Android apps looked at for staying power, not for first impressions.
A great first screen tells you very little. Used and Kept asks the question that comes later: once the excitement fades, is this still something you would open without thinking about it?
An app that stays is calm, does its job without nagging and does not bury the useful part under prompts. If it keeps getting in your way, it will not last, and neither will its page here.
The pages here are made ahead and served as simple static files. They open quickly and do not add to the clutter of your day.
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Copies of another maker's app, builds with paid features forced open, and anything wearing a developer name that is not its own do not belong here, however popular they may be.
Used and Kept is written by people who clear out their phones every so often and keep noticing the same handful of apps surviving the cull.
If an app starts to wear out its welcome, its page is changed or removed instead of left to coast on an old impression.
The best test of an app is whether you still reach for it when nobody is watching.
Used and Kept is operated by Celnet Technology Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
