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Mobile Apps for Students, Teachers and Academics

This guide gives useful mobile app recommendations for smartphones and tablets. Aimed at students, teachers and academics, these apps can help you with your study and work, productivity and general well-being.

Change the way you take notes

Evernote logo  Evernote | Download for iOS | Download for Android

Organise your work, your study, your life with Evernote. Take notes, write to do lists, scan in documents, share your ideas and sync your work on to any other device, Evernote is a one stop shop for productivity. Price: free Device: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android.

iAnnotate 4 logo  iAnnotate | Download for iOS

Read, annotate and share documents from your hand held device. iAnnotate allows you to work with PDFs, Microsoft Office files, images and web pages. Price: paid Device: iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Diigo logo  Diigo | Download for iOS | Download for Android

Save and share bookmarks on your phone. Diigo works specifically with webs pages and allows you to annotate as you go and then share your work. Price: free Device: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android.

MyScript Stylus logo  MyScript Stylus | Download for iOS | Download for Android

Prefer handwriting over typing? This app allows you to hand write your notes or work and then turns your writing into typed up text. Including emails, text documents, text messages and more. Price: free Device: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android.

HearYouNow logo  HearYouNow | Download for iOS

HearYouNow is an app created to help with those who have difficulty hearing. This app is a free amplification tool that can be used in meetings and classes. Price: free Device: iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.