THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT Apps for Smartphones

What is an App?  Short for the word “Application”  What is an application?  Two types of applications  Web App  Mobile App  Why are apps created and used? Source: Aleksey Sukhanov

A Variety of Apps  There are apps for everything!  Music  Games  Notation  Scheduling  Measuring sleep cycles  Track running statistics  Strumming a virtual guitar

Reading Apps

Overdrive  Check out library eBooks and eAudiobooks with this app  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free

Kindle  Access to hundreds of thousands of free books  100 different newspapers and magazines available  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free Source: PC Magazine:

Nook  Similar to the Kindle in regard to features  More user friendly  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free Source: PC Magazine

BBC News  For world news, including the United States  Easy to use interface  No advertisements  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free

Health Apps

WebMD  First Aid guides  Self-diagnosis feature  Listings for healthcare professionals in your area  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free Source: PC Magazine

MyFitnessPal  Calorie counter and exercise tracker  Exhaustive food and nutrition database  Simple interface  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free Source: PC Magazine

LoseIt!  Log for meals eaten, snacks and shortcuts  Database of foods and activities  No advertisements  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free Source: Apple.com

Organization and Productivity Apps

Evernote  Excellent note-taking app  Stores all notes in the “cloud”  Easy to search notes  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free Source: PC Magazine

Weave  Create to-do lists  Weave them into projects  Log time spent on a project  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free Source: PC Magazine

Dragon Dictation  Do a variety of tasks by using your voice  Transcribes what you speak with very good accuracy  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free Source: PC Magazine

Travel Apps

GateGuru  The complete airport app  User-submitted reviews of airport services/restaurants  Airport maps  Available for Android and Apple Devices  Free Source: PC Magazine

GasBuddy  Find real-time gas prices in your vicinity  Search by type of fuel  Map view  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free

TripIt  Organize your travel plans  Syncs itineraries from  Share travel plans with others  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free Source: PC Magazine

Entertainment Apps

Pandora  Free streaming music  Enter a artist/genre of music to hear station  Sign up for free to save stations  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free

ESPN Score Center  Check live scores from all sports  Save your favorite teams and follow them closely  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free Source: PC Magazine

iMDB  Internet Movie Database  Have a question about an actor or film?  See local movies and purchase tickets  Available for Android and Apple  Free Source: PC Magazine

Finance Apps

Mint  Mint keeps track of spending by category  Links to bank accounts  Read graphs and charts  Available for Android and Apple devices  Free

Adaptu Wallet  Displays account balances in real time  Forecasts your spending  Bank-level security  Available for Android and Apple Devices  Free Source: PC Magazine

Apps Are Amazing  Thousands of apps  Use what fits you!  Thank you! Ford Simmons Reference and Information Services Coordinator Sumter County Library