Helpful Apps and Software
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sono Flex | Free or for purchase ($99.99) | ACC vocabulary app turns symbols into clear speech. The have a Lite (free) version and a full version ($99.99) |
| Verbally | Verbally is an easy-to-use, comprehensive Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) app for the iPad. Verbally brings speech to those without and enables real conversation with its simple, intuitive design. Just tap in what you want to say and Verbally speaks for you. |
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mindmaple | Free | Mind mapping tool |
| Gliffy | Free or for purchase | Mind mapping tool |
| Inspiration Maps | Free or for purchase | Brainstorm, analyze, take notes, study, etc. Lite version (free) allows you to create up to five diagrams. Full version ($14.99) is unlimited. |
| iThoughts | iPad - $9.99/iPhone $7.99 | Mind mapping tool |
| Mind Meister | Free or for purchase | Create and share mind maps (requires free registration) |
| Mindjeg | Free | Easily enter ideas, tasks and meeting notes into intuitive visual maps |
| Popplet | Free or for purchase | Brainstorming and mind mapping with options for a Lite version (free) which has a limit of one popplet and the full version ($4.99) which is unlimited. |
| Simple mind | $6.99 | Mind mapping software with a free version and fully functional version |
| Total Recall | Free | Mind mapping software |
| WordCloud | Free | Mind mapping tool |
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Khan Academy | Free | Video tutorials in math, science, computer programming, history, art, and economics. |
| Formulus HD for Calculus | Free | Formulus HD is the perfect study tool. It is a simple, easy to use, easy to navigate collection of the most important formulas and topics for high school and college students taking Calculus and Differential Equations. |
| Free Graphing Calculator | Free or for purchase | Graphing Calculator turns your phone or iPod into an intuitive high-resolution function plotter and scientific calculator – There are versions that are free and versions over $10.00. |
| RealCalc Scientific Calculator | Free | “For serious computing… a perfect alternative for the calculator-less” |
| Wolfram Alpha | Free or for purchase | Computational knowledge engine. |
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evernote | Free | Helps you remember everything across all of the devices you use – notes, photos, to-do list, and voice reminders. It’s searchable! |
| AudioNote | Free or for purchase | Allows you to record notes and audio synced with note taking app. The have a lite version (free) which limits to 10 minutes per note and 2 hours total OR a full version). |
| Smartpens | $99+ | Assistive technology device; Livescribe Smartpens allow users to take hand written notes while recording the lecture they are listening to. Notebooks then sync to Livescribe software or Evernote depending on the smartpen model. Livescribe Sky pens sync wirelessly and come with an Evernote subscription for the user. |
| Bamboo Paper | Free | Basic app for organizing your terms, courses and daily calendar but it also has the additional benefit of note-taking with the app with ability to record audio, insert or take a picture as well as file-share. |
| inClass | Free or for purchase | QuickVoice is the most popular, full-featured iPhone/iPad voice recorder available. Record ideas, voice memos, voice email, dictation, lists, meetings, classes, or entire lectures! For professional, educational, and personal use. |
| Typ-O | Free or for purchase | Includes word prediction, text-to-speech and corrects most common spelling mistakes. They have a Typ-o Lite version for free, a Typ-o Writing is for Everyone version for $4.99, and the Typ-o HD version for $14.99 |
| Grammarly | Free trial; $29.99 monthly | Grammar checking software |
| Write Check | Varied pricing-see website | Grammar, plagiarism checking |
| Audio Memos Free | Voice recorder |
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scannable | Free | App by Evernote that allows users to use their phone or tablet to scan a document or set of notes with their camera and upload and share it to a number of sources. |
| GoodReader | $4.99 | Super-robust PDF reader for iPad where you can read virtually anything, anywhere - books, movies, maps, pictures. |
| iAnnotate | $9.99 | Read, annotate, and share PDFs |
| iBooks | Free | iBooks is an amazing way to download and read books. You can flip through pages, bookmark or add notes to your favorite passages and some have audio visual features |
| Inkling | Free | Digital college textbooks. A textbook case of innovation. Inkling brings the world’s best content to iPad with interactivity, social collaboration, and simple ease-of-use. No more heavy, expensive textbooks to carry around campus. Inkling textbooks are more interactive, more flexible and cheaper. |
| Kindle | Free | Download articles, books and more. |
| PDF-Notes | Free or for purchase | Utilize pdf-notes to manage all the pdf files on your iPad. Fast display, quick page-turning even a thousand pages, useful finger-writing and email your notes to your friends. Easy importing PDF files through (DropBox, Email or Safari’s). Free version has advertisements and paid version does not. |
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Overdrive | Free | App and website allows users to view available eBooks and audiobooks from libraries of their choice. |
| Natural Voice Reader | Free | Text-to-speech website and software with an OCR (optical character recognition) function. The website allows users to customize the voice, language, and speed being used. |
| Read It | Free | Type text and it will speak back to you. |
| Speakit! | Free | Web extension and app that allows users to have their emails, selected text, web articles, and documents read aloud to them. App will continue working if user navigates away from the app screen. |
| Speak Text | Free or for purchase | Text-to-Speech for emails, documents, web pages, PDF files, and more. You have to paste into Speak it! Free version speaks / translates a few sentences only and has sponsored ads. They have a variety of versions (e.g. text, office and a combined version). $9.99 each for text and web, $16.99 each for office and e-book, and a combined version for $19.99 |
