Student Disability Access Office
Apps for College Students
Below you will find listing of some helpful apps as well as a brief description and a corresponding URL. This apps listing was generated as a resource for college students and beyond. It is in no way meant to be a comprehensive or exhaustive list. Most of these apps are available from both Android and Apple.
Any.Do - Add tasks by voice and organize them using simple gestures for Android.
http://lifehacker.com/5858711/anydo-is-a-crazy-intuitive-gesture+based-to+do-app-for-android
AppWriter US – AppWriter has many assistive features including word prediction, text-to-speech and the special Dyslexie-font. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/appwriter-us/id490076103?mt=8
Audio Note - Recording notes with audio and a notepad all in one.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audionote-notepad-voice-recorder/id369820957?mt=8
Barcode Scanner - Scan BarCodes and look up prices for Android.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLmdvb2dsZS56eGluZy5jbGllbnQuYW5kcm9pZCJd
Brevity - UltraFast Text Editor & Word Prediction.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brevity-ultrafast-text-editor/id424431516?mt=8
D2u Dictation and Transcription - Best dictation and transcription available!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/d2u-transcriber-dictation/id341741314?mt=8#
Dragon Dictation - Easy to use voice recognition software.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8
Dragon Search - Search online only using your voice.
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/dragon-search/id341452950?mt=8
Evernote - Stay Organized - Take notes, capture photos, create to-do lists, record voice reminders, Searchable.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/evernote/id281796108?mt=8
Fast Finga - Converts hand written notes into text.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fastfinga-3/id444066277?mt=8
Formulas HD for Calculus - A simple, easy to use, easy to navigate collection of the most important formulas and topics for college students.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/formulus-hd-formulas-for-calculus/id376368582?mt=8
GoodReader - Super robust PDF reader for iPad.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodreader-for-ipad/id363448914?mt=8#
Google Translate - Translate 50 different languages!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate&feature=search_result
Graphing Calculator - Turns iPhone into a graphing calculator.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/graphing-calculator/id289940142?mt=8#
iAnnotate - Read, annotate, and share PDFs. Improve your productivity and organization.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iannotate-pdf/id363998953?mt=8
iBooks - Great way to download books from the iBookstore.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibooks/id364709193?mt=8
IdeaSketch - Draw a diagram - mind map, concept map, or flow chart - and convert it to a text outline.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/idea-sketch/id367246522?mt=8
inClass - Organize your schedule, courses, and semesters.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-notes-free-for-ipad-pdf/id391487223?mt=8
inDAISY - Allows users to enjoy different flavors of DAISY 2.02 and DAISY 3 books on their iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/indaisy/id377597460?mt=8
Inkling - Digital College Textbooks.
www.inkling.com
iSpectrum - Colorblind Assistant.
http://www.appsafari.com/utilities/8118/ispectrum/
iTalk - A high quality recording app-good for recording lectures.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/italk-recorder/id293673304?mt=8
iThoughts - Mind mapping tool for iPhone and iTouch.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ithoughts-mindmapping/id294144368?mt=8
Learning Ally - Daisy formatted audio books.
http://www.learningally.org/apple/
LookTel - Allows users with visual impairments or blindness to identify cans, packages, ID or credit cards, DVDs, and similar items.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/looktel-recognizer/id501088555?mt=8
Luminosity Brain Trainer - Improve brain health and performance.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lumosity-mobile/id577232024?mt=8
myHomework - Keep track of homework and projects with a really cool design.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myhomework/id303490844?mt=8
Note Everything - A note (notepad) application where you can create text, voice, and paint-notes for Android. http://www.androidfreeware.net/download-note-everything.html
Noteability - Handwriting, note taking, audio recording, annotate PDFs, cloud sync your notes to Dropbox. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/notability-handwriting-note/id360593530?mt=8
Overdrive - On-the-go access to eBooks and audiobooks from your public, school, or college library. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/overdrive-media-console-library/id366869252?mt=8
Pages - Best word processor ever designed for a mobile device.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8
PaperDesk - While playing audio, tap a word and PaperDesk will take you to the point in the recording when you typed that word!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paperdesk/id367552067?mt=8#
PDF Notes - Manager PDF files from your iPad. Finger writing and emailing notes to friends. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-notes-free-for-ipad-pdf/id391487223?mt=8
PDF Reader Pro - Upload perfect PDF files!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-reader-pro-edition-for/id364502063?mt=8
Popplet - Brainstorming, mind mapping, collaborating.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/popplet/id374151636?mt=8
PTSD Coach - Tips on how to manage symptoms after trauma.
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/PTSDCoach.asp
Quick Voice - Most popular iPhone/iPad recorder.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quickvoice-recorder/id284675296?mt=8
Read&Write Gold - Alternative keyboards with integrated features to help with writing content for emails, social media and interacting with online forms. Support for reading and writing.
http://www.texthelp.com/north-america/rwtablets
Read 2 Me -Full speech synthesis for a complete library of texts.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/read-2-me/id313752154?mt=8
Read2Go - Browse, search, download, and read books (and DAISY format) directly from Bookshare using your Bookshare membership.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/read2go/id425585903?mt=8
SoundAMP -Amplify the world around you discreetly on the iPhone.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soundamp-r/id318126109?mt=8
Speak It! - Text to speech for emails and other documents.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speak-it-text-to-speech/id308629295?mt=8#
SpellChecker - Multilingual Spellcheck as you type with Grammar errors highlighted. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spellchecker-multilingual/id317198365?mt=8
Talking FlashCards - Use while driving, running, walking to capitalize on “down time”. http://www.flashcardapps.info/app/Talking-Flashcards/398866817/
TextGrabber - ABBYY's Mobile OCR! Just take a picture of the text, and you can immediately edit it or translate. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/textgrabber-+-translator/id438475005?mt=8
TextMinder - Schedule SMS text reminders to be sent to you at the times you specify, repeating as often as you choose.
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/textminder-sms-text-reminders
Typ-o HD - Powerful word prediction engine for dyslexia and/or trouble with spelling.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/typ-o-hd-writing-is-for-everybody!/id372971659?mt=8
vBooks PDF Reader - vBookz PDF Voice Reader is an app that reads your PDF files aloud.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vbookz-pdf-voice-reader-us/id497274026?ls=1&mt=8
Vision Assist App - Handheld electronic magnifier that utilizes your smartphone. It is designed to help people with Low Vision.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/visionassist/id502356279?mt=8
Vlingo Virtual Assistant - Free voice activation for Android Phones (Co. has partnered with Nuance). http://www.vlingo.com/
Voice Dream Reader - Universally accessible tool for text-to-speech.
http://www.voicedream.com/
WritePad - Converts hand written notes into text.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/writepad/id293033512?mt=8
ZoomReader - Magnify and read printed text.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zoomreader/id414117816?mt=8&ls=1#
Created: 4/15/15 – RM Updated: 4/8/16 - RM
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