 UK

Stay in control with My O2 With the My O2 app, you can track your usage, manage and pay your bills, and keep your mobile account in check—all in one place. Whether you’re on Pay Monthly …

Free

4.1

10,000,000+ downloads

Tools

F-Secure FREEDOME VPN

F-Secure Corporation

F-Secure FREEDOME is the VPN app trusted by experts and journalists around the world, brought to you by a company with a 30-year reputation of respect for users’ privacy. FREEDOME VPN is blazin…

WiFi - Internet Speed Test

Zoltán Pallagi

Are you tired of slow internet speeds? Are you constantly frustrated by your WiFi network? With this WiFi and Internet Speed Test tool, you can easily test and optimize your network, fix slow intern…

Google Opinion Rewards

Google LLC

Answer quick surveys and earn Google Play credit with Google Opinion Rewards, an app created by the Google Surveys team. Getting started is easy. Download the app and answer basic questions about yo…

Free

4.5

100,000,000+ downloads

Tools

Data Usage Manager & Monitor

FlavrApps

Avoid Overage Charges! Track Your Mobile & WiFi Data Usage Easily Data Usage Manager & Monitor is your all-in-one data usage manager and monitor app to manage your mobile, WiFi, and network …

Battery Widget % Level Plus

M2Catalyst, LLC.

Live Battery Level Widget shows the battery percentage indicator in a 1x1 space. The Best Signal Finder map shows where your battery drainage increases due to poor signal. 📢Choose from 6 Live Batt…

Free

3.7

10,000,000+ downloads

Tools

Tape Measure: Measuring Ruler

Grymala apps

ARCore Ruler app - Powerful tape measure tool, which takes advantages of the use of Augmented Reality. Please note that AR Ruler app works only on ARCore-supported devices. Check device compatibilit…

Free

4.2

10,000,000+ downloads

Tools

GuitarTuna: Tune & Play Guitar

Yousician Ltd.

GuitarTuna is your go-to guitar app, with over 100 million downloads and counting! Tune your guitar in seconds with the free guitar tuner, explore guitar chords & tabs for 870,000+ songs, and lea…

Free

4.5

100,000,000+ downloads

Tools

HMA VPN Proxy & WiFi Security

Privax

HMA Android VPN app helps you to unblock your favorite sites, stay anonymous while browsing online, and protect your information from hackers and thieves. Use the HMA app when connected to private or…

Speedtest by Ookla

Ookla

The Speedtest® app now features Downdetector® to help you plan, assess, and troubleshoot your internet connection for seamless connectivity in one location. Make the Speedtest app your first …

Free

4.6

100,000,000+ downloads

Tools

Unified Remote

Unified Intents

The one-and-only remote control app for your computer. Turns your device into a WiFi or Bluetooth universal remote control for Windows PC, Mac and Linux. Be lazy, you deserve it! Preloaded with suppo…

Free

4.5

10,000,000+ downloads

Tools

Betternet: Secure VPN Hotspot

Betternet, LLC

Betternet VPN uses an advanced proxy connection to protect your device privacy and bring you top-rated security without compromising speed. A one-tap interface secures your online connection, protect…

Free

4.5

50,000,000+ downloads

Tools

Google Translate

Google LLC

• Text translation: Translate between 108 languages by typing • Tap to Translate: Copy text in any app and tap the Google Translate icon to translate (all languages) • Offline: Transla…

Free

4.3

1,000,000,000+ downloads

Tools

Digital Clock Widget

Maize

Digital clock widget is a simple, elegant and customizable home screen digital time and date widget for Android. Features: · Lots of customizations · Support widget resizing (long tap …

Free

4.4

10,000,000+ downloads

Tools

Samsung Smart Switch Mobile

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

▣ Smart Switch gives you the freedom to move your contacts, music, photos, calendar, text messages, device settings and more to your new Galaxy device. Plus, Smart Switch™ helps you find your f…

Free

3.9

1,000,000,000+ downloads

Tools

Speech Recognition & Synthesis

Google LLC

Power your device with the magic of Google’s text-to-speech and speech-to-text technology. Google Speech-to-Text functionality Speech Recognition provides speech-to-text functionality to G…

Free

4.0

10,000,000,000+ downloads

Tools

Bitdefender Mobile Security

Bitdefender

Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus delivers industry-leading protection for your Android phone or tablet. It safeguards against viruses, malware, and online threats, all while keeping your p…

Free

4.7

10,000,000+ downloads

Tools

SpeedChecker Speed Test

SpeedChecker

Our Speed Checker app easily, quickly and accurately measures your Wi-Fi network AND Mobile Internet Speed (download, upload and ping) up to 1 Gb/s. Your Wi-Fi connection could be slowing you down.…

SMS Backup & Restore

SyncTech Pty Ltd

SMS Backup & Restore is an app that backs up (creates a copy of) SMS & MMS messages and call logs currently available on the phone. It can also restore messages and call logs from already exi…

Free

3.8

10,000,000+ downloads

Tools

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