Available on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Create citations for your bibliography in seconds by scanning the book’s barcode or using the search tool. More than 7,000 citation styles are available.
2. Evernote
Available on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Write and collect ideas as checklists, notebooks, to-do lists and searchable notes. Scan documents with your camera, take notes in a variety of formats, share ideas and sync everything across all your devices.
3. iStudiez Pro
Available on: iPhone and Android
Cost: $2.99 for iPhone, and $1.99 for Android
Plan and organize your schedule, keep track of your homework and assignments, track your grades, integrate calendars and sync data.
4. Mint
Available on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Spend money more wisely, set financial goals, and see your spending in the form of a chart or graph. This personal finance app automatically organizes and keeps track your expenses and finances, then creates a budget.
5. Dropbox
Available on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Store photos, documents, videos and other files to ensure they’re backed up. The app syncs across devices and allows you to send large files without using email attachments.
6. Dictionary.com
Available on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Find more than 2 million definitions and synonyms, as well as pronunciations, translation, voice search, word origin and history, spelling and more.
7. Blackboard
Available on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free if your school licenses Blackboard Mobile Learn, or $1.99 for lifetime access
Keep up with your courses by accessing grades, announcements, tests and class content. You can also post to discussions, attach files from Dropbox, create and comment on blogs and posts, and receive push notifications of course activity.
8. Scribd
Available on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Access books, news, magazines, documents, audiobooks and even sheet music. Scribd has the world’s largest document library, which includes government reports, academic dissertations, scientific studies and more. It syncs across your devices.
9. 1Password
Available on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Store usernames and passwords, credit card numbers, notes and addresses with this digital vault. This app allows you to log in to websites without having to remember or type in any passwords. Sync your information across mobile devices and computers.
10. Quizlet
Available on: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Create your own flashcards for tests and homework, or choose from millions of other flashcards on thousands of subjects. You can share flashcards, listen to pronunciations in 18 languages, race against the clock in a game of Match, and enhance your flashcards with audio and images.
Although most of these apps are free, many do include in-app purchases, paid subscriptions or paid versions that include more bells and whistles.
