AnkiDroid Flashcards - Free
Compatible with Android devices 1.6 and up.
With this app, you can learn just about anything. There are thousands of free flashcard decks available for download, or you can create your own, and it comes with text-to- speech capabilities.
Terms: text-to-speech, High School, College/Adult, organization & study skills, flash cards
Any.DO Task & To-do List - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Also compatible with Android devices.
Use this app to remember all the tasks you need to do and make sure you get them done. Features include cloud sync, speech recognition, alerts, notes, auto complete, and more!
Terms: Middle School, High School, organization, College/Adult, reminder, to-do list, voice recording
Astro File Manager - Free
Compatible with Android devices. This app allows you to organize and manage your files and content such as pictures, music, or documents. Features include file management, cloud storage, image and text viewers, and more.
Terms: file-sharing, High School, organization, College/Adult
Audio Class Notes - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Audio Class Notes is a helpful tool to record and keep track of class notes. You can easily tag and jump to the important parts of the lecture, making studying easier.
Terms: notetaking, High School, College/Adult, organization & study skills, voice recording
Audio Exam Player (iPad) - Free
Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later.
When used with the Audio Exam Creator, this app allows students to hear their test questions read aloud to them on their iPad.
Terms: reading, text-to-speech, Middle School, High School, College/Adult
Audio Exam Player (iPhone) - Free Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 6.1 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
When used with the Audio Exam Creator, this app allows students to hear their test questions read aloud to them on their iPhone.
Terms: reading, text-to-speech, Middle School, High School, College/Adult
AudioBooks - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
AudioBooks allows you to listen to books. Some features include high-quality human recordings and access to all types of reading material.
Terms: reading, Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle School, High School, College/Adult
Blio - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Blio makes e-reading easy with text-to-speech, highlighting words as you read, looking up unknown words or phrases, and being visually friendly to suit your needs.
Terms: reading, Early Elementary, Later Elementary, text-to-speech, Middle School, vocabulary builder, High School, College/Adult CamScanner - Free
Compatible with Android devices 2.3 and up.
CamScannerHD (tablets) and CamScanner (phone) turns your device into a document scanner. Scan any document and the app will convert it into a PDF.
Terms: High School, College/Adult, resources & reference
CanPlan - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
CanPlan is a task management app that breaks tasks down into easy-to-follow steps in the form of photo sequences. It is designed for people with cognitive challenges, and while dyslexics do not have these challenges, they may like the straightforward approach to managing tasks.
Terms: graphic and visual organizers, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills, to-do list
ColorNote - Free
Compatible with Android devices. Use this app when you want to jot down memos, emails, or a grocery list. You can return to your notes later and edit them, organize them by color, save them to SD storage, and organize your schedule in a calendar.
Terms: color-coded, High School, College/Adult, organization & study skills, to-do list
Cool Reader - Free
Compatible with Android devices 1.5 and up.
Cool Reader is an eBook reader that supports multiple eBook formats. The app has a text- to-speech function and other customizable features.
Terms: reading, Early Elementary, Later Elementary, text-to-speech, Middle School, vocabulary builder, High School, College/Adult
Corkulous - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Corkulous can help you plan, brainstorm, and manage tasks and goals. Create notes and index cards, import photos, add contacts, and much more—all on this digital corkboard.
Terms: notetaking, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills, reminder, to-do list
Dictionary.com - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
This app includes nearly 2 million easily accessible words. You can view definitions and synonyms with dictionary.com and thesaurus.com, with no internet connection required.
Terms: letters and sounds, Later Elementary, spelling, Middle School, High School, College/Adult, resources & reference
Dragon Dictation - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
Dragon Dictation is a voice recognition app that allows the user to see the text generated through speaking instead of typing. It can be used with popular social networking applications.
Terms: writing, Later Elementary, Middle School, High School, College/Adult
Dragon Go! - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Tell Dragon Go! what you want to find, and it delivers. Have the app look up movie showtimes on Fandango, weather reports on Accuweather, articles on Wikipedia and CNN, and much more.
Terms: High School, College/Adult, resources & reference
Dropbox - Free
Requirements vary.
With Dropbox, you can take files from your computer or phone wherever you go. You can even share your Dropbox with others, and vice versa.
Terms: file-sharing, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills
Evernote - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 7.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Evernote allows you to easily create text, photo, and audio notes, which can be synchronized to any computer to help you remember important things.
Terms: color-coded, file-sharing, notetaking, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills
Everstudent - Free
Compatible with Android devices 1.6 and up.
Everstudent syncs with Evernote and allows you to easily organize all of your assignments and due dates into one, sleek, customizable planner.
Terms: color-coded, file-sharing, notetaking, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills, to-do list
Extensive Notes Notepad – Free
Compatible with Android devices 1.6 and up.
This app contains a bunch of different tools for notetaking including a unit converter, a BMI calculator, a random password generator, note attachments such as PDF, word, and powerpoint, text-to-speech, and many more!
