Eight Must Have Apps for Back-to-School
It’s the end of August and summer is coming to an end (sob). Soon, students across the United States and other parts of the world will be sucked back into the thing they dread most: school. But do not despair. With your iPod Touch (or iPhone) in hand, you can download the following applications that could very well make your transition into the school year much more bearable.
Dictionary.com – Dictionary & Thesaurus
Stop lugging around that enormous Webster’s Dictionary in your house. Get this application instead and save money, the environment and your back.
Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com – Dictionary & Thesaurus ,FREE, 35.6 MB
Answers: powered by Yahoo! Answers
You have questions. There are answers. Powered by Yahoo! Answers, this app categorizes and displays content in a format that is iPhone and iPod Touch friendly.
Western ITS Limited, Answers: powered by Yahoo! Answers ,FREE, 35.6 MB
HomeBudget
Keep track of your daily spending sprees and avoid accumulating massive amounts of debt. With support for accounts and tracking of both expenses and income, it’ll be that much easier to balance your budget.
Anishu, Inc, HomeBudget , $4.99, 1.0 MB
Awesome Note
Post-it lovers rejoice! Awesome Note has a beautiful interface with lots of themes to choose from. Write quick reminders to yourself on the go. [our review here]
BRID, Awesome Note, $3.99, 5.4 MB
Math Ref Free
Math Ref Free is a math reference app that contains many useful formulas from categories such as Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry and more. The full version includes even more categories and is $0.99.
Happy Maau Studios, Math Ref Free, FREE, 1.0 MB
iStudiez Pro
Keep track of your assignments, classes, and plan out your daily tasks with this full-featured app. (formerly know as iStudent Pro)
Andriy Kachalo & Michael Balashoff, iStudiez Pro, $2.99, 2.4 MB
Wikipanion
The encyclopedia’s killer, right in the palm of your hand. Wikipanion is one of the most popular Wikipedia apps for iDevice. Want even more features, like offline mode to read your entries later? Wikipanion Plus can be had for $4.99.
Robert Chin, Wikipanion, FREE, 1.1 MB
EZ Read
Sparknotes lovers rejoice! Access all the literature resources on Sparknotes.com via formatted pages catered for your iDevice screen. Interface needs an overhaul, but gets the job done.
Paul McComas, EZ Read, FREE, 0.3 MB
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