Replacements for stock apps for Jellybean

[theFijian]

I got the Nexus 4 just before Christmas and it is a big step up from the Galaxy Ace I was using before. But because it's pure JB its a wee bit basic in some regards. For example I much peer the messaging app on my wife's Galaxy S2.

Can anyone recommend some good apps replacements for stock apps they've installed on JB? Or ICS even?

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Well, I have an S3, so my stock apps might be different to yours, but here's some of what I use:

Launcher - Touchwiz is terrible, and even the stock JB launcher isn't as great as I'd like it to be. I use NovaLauncher. Granted, this isn't perfect either, but none of them are, and NovaLauncher does the job better than any other I've tried.

Keyboard - Swiftkey wins, hands down.

Browser - Opera Mini for when I'm on 3G, Chrome Beta for everything else.

File Explorer - I don't know what JB uses, but I like ES File Explorer. It allows LAN and FTP folders as well, like Windows, and much better than most other Android file explorers.

WiFi Manager - it's just easier for me to use.

SMS - Handcent.