Terms: text-to-speech, Middle School, notetaking, High School, organization, College/Adult
Free Books - Free
Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
This app provides users with over 25,000 classic pieces of literature for free! Your reader is sure to find something enjoyable!
Terms: reading, reading comprehension, Middle School, High School, College/Adult Free Graphing Calculator - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
This powerful free app has many robust features, including graphing multiple equations at once, labeling graphs, converting units of measurement, and more.
Terms: High School, College/Adult, math
Go Read (Bookshare) - Free
Compatible with Android devices 2.0 and up.
Go Read is a part of Bookshare, where you can access one of the largest online libraries. This app also has text-to-speech capabilities and is especially made for people with reading impairments.
Terms: reading, Early Elementary, Later Elementary, text-to-speech, Middle School, High School, College/Adult resources & reference
HomeWork - Free
Compatible with Android devices 2.1 and up. HomeWork keeps track of all of your due dates for you. See how much homework you’ve completed, when your next test date is, and much more.
Terms: High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills, to-do list
Idea Sketch - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 7.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Idea Sketch lets you easily draw a diagram (mind map, concept map, or flow chart), convert it to a text outline, and vice versa. It can be used to brainstorm new ideas, illustrate concepts, make lists and outlines, plan presentations, create organizational charts, and more.
Terms: brainstorming, graphic and visual organizers, writing, Later Elementary, Middle School, High School, College/Adult
inClass - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Use inClass to create schedules and calendars to keep track of coursework, job tasks, and social activities. It will alert you when things are due and allows you to take video, audio, and picture notes.
Terms: notetaking, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills, to-do list Kindle - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
This app will give users access to millions of downloadable books, newspapers, magazines, and PDF’s that wil encourage reading.
Terms: reading, reading comprehension, Middle School, High School, College/Adult
Kno - Free
Compatible with iPad and Android. Requires iOS 5.0 or later and Android devices 4.1 and up.
Kno is an all-in-one app that allows you to access textbooks, take notes, and create study tools.
Terms: notetaking, High School, College/Adult, organization & study skills
LectureTools - Free
Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. LectureTools combines note-taking with a student inquiry-and-response feature to connect professor with student. Interactive elements can be added and accessed before, during, and after the lecture.
Terms: file-sharing, notetaking, High School, College/Adult, organization & study skills
Merriam-Webster Dictionary - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
This app offers voice search to let you look up a word without having to spell it. It includes a thesaurus, example sentences, Word of the Day, and is a great reference tool.
Terms: spelling, Middle School, High School, College/Adult, organization & study skills, resources & reference
Mindjet - Free
Compatible with Android devices 2.3 and up.
Mindjet organizes everything from thoughts and ideas to notes and to-do lists. The app contains many customizable features to make your mind maps and lists easy to read.
Terms: brainstorming, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills
MindMeister - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 5.1 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Also compatible with Android devices 2.3 and up and web browsers on desktops and laptops.
This cloud-based tool lets students create mind maps to structure their thoughts, prepare reports, summarize books, study for exams, and much more. It's simple and intuitive, offers many export options (Word, PDF, PowerPoint etc.), and features a built-in presentation mode.
Terms: brainstorming, graphic and visual organizers, Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle School, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills
MindNode - $9.99
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 7.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
MindNode easily organizes your thoughts as mind maps, taking all of your ideas and putting them in a visual display. This app is great for brainstorming, planning, outlining, and even printing your finished mind map.
Terms: brainstorming, file-sharing, High School, College/Adult, organization & study skills Terms: text-to-speech, High School, College/Adult, resources & reference
My Class Schedule - Free
Compatible with Android devices 2.1 and up. Use My Class Schedule to track homework due dates, upcoming exams, class schedules, and activities. You can color-coordinate your schedules and customize the app in many other ways.
Terms: color-coded, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills, to-do list
myHomework - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
myHomework provides an easy way for you to keep track of homework, classes, tests, and projects. It creates a colorful calendar of upcoming due dates and even provides audio notifications.
Terms: High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills, to-do list
Note Everything - Free
Compatible with Android devices 1.5 and up.
Note Everything lets you type, speak, and paint notes right into the app, and you can send your notes anywhere.
Terms: notetaking, High School, College/Adult, organization & study skills
OpenWeb - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
OpenWeb is an app that helps customize your web browser, adjusting font size and color to make reading easier. It uses OpenDyslexic, a dyslexic-friendly font.
Terms: High School, College/Adult, resources & reference
Pages - $9.99
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 7.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
This app allows you to create, edit, and view documents. It automatically zooms in on text while you type and zooms back out when you’re done, so it makes writing and editing easy.
Terms: writing, written organization, Middle School, High School, College/Adult
PaperPort Notes - Free
Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
PaperPort Notes uses Dragon Dictate power to act as a digital note-taking tool. You can use it to combine documents, web content, audio, and typed text as well as handwritten notes into a single document.
