
The Chrome Web Store apps included here can be considered more "native" to the OS, but the Google Play store is far more fully stocked. This newfound capability to run Android apps in addition to web-based apps is causing some growing pains for Chrome OS when it comes to making the two app types work together smoothly. For our picks in the other category, read The 100 Best Android Apps. But for this roundup we're only including apps found in the Chrome Web Store. Many Chrome OS computers can now run Android apps as well, which both extends the OS's potential and complicates it. The apps included here are the best we've found of that type.

Though it's much more than that now, its primary applications still consist of websites enhanced with more-app-like capabilities, including offline functionality and access to storage.

