Best Android apps this week

Bit.Trip Beat

63p Google Play
This psychedelic Pong-inspired music game might appear a little basic on the surface, but it's a synth-infused visual and aural delight. Whack in some headphones, bat away the onslaught of advancing beats, and get lost in a world retro visuals and funky beats.

Granny Smith

83p Google Play
No, this isn't a fancy way to virtually deliver one of your five a day. Granny Smith is an OAP with a fondness for apples and a passionate hatred for the thief who keeps stealing them. Jump, glide and smash your way through farmland and cities in a manner that belies Mrs. Smith's ageing bones, in order to teach that light-fingered scallywag a lesson.

McPixel

£1.99 Google Play
Hark back to the point'n'click glory days of old by guiding the charmingly named McPixel through bite-size 20-second challenges in this hilarious 8-bit romp in which you prevent things from blowing up. Its retro-tastic visuals and fast snappy humour should light up even the dullest of commutes.

Spirits

69p Google Play
This gorgeous award-winning game sees you guiding lost spirits by navigating them through ethereal landscapes by rebuilding the ground, digging tunnels or manipulating the wind. Get creative and send those little spirits onto the next world. Think lemmings but with more ghosts and less fluffy suicidal mammals.

TVCatchup

£Free Google Play
Whether you're addicted to the Paralympics or questionable reality TV, TVCatchup has your back with over 50 free high quality channels along with a guide to what's on next. With TV-out support and optimised streaming for on-the-go 3G watching, it's the ultimate app for square-eyed telly addicts.

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