Unlimited TV Watching Right on Your Palms

In the era of smart TVs, who wants to remain chained to cable boxes or satellite dishes? Thanks to the handheld devices and android, now your TV is right in your pocket!

There are so many apps that allow you to catch up with your favorite shows, anywhere, anytime for free, on your Droid phone or tab, but not all of them deliver excellent user experience. With more than 600 android TV apps available in the Google Play or Amazon Appstore, finding the best Android TV apps can be a bit tiring. Therefore, we have rounded up five great TV apps in terms of popularity that can let you grow beyond built-in Google Movies and TV apps. All these apps have a whopping download rate between 50,000 to 100,000.

Here's a quick look at 5 popular TV apps, based on overall user rating and the numbers of five-star ratings they have received.

1. Hulu Plus (Overall user rating 3.8, Five-star ratings 27)

For eight dollars per month, it lets you access contents and movies from a plethora of networks including ABC, NBC, Fox and Cartoon Network. Hulu brings your favorite shows to your device within 24 hours of their being on air.

2. Sling Television (Overall Rating 3.7, Five-star ratings 2,000 approx )

For 20 dollars per month, Sling offers contents from over 20 channels including ESPN, Food Network, ESPN, AMC, A&E and more. You can also avail a premium package by paying 15 dollars more per month and access such networks as HBO.

3. Crackle (overall rating 3.5, Five-star ratings 12)

Use this Sony-owned service to watch a wide range of hit movies and sitcoms, as well as a few original series. The best part of this app is it comes absolutely free.

4. Netflix (Overall User Rating 3.2, Five-star ratings 115)

Be it The Hunger Games or Star Trek, The Great Escape or Parks and Recreation, for nine dollars per month, this free app lets you watch thousands of popular television series' and movies on your Android devices.

5. YouTube (Overall user rating 2.8, Five-stars 30)

Music, soap opera episodes, movies - you name them and you will find them on YouTube. The fun part is they come absolutely free!

Now that you know how to find out the wheat from the chaff, what are you waiting for? Go hit the Google Play, download the app and start watching TV on your handheld device itself.