Awesome Mobile Apps for your Smart Phone!

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Awesome Mobile Apps

Awesome Mobile Apps for your Smart Phone!

Check out recent reviews for mobile apps from YALSA's App of the Week (reviewed by the Young Adult Library Services Association). Click on the title or description for pictures and a full review.

App of the Week: Face Juggler

Title: Face Juggler Platform: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, but optimized on iPhone 5 and requires iOS 5.0 or later Cost: Free I first stumbled across this app when I heard a couple of co-workers giggling about something at work. When I wandered over to their desks, I was overcome with laughter to see a [...]

App of the Week: Schoology

Title: Schoology Platform: iOS, Android, Web Cost: Free This week’s app comes to you from Kayla,� a teen who works as a page at my library. The other day she came to tell me about the easy way she was doing biology homework on her phone. Since she was using the app, and [...]

App of the Week: Shakespeare in Bits

Title: Shakespeare in Bits: Macbeth Cost:� $14.99; free lite version available which includes two scenes; district pricing available Platforms:� iOS, Browser-based When I learned about Shakespeare in Bits at the fall 2012 YALSA Lit Symposium in St. Louis, it seemed like a great fit for our �English Language Learners (ELLs), who are assigned [...]

YALSA App of the Week: Cinemagram

Title: Cinemagram Cost: Free Platforms: iOS, Android (this review refers to the iOS version) For those who love to make short videos or gifs on their phone, Cinemagram is a great option. In many ways, it is similar to Vine, an app that exploded onto the scene a few months ago. As in Vine, users [...]

Connect, Create, Collaborate: Hey Librarian, Can You Help Me Find a Good App?

In the mad rush to get out the door in the morning, I've left behind my keys, my wallet, and my MetroCard (The card those living in New York City use to get on public transportation). By the time I realize my mistake it is always too late (or I'm too lazy to run back [...]

App of the Week: UYH

Title: UYH Platform: iOS 4.3 or later Cost:Free ($6.99 Gold package available) UYH (Use Your Handwriting) is an app that allows users to write with their finger, instead of a keyboard, to take notes and create lists on an iPad or iPhone. It’s a quick and easy way to write down what you, or the [...]

App of the Week: Finish

Title: Finish Platform: iOS 5 or later Cost:.99 The Finish app was developed by teens who were looking for a way to help themselves and their friends manage their time. It’s an easy to use and useful to do list app. One of the best features is the ability to set timeframes for short term, [...]

App of the Week: NightSky

Title: NightSky Platform: iOS and Android Cost: 4.99 This game is really pretty. It’s also really hard. NightSky begins with the premise of a mysterious glowing orb found on a beach. The nameless narrator’s text tells us that upon bringing it home he or she began to have strange dreams. This, combined with a [...]

App of the Week: Invisibility 3D

Name: Invisibility 3D Platform: iOS Cost:�$o.99 Augmented reality remains one of the less-explored frontiers in mobile computing. Apps like Layar, HistoryPin, and WhatWasThere have combined geolocation capabilities with external databases to link data to places, but the enriched experiences they provide are sometimes too cumbersome to become second-nature. At this spring’s SXSW Interactive, Levity Novelty [...]

YALSA App of the Week: Solve the Outbreak

Title: Solve the Outbreak Platform: iPad with iOS 5.1 or above Cost: Free The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new iPad app that lets you take a stab at solving the types of outbreaks that the CDC's "disease detectives" must respond to at a moment's notice. Right now, there are [...]

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