10 Must-have Educational Apps for Android and iOS Users

We have covered thousands of apps over the period of time, from latest game-changing apps to cricket apps, basketball games and lots more. Today, we are talking about the best of 10 educational apps that are available for android and iOS students.

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Whether you are looking to take better notes or are trying to crack a mind-bending math problem, the right apps can help you get ahead. There are also significant apps that help you prepare for competitive exams such as GRE, SAT, IELTS etc.

Here are the 10 excellent educational apps for students that help them get better grades.

1) Khan Academy

Khan Academy is one the best educational apps that allows you to learn almost anything for free. This easy to use app includes powerful self-learning videos on subjects like Mathematics, Science, History, and on preparation of various tests. The app has simple navigation through categories and contents with Search.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Khan Academy
Requires Android: 2.2 and up
iOS: compatible with iPhone and iPad
Download Khan Academy for Android
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Download Khan Academy for Windows Phone

2) Rosetta Course

Rosetta Course is a comprehensive app that helps you learn to speak Spanish, Italian, French, English and many more languages anytime and anywhere. This free language-learning app is one of the most popular educational apps for android and iOS users. It will be like having a personal language tutor where you will learn how to use your new language skills in conversation.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Rosetta Stone Ltd
Requires Android: 2.2 and up
iOS: compatible with iPhone and iPad
Download Rosetta Course for Android
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3) DailyArt – daily dose of fine art

DailyArt publishes every day one piece of fine art and that masterpiece comes with short information including artist of painting or the époque when it was produced. The app also provides complete details about each painting such as the title, author, year, current location etc. You can also check what was highlighted in previous days.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Moiseum
Requires Android: 2.3 and up
iOS: compatible with iPhone and iPad
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4) SAT Vocab by MindSnacks

According to Apple (iTunes Rewind), SAT Vocab by MindSnacks is one of the best educational apps of the year. This app helps you study SAT vocab by playing games. It is a perfect app for students preparing for SAT exam as well as adults continuing their lifelong quest to become wordsmithing wizards.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Publisher: MindSnacks
iOS: 6 or later. compatible with iPhone and iPad
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5) StudyBlue

StudyBlue features the best study tools and study materials. It helps students to get better grades while saving their time. With this app, you can make your own study sets and create your flashcards. The app allows you to collaborate with classmates, directly from inside the app. You can have discussions, ask questions, share flashcards and get study materials for your next exam.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 3.8 out of 5 stars
Publisher: StudyBlue
Requires Android: 3.0 and up
iOS: compatible with iPhone and iPad
Download StudyBlue for Android
Download StudyBlue for iOS

6) Evernote

Among popular educational apps, Evernote lets you remember and recall anything. You can write notes of all types, ranging from short lists to lengthy research and access them on any device. With Evernote, you can also collect web articles, handwritten notes and pictures to get all details in one place.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Evernote Corporation
Requires Android: Varies with device
iOS: compatible with iPhone and iPad
Windows Phone: 7.5 and up
Download Evernote for iOS
Download Evernote for Android
Download Evernote for Windows Phone

7) WolframAlpha

WolframAlpha is rapidly becoming the world’s definite source for getting expert knowledge. The app uses its vast collection of algorithms and data for computing answers and generating papers. Domains covered by this app include Mathematics, Statistics and data analysis, physics, engineering and many more.
Cost: $2.99
Ratings: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Wolfram Group
Requires Android: 2.1 and up
iOS: compatible with iPhone and iPad
Download WolframAlpha for iOS
Download WolframAlpha for Android

8) Illustrate

Here comes a must-have in our list of top educational apps for android and iOS users. This innovative dictionary app uses animated videos to explain and elaborate the meaning of English words. The app appeals to a wide range of users and is essential for students appearing for tests such as SAT, GRE, GMAT and more.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Mocept Inc
Requires Android: 4.0 and up
iOS: compatible with iPhone and iPad
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9) Dictionary.com

Dictionary.com is a top-rated app that comes with trusted reference content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com. This amazing educational app comes with more than 2,000,000 definitions and synonyms and offline access is also available. Download it today for free.
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Dictionary.com, LLC
Requires Android: 2.2 and up
iOS: compatible with iPhone and iPad
Windows Phone: 7 and up
Download Dictionary.com for Android
Download Dictionary.com for iOS
Download Dictionary.com for Windows Phone

10) Pocket

Pocket app has been named as one of the best apps. With this app, all content goes to one place where you can view it anytime, on any device. It is a great app to easily save articles, videos and more. Also, it supports offline mode and thus, you don’t even need an internet connection.
Cost:Free
Ratings: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Publisher: Read It Later
Requires Android: 2.3 and up
iOS: compatible with iPhone and iPad
Download Pocket for iOS
Download Pocket for Android