5 Best Educational Apps for Smartphones

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By Timileyin Olanrewaju

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This Itechguide reviews the 5 best educational apps. The best app is reviewed last – starting with the 5th on top of the list.

Udemy – Online Courses

Best Educational Apps: Udemy
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Beginning at no 5 in my review of the best educational apps is “Udemy”.

This app has a lot of exciting features. The first feature that caught my attention is its vast content. It has more than 130,000 video courses from expert tutors.

It also has more than 50,000 expert instructors and offers courses in multiple languages. The app offers courses in more than 60 different languages. This online study app has over 40 million students worldwide. That is truly awesome!

Finally, with “Udemy” you can download various courses and watch them offline. You can also learn courses using the audio-only mode.

Furthermore, the app has courses in over 2,000 categories. The categories include machine learning, artificial intelligence, lifestyle, music, programming, and more.

“Udemy” offers free installation but has in-app purchases. It has 4.6 ratings on both Google Playstore and on App Store.

edX: Online Courses

Best Educational Apps: edX
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“edX: Online Courses” is no 4 in my review of the best educational apps.

This app has some cool features. Firstly, it offers more than 2,000 online courses. These include computer science, programming, data science, engineering, business, management, and more.

Secondly, the app offers certificate programs. You can study and get certified from online courses offered by top universities. This helps you to master top skills and advance in your career.

Finally, this app offers quizzes and exams. You get to test your knowledge as you advance in the courses through quizzes and exams. This will surely improve your learning and development.

In addition, the app is founded by Havard University and MIT. It is widely trusted in online education and learning.

“edX: Online Courses” offers free installation. It has 4.7 ratings on both the App Store and Google Playstore.

Photomath

Best Educational Apps: Photomath
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Taking the 3rd spot in my review of the best educational apps is “Photomath”.

The app offers solutions to mathematical problems. To solve these problems, the app breaks them down into simple steps with a detailed explanation of every step.

It also supports more than 30 languages. The app is available in Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Finnish, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and more.

Finally, this app caps it up with its various math topics – these include calculus, statistics, trigonometry, matrics, algebra and more. You can use the app to solve assignments or prepare for exams.

Furthermore, you can use the app to scan handwritten or printed text math problems. Then, you will get solutions to it.

“Photomath” contains ads and offers in-app purchases. However, the app is free to install. It has a 4.8 rating on the App Store and a 4.7 rating on Google Play.

Duolingo: Learn Languages Free

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Coming 2nd in my review of the best educational apps is “Duolingo”.

The first most amazing feature of the is app is the vast options of languages to learn. You can learn Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hebrew, English, Polish, Arabic, and more.

Next very noticeable and important feature of this app is the practice mode. The app teaches reading, speaking and writing for any language it covers.

The final feature that makes this app unique is the user interface. The interface is beautifully designed and it offers simple navigation. It is developed to make learning less boring and more fun.

“Duolingo” offers free installation but contains ads and in-app purchases. It has 4.7 ratings on both Google Playstore and Apple Store.

SoloLearn: Learn to Code for Free

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At no 1 in my review of the best educational apps is “SoloLearn”.

This app has loads of great benefits. Firstly, the app offers free coding content. It has thousands of programming topics for beginners and pros.

“SoloLearn” also has a vast community of coders – this where you get support and improve your learning. The community is there to encourage coders’ development.

There is one more feature the app offers – this is the code playground. Here, you have different kinds of quizzes and activities on programming. This will effectively improve your learning.

In addition, the app offers daily content on popular programming languages – Python, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, C++, PHP, C, C# and more.

“SoloLearn” is one of the best educational apps. It is free to install but contains ads and in-app purchases with a 4.8 rating on Google Playstore.

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Timileyin Olanrewaju

Timileyin Olanrewaju, Technical Writer at Itechguides.com, holds a B.Sc in Computer Science. Passionate about movies, video games, and gadgets, he specializes in writing gadget buying guides, app and software reviews, as well as critiques of movies and video games on the site.

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