20 Best Android Apps For Developers/Programmers [2020]

Modern tech industries are exponentially moving towards new technologies that are mainly based on codings. Almost every modern tech gadgets need to be programmed by codings that's why it becomes essential to learn the programming language to get in tech industries.

For those users who take codings very seriously but they don't have a laptop or they do prefer coding on smartphones, I bring the 20 best android apps for developers or programmers that help them to code everywhere & anytime in their smartphones.

Contents:

    Programming Hub: Learn to code
    SOLO Learn: Learn to code
    Programming Hero
    Grasshopper
    Geeksforgeeks
    Titanium Backup
    Java N-IDE: Android builder and compiler
    Udemy: Online Video Courses
    Color Picker EX
    Learn HTML
    Learn CSS
    DroidEdit: Free Code Editor
    Decoder, Compiler IDE
    Algorithms: Explainer and Animated
    Data Structures Handbook
    DrawExpress Diagram Lite
    BitCalculator
    Mimo
    CodeBoard keyboard
    Coursera: Online Courses

1. Programming Hub: Learn to Code

Programming Hub is a very popular app on play store that lets you learn multiple programming languages in one place. It includes C, C++, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, R programming, Python, Swift, SQL, and many more languages. You can also learn Artificial Intelligence from this app.
You've to become a pro membership to access the more content and features which is cost around $6.99.

Features:

• Supports multiple programming languages.
• Dark mode support.
• Decent price for pro membership.
• Artificial Intelligence supports.
• Ads-free
• 20+ courses.
• 5000+ programs, etc.

2. SOLO Learn: Learn to Code

Solo Learn app is very similar to the Programming hub but with some more features. You can learn many programming languages like Java, Python, C#, etc with better examples. It also includes Machine learning, Git, SQL, Algorithms & data structures, etc. Also, cheaper Pro membership which costs around 69rs/monthly.
It gives you the best user community support among all apps.

Feature:

• Support Multiple programming languages with some additional languages.
• It provides the best user community.
• Algorithms & Data structures support.
• Angular JS support.
• Pro membership in just 69rs/month
• Supports Code editor to write codes.
• Good for beginners.

3. Programming Hero

Programming Hero lets you learn coding in a more fun way. This app includes more than 100 real-world problems with the solution within its own code editor. The user-interface of this app is like a fun game, you'll love this app even when you're not interested in coding.

It teaches you to build your own games with very precisely. Data structures, Algorithms, Databases are explained with practical.

Features:

• Coding with fun.
• Learn game-Development.
• HTML, HTML5, CSS, JavaSript, Bootstrap support.
• 100+  real-world coding problems with solutions.

4. Grasshopper: Learn to Code

Grasshopper app is published by Google LLC to learn codings for absolute beginners.  This app builds your logical thinking very strong because you don't have to type much, you will select the codes by tapping and you'll have more time to think.
This app is available offline unlike the other online apps.

Features:

• Offline available.
• 1M+ downloads.
• 1 million+ downloads on the play store.
• For absolute beginners.
• build logical thinking.
• Tapping feature.

5. Geeksforgeeks

Geeksforgeeks is the best android app to learn everything related to computer science. It includes not only basic topics but also very advanced programming topics. Almost every data structure and algorithms topics are covered up in this app. It allows you to choose your interested topics at the first starting of the app. This app is also good for exam & interview preparation.

Features:

• Lots of topics covered.
• Best for interview preparation.
• Learn Python, Java, JS, Aptitude, etc.
• Best for computer science students.
• Personalized feed based on your interest.

6. Titanium Backup

Titanium backup is a very powerful tool for android users to backup your android apps, system apps with their all data. You can directly sync your backup to the Google drive or dropbox from this app.
This app is available in multiple languages. Unfortunately, this app requires root access to backup the system apps and apps data.

Features:

• Freeze/disable the apps.
• Delete System apps.
• Convert user apps into system apps.
• Backup apps with their data.
• Easy to restore.
• and much more.

7. Java N-IDE: Android builder and compiler

If you are searching for a Java IDE for your android phone, Java N-IDE is the best app for you. Don't take this advanced IDE similar to other simple IDEs, this is way advanced for Java users. From this app, You can make another advanced android app using Java codings. Now you can take a view of how advanced this app is!. It has a smart integrated environment for autosuggestion and autocorrects.

Features:

• Best Java IDE for android user.
• Build the android app.
• Code auto-suggestion.
• Advanced Feature
• Supports VCS
• Supports Java debugger.

8. Udemy: Online Video Course

Udemy is the best app for online video courses. Through this app, you can learn many programming languages and more topics beyond the programming in 50+ different languages by 50,000+ instructors. I personally use this app to buy courses at a very good price, it covers over 2000 topics and numbers of videos are increasing continuously.

Features:

• 50+ different languages.
• Over 2000 topics.
• over 50,000 instructors to teach you.
• After enrolling, life-time video access.

9. Color Picker EX

Color Picker EX is for beginner CSS coder to find the hex value of the colors. You may familier with CSS that using hex code is preferred instead of typing the color name. This app helps a lot for beginners to find the color's hex codes.

