We round up the top free Android apps and games of 2010 Published on Dec 23, 2010 Just got your hands on an Android phone and want to know what to download onto the device? Take a look at our favourite free apps and games of this year.

Angry Birds
With more than 50 million downloads across all available platforms, 195 levels plus special Christmas and Halloween games, Angry Birds is fun, frustrating and incredibly addictive. Catapult the coloured birds to destroy the pigs (and everything else in sight) to score points and be star-rated for your efforts. Use your birds tatically as they have different powers! Developer Rovio Mobile plans to extend the brand to include merchandise and even a film, so expect these Angry Birds to be around for a while yet.

Flixster
Anything you could ever need when it comes to movies is available at your fingertips with Flixster. Read reviews from critics at Rotten Tomatoes and users at Flixster, watch trailers, and then when you've decided which movie it is you want to see, you can look up showtimes in your area. You can find out about films out at the cinema or out on DVD with the easy to use interface. Perfect for on the move action. It is the number one movie app on Android for a reason.

FX Camera
Bored of seeing things the way they are in real life? Check out FX Camera which allows you to change the camera on your phone with a number of different filters. Amuse yourself and your friends with six different settings; Andy Warholizer, Fisheye, ToyCam, Symmetricam, Polandroid and just plain normal. No longer do you need to be near a Mac to mess around, play with photos and distort reality.

Google Sky Maps
Looking at the sky at night is often just looking into darkness, but Google Sky Maps helps you to decipher what really is out there. Unless your best mate is Patrick Moore, you probably wouldn't be able to search for an exact star with much success. With this app and your GPS location, you can do just that as well as learn what constellation it is that you're staring at outside your window. It might not be especially useful but definitely fun and how else will you know where Saturn is on any given night?

Frozen Bubble
Years ago on the Playstation there was a game called Bust-A-Move with the same premise as Frozen Bubble. Time and technology has moved on since then, but a classic remains a classic. The game is simple. Shoot bubbles of colour at like bubbles of colour to make them disappear. But be quick and watch out for the bubbles dropping over your head. Back in the day, this used to cost money, now it is available on Android for free! So go back in time a little, reach for Frozen Bubble, and hours of bubble popping fun will ensue.

RAC Traffic
Traffic is always a nightmare, snow or no snow, so anything that can try to help you avoid it is a great help. This app uses GPS and live up-to-date information from RAC to give you that extra bit of warning required for a safer, quicker journey. Coloured dots on the map represent traffic incidents then clicking on the dot will display more information. Delay information also allows you to judge whether to try an alternative route, or whether sticking in the queue is a better idea.