As you may be aware, there are a lot of apps for Apples iOS. Their operating system was intenerated into the first real Smartphone (the first iPhone), and developers have been creating apps for it ever since. This has led to there being over 700,000 iPhone apps on the market. Many of them are educational and study apps, so the thought that you are going to be able to find a few good value ones is not implausible. Here are five that you may wish to try.
1 – AnkiMobile Flashcards
This is a flashcards based app that helps you to learn using the flashcards that you make. The design capabilities of this app are very strong, which is why it is such good value for money. Some apps will restrict the size of the flashcard decks that you are able to create. However, this app allows you to create deck of an unlimited amount. There are some people who have pooled the flashcards of others in order to create decks of cards with over 100,000 cards in them.
When the cards are randomized, it means that the learner has a very strong and un-repeating (in their view) flashcard system. It means that they learn the cards instead of just memorizing the answers to card questions. You may create very detailed flashcards so that your revision may become a little more advanced, and so that your memory testing is a little more in-depth.
This app also allows you to synchronize with the cloud. This will mean that you are able to create massive numbers of flash cards and save them on a cloud server so that you do not run the risk of running out of phone memory.
2 – Simple Mind
The mind map is a great invention. It involves arranging ideas in a way that categorizes them, but in a manner that is not as structured as most text based categories, columns or charts. The mind map allows people to learn in via a visual medium, but that is disorganized in a way that makes the information easier to retain.
This is important because the SimpleMind app allows you to create mind maps. You enter information and then create links between the information by connecting the various concepts. They have a free version that you can try before you purchase the full app.
3 – Chegg
Instead of carrying textbooks around with you, you can download your textbooks onto your phone. Reading from a phone is not the most efficient way of reading, but it is handy for revision when you are forced away from your textbooks and your computer.
You cannot download a full textbook onto your phone, but you can download large chunks of your text books (you could download a full one in chunks if you wish). The textbook section is not kept on your phone. It is only there for a limited time before it is deleted. It allows a student to study at the most inopportune times, and is also available for the iPad for easier reading.
4 – Wolfram Alpha
This is similar to the American version of Google. You are able to get different amounts of information on a topic by entering a search string of words and then sifting between the results that you receive. It is a little bit like a fusion of Google and Wikipedia. However, the app goes out of its way to provide more specific answers to your queries, so that academics can look up specific information. The app reveals more information on specific topics than other apps do.
The app is not perfect yet, as it is still being formed. Information is not a finite concept, and information is being added all the time. However, it is getting better and better at answering specific questions, and most of the commonly asked questions now have full and specific answers. So, it is slowly turning into a very good information app.
5 – Cram
This is a fun little app that will allow you to put together decks of flashcards. You may then have the flashcards run at differing rates and in a random order. This will allow you to learn from the cards a little easier. You may also create randomized multiple choice tests. They allow you to learn more efficiently by forcing you to answer questions on what you are learning. The app is very good for people who need a little bit of help with their revision.
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