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Best Smartphone Apps for Students

Best Smartphone Apps for Students

Photo Courtesy of Apple.

By Kathryn Knight Randolph

January 03, 2011

It’s called a smartphone for a variety of reasons. For one, it’s smarter than most people. But students are discovering that it can do more than just distract them in class. It can actually improve grades.

We’ve scoured the smartphone application market and found some of the best apps for high school, college and graduate students. This year, don’t settle for book smart – get smartphone smart.

View our list of the best education apps by clicking “Next” or here.


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    foreveralison

    9 months ago

    Most apps are flexible for both android AND iphone. People need to get a grip. The article is about useful smartphone apps for students, not your opinion on the Apple vs. Android battle.

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    runanteldat

    about 1 year ago

    Study Blue is a good one too

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    JoshuaE435

    about 1 year ago

    If the author had done a bit more research, she could have easily included almost identical versions of all of these apps for Android phones (which, can all be downloaded free). Just another Apple-centric follower who drank the KoolAid! Everyone else, it took me less than 10 min. to download the Android versions of these apps. They are all equal to, if not better, than the apps the author lists here (e.g., the Flashcard app allows you to develop flashcards on you computer and then download them to your phone via a sync feature).

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    boofos2

    over 1 year ago

    Shame that the only "smart phone" and programs listed here is an I-phone, how silly are you people. There is a whole other world of smart phones and their apps out there...not just the I-phone. How stupid do you think we are?

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    MatthewS3116

    over 1 year ago

    You tell 'em, epicia -- who wants an overpriced iPhone on an iffy network? Give us useful information about applications available on a broader variety of handsets available for most any network -- Android. Sure, Apple was there first, and 'cause they hold the reins tighter on both the hardware and software, the iPhone is slicker and has fewer glitches. On balance, though, I'll take the glitches if it gives me more choices and lower costs. That's why Apple lost the PC war and "lesser" PC architectures won. I didn't buy Apple 'cause I couldn't afford it, and the same goes for smartphones. Android is gaining by leaps and bounds and will likely win because it allows more more competition, which leads to a more vigorous development community and more choices and lower prices for consumers.

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    AliakseiK2

    over 1 year ago

    Checkout Arity - great, free, 2D and 3D Graphing for Android

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    epicia

    over 1 year ago

    Make one for Android phones, please.

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    madelinev94

    over 1 year ago

    Lizzy - check out the best apps for students/education