Features:

• Easy to find the hex values.
• Find the image color in hex value.
• choose a custom color to find the hex value

10. Learn HTML

Learn Html by Codeliber is the best android app to learn Html with some great examples. I know, you can learn Html from the above apps but they all are online apps. The reasons I'm including this app is offline availability and very small in size in just 9mb.

Features:

• Available offline.
• Less in size.
• It covers zero to hero course.
• Seprate HTML code editor.

11. Learn CSS

Learn CSS again which is published by Codeliber to learn CSS from beginner to advanced with more ease and better examples. It is available in offline. It takes the very small storage of the smartphone.

Features:

• Offline available.
• Less in size.
• From beginner to advanced.
• With CSS code editor.

12. DroidEdit: Free code editor

DroidEdit app is a good code editor with a very simple layout that lets you read & write the codes very easily but this app can be used only as a code editor only not as a compiler. In this app, there are some different themes for a better look layout. You can search and replace the code. It supports multiple programming languages, auto-indentation feature and infinite undo/redo.

Features:

• Search and replace feature.
• Infinite undo and redo.
• Auto-indentation feature.
• Supports multiple programming languages.
• Syntax highlighter support.
• Support some inbuilt themes.
• FTP support.

13. Dcoder, Compiler IDE

Dcoder is a true IDE for many programming languages(C, C++, C#, Python, Java, Html/CSS/JS, PHP, Ruby up to 33 different languages). It is the fastest known compiler for the android platform. This app is a truly amazing code editor. The size of this app is about 7MB only.

Features:

• Incredible IDE for the android.
• Supports 30+ languages. (That's very huge)
• Fastest compiler.
• Only 7MB in size.

14. Algorithms: Explained and Animated

Algorithms is a very good app for those students who want to learn algorithms from basic to advanced. There are lots of algorithms that are explained in this app including bubble sort, Quicksort, BFS, DFS, etc. This app explains algorithms with animated graphics to understand in a better and easy way.

Features:

• Free to download.
• So many algorithms explained with animated images.
• Simple layout/user interface.
• Available on play store and iOS store both.

15. Data structures Handbook

Data Structures Handbook is a very good app that covers all the basic data structures topics. Data structures like Sorting, Structuring, Searching, Data Compression, and many more topics are explained very well in this app.

It is available in pro(paid) and lite(free) version both.

Features:

• Covers all the basic topics like Array, Structure, etc.
• Well explained with examples.
• Taken references from multiple sources.
• Available Offline.

16. DrawExpress Diagram Lite

DrawExpress Diagram Lite is the best android app for computer science student who really likes to draw flowcharts. This app allows you to draw the flowcharts, ER diagram, and software design with the help of the smart-gesture recognization feature. This app allows you to export diagrams in PDF format.

Features:

• Best for flowchart drawing.
• Also suitable for the ER diagram.
• Good for DFD(Data Flow Diagram is used in business)
• Smart-gesture features

17. BitCalculator

BitCalculator (which is known as a programmer's calculator) app is a very good app for developers to perform Bit operations. For example, this app allows you to type hexadecimal number, converting the bit from hex to dex to oct to binary. This app might be the best android apps for developers.

If you're a Digital Electronics student, I'm forcing you to use this app to perform gate operations.

Features:

• Good for Developers as well as Digital Electronics students.
• Conver hex/Dec/Oct/bin in a second.
• Performs Logic gates operation.
• Different modes: 64bit/32/bit/16bit/8bit.
• Four themes included.

18. Mimo

Mimo app got the best self-improvement award in 2018. This app lets you learn basic Html, Javascript, CSS, and SQL. This is the android app for developers who want want to become a Data Scientist. You can learn data analysis with python and SQL and big data, that are important to a data scientist.

Features:

• Best for the data scientist.
• Learn advanced Python with SQL.
• Explains about Big Data.
• HTML, CSS, JS, explained.
• Play and learn like a game.

19. Code Board Keyboard for Coding

Code Board Keyboard is the best app available keyboard for the Android platform. It shows you all the important keys that are used while coding on smartphones. Code Board made coding a lot easier coding in mobile devices and also you can do normal typing to text someone. You can set it as default keyboard.

Features:

• Best android keyboard for coding.
• It can be used as a normal keyword.

20. Coursera: Online courses

Coursera app is an education service platform that provides around 4000 different courses including programming languages. Coursera also provides 13+ professional certificates that can be used in the CV. This app is similar to the Udemy app. You can offline the videos to watch it later.

Features:

• 3900+ Courses including programming language.
• Provides 13+ professional certificates.
• Made by 150+ universities.
• Some videos are free.
• Better instructors to teach.

Conclusion

Thank you so much for scrolling down. I have written 20 best android apps for developers/programmers. Every app has its unique feature but if I would have to choose two best apps among all the above apps, I will choose Udemy and Dcoder compiler. Also, let me know whats your best two apps among all the apps by comment and Don't forget to share this knowledge with your friends.