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[PaulOBrien]

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Welcome to 'Paul's Featured Apps', where I pick one of my favourite apps as featured app of the day! Today's app is...

handyConverter

What they say

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handyConverter gives you the most easy and direct way to convert units.

* 1600+ most common units.
* Speech search.

PS: This is a standalone component of handyCalc. If you already have handyCalc, you won't need to install this.

What we say

Brilliant unit converter! Straightforward yet effective UI and with over 1600 units, it's probably going to do what you need!

Permissions

install shortcuts

Download

View handyConverter at AppBrain or the Android Market website.

Direct Market Link (for on device)

View on Android Market

QRcode

To use, install 'Barcode Scanner' from the Android Market.



Price

FREE

Market star rating at time of writing

4.60 (363 ratings)

Version at time of writing

1.6

Similar / Alternative apps

Also check out Convertpad and Unit Converter (which does have a nice UI!)

Suggested improvements for the next version

n/a

Have your say

Fan of handyConverter? Found something better? Just wanna share your experiences? Post below!

[Seb M]

I'm a massive fan of handyCalc - made by the same dev, and does everything handyConverter does but with 5 bajillion extra features

[Moody Loner]

Another great app for this type of thing is Unit Converter - Android Market Link

Very nice UI with in-built calc and 15 categories to convert from. Recommended.

[argh]

Moody Loner, on Feb 24 2011, 11:33, said:

Another great app for this type of thing is Unit Converter - Android Market Link

Very nice UI with in-built calc and 15 categories to convert from. Recommended.

That's not free, though. I don't really see the point of paying for a converter application unless it has a unique selling point. Personally, I use ConvertPad which works well, although I haven't compared many other similar products to judge.

[Poodha]

I use Unit Converter Lite.
Maybe not that fancy, but it requires no permissions, takes very little space and does everything I require from a converter app. I love it when apps do what they should, take no space, and requires no permission. No bloat ftw!
But this one looks interesting and might give it a try.

Edited by Poodha, 24 February 2011 - 09:26 PM.

[Paveway98]

Seb M, on Feb 24 2011, 09:53, said:

I'm a massive fan of handyCalc - made by the same dev, and does everything handyConverter does but with 5 bajillion extra features

Also a huge fan of this - for me this should have been the featured app.

[Norupz]

This looks nice, maybe I'm gonna give it a try! Until now I have been using ConvertDroid and have been most satisfied

Edited by Norupz, 28 March 2011 - 02:32 PM.

[Voxpop2011]

This is a fantastic app, which I have long had on my iPhone.  When I bought the Monte Carlo I was pleased to find the Android version.

[styrisvps]

thanx for sharing