4 Siri Like Personal Assistant Apps For The Android Users

The impeccable Siri feature is profoundly loved by the iPhone users. Siri is an acronym for Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface. It’s an intelligent personal assistant designed by Apple Inc. for its mobile operating system called iOS. While initially it was built for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices, Siri has now made its way to all the major Apple devices including Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Siri receives voice commands from the users and performs said tasks such as finding something on the web, launching apps, turning WiFi on and off, making calls, sending messages and loads more. With the recent OS updates in iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS, Siri is now more powerful than ever. But if you don’t have an iPhone, it doesn’t mean you can’t have a personal assistant like Siri.

Well, not Siri exactly, but there are plenty of other personal assistant apps on Android that work just as good. Apparently, OK Google is the best voice enabled search app you’d ever have on Android. But you don’t call it a personal assistant, do you? So, let’s talk about some Siri-like personal assistants that can help you start your regime in fresh and easy way.

#1 CORTANA

Cortana is a Siri-like personal assistant built by Microsoft that helps you with your daily Smartphone-oriented tasks. Cortana was initially designed for Windows Phones with Windows 8.1 and above. Later on, Microsoft also rendered Cortana support for Windows 10 powered laptops and PCs. Luckily enough, the cortana apps is also available on several other platforms including Android, iOS, Xbox One and Cyanogen.

As a matter of fact, Cortana is even better than Siri in many ways. With this app, you can enjoy a full-fledged two-way interaction not just about the tasks to be done but also about your personal experiences. Yes, you can even have a casual conversation with cortana and it will talk to you just like an old friend. You can ask questions to Cortana, you can ask it to solve a problem for you, do a calculation to you and ask her to make you laugh by telling a joke. What else do you want from a virtual assistant? You can download the Cortana app in your android powered smartphone free of cost from the Playstore.    

#2 Robin - The Siri Challenger

As the name itself says, Robin is the ultimate competitor of Siri but it is specifically built for On-road navigation. You can use Robin as a voice assistant while you’re on the move in a car. It helps you find ways, gives you traffic alerts, tells you about the nearby restaurants, cafes, parking spaces or gas stations and even tell you jokes while you’re on the move. Also, it causes minimal distraction as you don’t even have to touch your phone, so you can always keep your eyes on the road.

#3 EVA - Voice Assistant

Eva is yet another personal voice assistant app for android phone users which does all those tasks that other assistants like Siri and Cortana do. But there’s much more to it besides that. Eva comes with a dedicated Car Mode and dozens of other exciting features. When switched to car mode, you can use this app while you’re driving without even looking at your phone. Eva is a female assistant built by BulletProof Soft and is loved by the male users. For the female counterparts, there’s another assistant app called EVAN built by the same group and boasts similar features. The EVA app is free for the first 28 days trial but then you’ll have to lose your pockets a bit to continue using it.

#4 Assistant

Assistant is another similar app which also lets you customize your personal assistant any time you want. You can choose an avatar for your assistant, give it a name of your choice and you can even change the voice of your assistant anytime you want. You can ask her to do your daily tasks and you can even ask for suggestions. Assistant does all the web searches for you, open and close apps for you, finds photos and music from your library and loads more. The best part is, it is absolutely free to download and use.