Alternatives to Siri for Android

Siri was a hit on the iPhone 4S and the word spread throughout about this electronic personnel assistant,even to those who are not interested in Apple products or never tried one.

There is one problem with Siri,that if you want to use it you would have to have an iPhone 4S.Therefore a whole load of developers have made their own versions of Siri for Android devices.Although there are many,all of them will not be as powerful as Siri but some are.I have listed the best or most reliable ones out of the lot.

Vlingo

Vlingo is quite popular for the job it does and was also mentioned on the Wall Street Journal and CNET. This app is quite powerful and has many useful features. It allows the user to call people directly and send sms messages using voice commands. It can also manage audio settings and increase or decrease the volume of the phone and routing and also record audio unlike any other personnel assistant app. This app can track the device location and also has a good GPS system. It provides as full internet access and can create Bluetooth connections. Users can also read contact data stored on the phone, and this app keeps a directory of all the words/phrases used by the people contacting you on that device. Users can also manage the storage on their device and access the many system settings through this app. To get Vlingo for your Android device go to Vlingo on Android Market. Vlingo has about 5,000,000 downloads and is rated 4.3 in the overall rating given by users.

iris

The personnel assistant iris can surely compete with Siri. It does not work alone but is powered by DuckDuckGo, kiip, Bing, Yahoo finance, YouTube, ChaCha, Twitter and World Weather Online. It has the features to send sms messages and call people directly through voice commands. You can also read sms and mms messages thorough iris. The content on the SD cards can also be managed and of course there is full internet access which makes the most of it. It also has a GPS to guide you on your way. To get iris for your Android device go to iris on Android Market. iris has about 5,000,000 downloads and is rated 4.1 in the overall rating given by users.

Skyvi

I find Skyvi’s appearance more appealing than iris but it’s the features that count most. The information on the Android market says that Skyvi is only free for a while and will become a paid app some time later (but they haven’t specified when). Other than that, Skyvi has features which allow a user to call other people directly using voice commands, but does not send sms messages. It can tinker with audio settings that is, increasing or decreasing the volume. There is a GPS and full internet access. It also goes through the phone features to find the contact details of the caller and the person being called. You can manage the SD card memory with this app and also prevent the device from sleeping. To get Skyvi for your Android device go to Skyvi on Android Market. Skyvi has about 1,000,000 downloads and is rated 4.5 in the overall rating given by users.

Speaktoit Assistant

Although it does not have a very appealing user interface it works just fine.You can edit how the assistant looks in this app,whether you want it to be a woman or a man,a blonde or a brunette,etc.Even this app is in beta testing mode and is still improving.Speaktoit Assistant can make direct calls to people and send sms messages.It has a good GPS system and it can also track the device location.It can also receive sms messages and process them.It can access the features of the phone and also the contact details.This app has full internet access and can also create Bluetooth connections and manage them.It can change the WiFi state,modify sync settings and prevent the device from going into sleep mode too. To get Speaktoit Assistant for your Android device go to Speaktoit Assistant on Android Market.Speaktoit Assistant has about 1,000,000 downloads and is rated 4.5 in the overall rating given by users.

Evi

Also has a good user interface and answers most questions accurately but the server is still a little slow and not very responsive.Evi can directly call people,access the GPS,find out the location of the device and also change the audio setting.This app is still in beta mode and improving quite fast.It may get better in the future updates.It has full internet access and can find the details of the caller and the person being called.It does not allow a user to manage the SD card memory.To get Evi for your Android device go to Evi on Android Market.Evi has about 100,000 downloads and is rated 2.6 in the overall rating given by users.