| Balabolka | Free | Text-to-speech software for document conversion. Allows users to put documents into MP3 files. |
| Read Write Gold | Price Varies | Text help software and app that works as a text-to-speech program that provides users with various dictionaries, highlighting features, and fact mappers. |
| Audible | Free | Audiobook app by Amazon that allows users to purchase audiobooks and listen to their purchases on various devices. |
| Natural Reader | Free | Reads PDF, Word, and text files as well as websites aloud while highlighting the text. Compatible with Google Drive and DropBox. Offers customizable features. |
| inDAISY | $19.99 | Multimedia talking DAISY book reader that allows users to enjoy different flavors of DAISY 2.02 and DAISY 3 books |
| Learning Ally | $16.99 | Gain instant access to Learning Ally’s downloadable DAISY formatted books. Learning Ally members can explore our extensive library of more than 65,000 audiobooks that are designed for people with print and learning disabilities. |
| Read 2 Me | $4.99 | Read 2 Me is the FIRST AND ONLY iPhone App that allows full speech synthesis for an entire library of texts. You can even import you own URL based *.txt files straight into your bookshelf to be read aloud! |
| Read2Go | $19.99 | From within Read2Go, you can browse, search, download, and read books directly from Bookshare using your Bookshare membership, as well as read DAISY books from other sources. |
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D2u Dictation and Transcription | Free | The “d2u app” combines a world-class voice recorder with one of the world’s top Transcription Services to provide you with the best dictation and transcription solution available. Record, edit and upload a digital recording then have the file accurately and efficiently transcribed to text anywhere, at any time. All you need is an Internet connection. It’s easy to use, yet safe and secure (128-bit encryption). We are fully data protected and HIPAA Compliant. |
| Dragon Dictation | Free | Dragon Dictation is an easy-to-use voice recognition application powered by Dragon® NaturallySpeaking® that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. |
| QuickVoice | Free or for purchase | QuickVoice is the most popular, full-featured iPhone/iPad voice recorder available. Record ideas, voice memos, voice email, dictation, lists, meetings, classes, or entire lectures! For professional, educational, and personal use. |
| Name | Price | Des |
|---|---|---|
| Rescue Time | Free | Time management software. Program runs in the background of your computer and tracks the time spent on various applications and websites, breaking down how much time is spent doing what throughout your day. This software allows the user to block websites for a desired amount of time, and alerts users when they’ve spent over a set amount of time on one task. |
| SelfControl | Free | Software that allows the user to block access to distracting websites and webmail. All “blacklisted sites will be blocked for the designated amount of time; even if the users restart their devices. |
| Quizlet | Free | Flashcard app that allows users to select various study sets and create their own flashcard sets. |
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| iStudiez | $10.00 | Allows users to combine schedules, homework, and grades to provide an interactive visual representation of their workload in each of their courses. |
| Things | $10.00 | Task manager app that allows the user to create various To-Do lists for all aspects of their life, with color coding. |
| Easilydo | Free | Easilydo syncs the user’s email with the Easily do app to create To-Do lists. Syncing with email allows users to share upcoming travel information and receive bill reminders. |
| Conqu | Free | To-Do list app with delegation among Conqu users, filters, and overdue items feature providing important reminders and task organization by level of importance. |
| Wunderlist | Free | Create, share view, or publish lists and view public lists. |
| Awesome Note | $3.99 | Allows users to combine their notes with To-Do lists, keeping all of their information in one place. Allows note sharing and photo, location, and URL tags. |
| myHomework | – | Keep track of your homework, classes, projects and tests. |
| Schedule Planner HD | Free | |
| TextMinder | $1.99 | TextMinder allows you to schedule SMS text reminders to be sent to you at the times you specify, repeating as often as you choose. Remind yourself of your medication, homework assignment, class, meeting, etc. |
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary.com | Free | Free version with advertisements or $4.99 no advertisements |
| iElements | Free | View periodic table online |
| Molecules | Free | Three dimensional models of molecules |
| Pandora or Spotify | Free or for purchase | Music for background noise |
| Alarmy/Sleep If U Can | $1.99 | Sleep, relaxation and mental health wellness |
| Calm.com | Free | Relaxation/meditation walk-throughs |
| Coffitivity.com | Website for white noise | |
| Noisili.com | Website for white noise | |
| Asoftmumur.com | Website for white noise | |
| Sleep Pillow | Free | Application for white noise |
| Sworkit | Free | Exercise app that allows you to select workouts in 5 minute increments focused on strength, cardio, and yoga. |
| MyFitnessPal | Free | Track nutrition, fitness, and weight maintenance/loss goals |
| Charity Miles | Free | “Earn” $.25 as this app tracks your walk, run, or bike ride for a charity of choice. |
| Mint.com | Free | Helps keep records of finances and spending. |
| Unstuck | Free | “Need some motivation help?” |
(Information has been provided by Deanna L. Arbuckle from the University of Dayton via a presentation at the 2012 AHEAD Conference and Kimberly Doan and Brianna Goacoppe from the Student Accessibility Services Department at Tufts University via a presentation at the 2015 PTI Conference.)
Disclaimer: Prices and information subject to change.