17 of the hottest European apps for Android

Europe may be lagging behind the American tech scene, but there's still a lot to be impressed by.

Sure, the US has Facebook, and Snapchat, and Twitter. But Europe has contributed some serious heavyweights to the modern app economy: Just take Sweden's Spotify. Or the British Citymapper. Or TomTom, the venerable navigation app, hailing from the Netherlands.

With the help of Google, we've put together a list of some of the hottest, most popular and best-received Android apps, from more than a dozen different countries.

Check it out.