As a platform, Android is teeming with applications that span across any and all genres.

Whenever I set up a new Android device, I always download these particular apps almost immediately, and without fail.

These six apps are well-crafted, and they offer useful tool sets and access to information that I find to be invaluable.

I've been an avid Android user for a number of years now, and over time I've stumbled across a great variety of excellent apps for the platform. The Android OS boosts support for an incredibly vast and rich assortment of software apps, which makes it difficult to single out favorites.

After much consideration, I've managed to distill my list of all-time greats down to a few in particular. These six apps are some of my current favorites, and they're among the very first I download whenever I set up a brand-new Android phone or tablet.

Pinnit makes it easy to save reminders or any other blocks of text directly onto your Android's notification shade interface.

Pinnit is an Android app with a simple premise: what if you could pin reminders and other text entries directly onto your notification panel, alongside your other phone alerts? Once downloaded, you'll be greeted with a gorgeous user interface which focuses on minimalism. It's easy to arrange all your pins, schedule upcoming notifications, and more. Best of all, the experience is a reliable one -- I've come to depend on its functionality to keep me organized each and every day.