Terms: writing, Middle School, notetaking, High School, College/Adult Pocket - Free
Compatible with Android devices 1.6 and up.
Pocket allows you to safely store important information on your phone. Everything is encrypted and backed up online.
Terms: file-sharing, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills
QuickVoice Recorder - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
This app allows you to record audio such as memos, class lectures and notes, meetings, and dictations of emails or text messages. It is ideal for professional, educational, and personal use.
Terms: notetaking, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills, voice recording
Remind101 - Free Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Remind101 allows for safe and easy communication between parents, students, and teachers. Students can join a class by sending a text to the teacher, and teachers can text reminders to parents (for up to 10 classes) about important dates, homework assignments, tests, or quizzes. All phone numbers are hidden.
Terms: High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills, reminder
SchoolNotebook - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
SchoolNotebook lets you organize and share your class schedule. Sign in with your Facebook account, and begin sharing your class schedule and class notes with your friends.
Terms: file-sharing, notetaking, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills
Shakespeare - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
This app contains the complete words of Shakespeare and makes them easier to read with a searchable glossary, concordance, and more!
Terms: reading, reading comprehension, vocabulary builder, High School, College/Adult SimpleMind+ - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Easily organize your thoughts into a mind map and customize it with SimpleMind+. You can share your mind map via the Internet, email, and your camera roll.
Terms: brainstorming, file-sharing, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills
SketchBook Express - Free
Compatible with Android devices 3.0 and up.
This app is a virtual sketchbook for all of your drawings and doodles.
Terms: High School, College/Adult, resources & reference
Skitch - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 7.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Also compatible with Android devices. Skitch is a free app that helps you communicate visually with friends and co-workers. Annotate images with arrows, shapes, text, and more. Use Skitch to sketch something new, mark up maps, screen captures, or a photo and then send them to others.
Terms: annotation, art, brainstorming, collaboration, graphic and visual organizers, file- sharing, High School, organization, College/Adult
SoundGecko - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
SoundGecko allows you to convert text articles online into MP3s. Simply copy the website, add your email address, and download the MP3.
Terms: text-to-speech, High School, College/Adult, organization & study skills, resources & reference, voice recording
Spell Better - Free
Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
This powerful app can not only help improve spelling, but it has word prediction and auto- completion features, text-to-speech with word highlighting, a built-in dictionary, and much more.
Terms: word prediction, text highlighting, writing, Later Elementary, spelling, text-to- speech, Middle School, High School, College/Adult Speller - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
This app allows you to type in a word phonetically (based on how it sounds) and it will come up with the actual spelling of the word. It also provides definitions to help you understand the meaning of the word.
Terms: reading, Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle School, vocabulary builder, High School, College/Adult
StayOnTask - Free
Compatible with Android devices 2.1 and up.
This app will help you stay focused on your work. It is a timer that randomly checks up on you, so you can’t predict when the alarm will sound.
Terms: High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills, reminder
STUDYBLUE - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Use STUDYBLUE to create your own flashcards so you can review class notes in your spare time.
Terms: High School, College/Adult, organization & study skills, flash cards
Sync Voice Note - Free
Compatible with Android devices 2.1 and up.
Sync Voice Note is a note-taker and audio recorder. You can synchronize audio with your own notes, highlight text, and tab over, making it easy to mark your place in a long line of text.
Terms: text highlighting, notetaking, High School, organization, College/Adult, organization & study skills, voice recording
TED - Free
Compatible with Android devices 2.2 and up.
With the TED app, you can access hundreds of talks from some of the world’s biggest innovators.
Terms: High School, College/Adult, resources & reference
College/Adult vBookz PDF Voice Reader - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
vBookz is an app that reads your PDF files aloud. An interactive cursor allows users to follow along, pause reading, or even repeat lines to ensure reading comprehension. The app is available in 16 different languages.
Terms: document scanner, reading, reading comprehension, text highlighting, text-to- speech, High School, College/Adult
Vocab Builder - Free
Compatible with Android devices 1.6 and up.
Vocab Builder is a great way to learn new vocabulary words and is perfect for preparing for the SAT or GRE. You are quizzed on thousands of words, and a dictionary is included.
Terms: vocabulary builder, High School, College/Adult
Voro - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Voro is an original and engaging puzzle game. Exercise both sides of your brain while you clear all the tiles by dragging them into clusters of the same color but keep in mind that the geometry is not orthogonal.
Terms: Middle School, High School, College/Adult, game format
Word Lens - Free
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Instantly translate printed words with the built-in camera on your device in real time! Word Lens can translate English words into Portuguese, German, Italian, French, or Spanish, and vice versa!
Terms: text adjustment, video, High School, College/Adult
Words Words Words - Free
Compatible with Android devices 2.1 and up.
This app can help you build communication skills. It can teach you new words, how the words are properly used in context, and it can pronounce the words for you. There is even a fun, challenging game included.
Terms: reading, Later Elementary, Middle School, vocabulary builder, High School, College/Adult, game format