7 Android Templates to Inspire Your Next Project | How To

App templates are a great way to jumpstart your next project or to learn from other people’s work. This article lists a few popular Android templates available on Envato Market. If you are looking for inspiration or you’re building an Android app and need help with a particular feature, then you may find your answer in some of these templates. All of these templates come with full source code so you can customize the apps however you want.

1. Restaurant Finder

This template bursts with features, and it even includes a back-end ready to be deployed to a server. The application enables users to search for nearby restaurants, read reviews, and share on social media, and it also includes the ability to book a table via email or text message.

Almost every modern, mobile app talks to a back-end for some reason or another, and this one is no different. The template includes a back-end for storing restaurants and user profiles. It also includes an analytics dashboard that shows metrics about the restaurants and users of the app. If you need inspiration for a location-based app, then this template is worth checking out.

2. Your Radio App

If you’ve ever wanted to know how to stream audio in an Android application, then this template is worth checking out. The application is focused on streaming audio from online radio stations. The template includes a feature-packed Android application as well as a back-end for managing the radio stations users can listen to.

The template is compatible with both Android Studio and Eclipse, and it relies on Parse for push notifications. It also includes AdMob for ad management. The application supports a wide range of stream formats and has a beautiful, modern user interface. If you’re not convinced yet, then download the application from Google Play to try it out.

3.  Universal

Universal is a beautiful, minimal, multi-purpose Android app template. You can create just about anything with it. And you can do it fast! Universal is a WebView app that lets you convert a website into an Android app. This app template has been around for a long time and is packed with features: a customizable native navigation menu, share buttons, geolocation, push notifications, and more!

Whether you’re looking to build a simple app or an app packed full of features, this is a stellar template to get you started.

Build your app, your way. Some of the features include:

• in-app purchases and AdMob advertising
• push notifications
• media player
• localization
• and more

The template UI features parallax animations and content-focused design. Best of all, the built-in configuration tool is so powerful that you don’t need to write any code.

If you need to convert your WordPress website, YouTube channel, WooCommerce site, or other web site into a mobile app, it’s hard to recommend anything else—Universal deserves serious consideration.

4. Cookbook Recipe App

You’ll find plenty of inspiration with the Cookbook Recipe App.

If you’re interested in building a cookbook app, this is perfect. But even if you have something else in mind, there’s plenty here to draw inspiration from.

This template features:

• a sweet material design
• flavorful search
• delectable recipe details
• a yummy shopping list feature
• a crunchy kitchen timer
• and so many more delicious features

AdMob and Google Analytics are supported, and the code is clean. If you hunger for some fresh inspiration, consider the Cookbook – Recipe App.

5. Taxi Booking App

I already mentioned that many traditional businesses are making the jump to mobile and this includes taxi companies. There’s a reason why Uber and Lyft are so popular—mobile apps are simply more convenient for customers. 

This Android template is quite impressive. It contains a feature-rich Android app as well as a powerful back-end, making a complete solution. The app includes an interactive map with vehicle information and tracking, voice recognition, and support for push notifications.

The template offers a solution for both users and drivers. Users can order a ride with the mobile application and drivers receive a notification when someone requests a ride. Even if you don’t plan to build a taxi booking application, there’s a lot you can learn from browsing the ins and outs of this template.

6. The City

This interesting places app template is suitable for a tourism or city guide. This all-native app lets users discover interesting places on a city map. The app UI follows material design specs and even has animations.

Data is stored locally on the user’s phone, so the app is fast and responsive. But there is also an integrated admin back-end, so you can update the location data from anywhere on the fly. Then, with GCM notification, you can send those updates out to your users so they always have the latest version.

7. Android Material UI Template 

Sometimes it’s really helpful just to have a reference template to work from. Some examples of a good UI design that you can copy and paste and modify. That’s where Android Material UI Template comes in.

This popular template contains many examples of material design app layouts. These pixel-perfect layouts make it easy for you to create your own beautiful material design app. Just focus on the functionality, and let the template author do the grunt work of UI design and layout for you!

More?

Envato Market contains hundreds of mobile application templates to get you started with your next project. These templates are great for learning, to see how fellow developers have implemented a particular feature. They’re also great if you’re looking for a jumpstart on your next app project. Check out more Android app templates on Envato Market.