THE ANDROID'S LIST: 9 Incredible Apps You'll Be Missing If You Buy A New Kindle Fire (AMZN)

Are you interested in buying the Kindle Fire HD?
You should know there's a reasonable chance not all your favorite apps will work on it.
The Fire is an Android-based device, but Amazon has heavily modified the software to remove all traces of Google. That means it has its own app store, not the official Google Play store that has tens of thousands of more Android apps to choose from.
Amazon's Appstore is also available on most other Android smartphones and tablets, but you'll have to install it directly from Amazon if you want to try it.
So what's missing from Amazon's Appstore? We rounded up the most important apps you won't be able to get.
Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service

The go-to name in filtered photography and sharing is not available on the Kindle Fire HD. Instagram lets you snap photos, tweak them with a variety of cool colored filters and effects, and share them on other social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Instagram is so popular, that it was recently acquired by Facebook for nearly $1 billion. There are a few knockoff clones available, however.
Grand Theft Auto III, the amazing PlayStation classic is on other Android devices, but not the Kindle Fire.

The ultraviolent and ultra-fun game classic is available on both iOS and Android, but is sadly lacking from the Kindle Fire HD's catalog.
Google Maps, our favorite navigation app

Google Maps, the longtime go-to for your navigational needs, isn't offered on the Kindle Fire HD. In fact, the Fire HD still doesn't have a native mapping alternative to Google Maps.
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