Android Education Apps

Scientific Calculator App for Android Review

Some of the best educational apps available for the Android are ones that are not really that flashy and don’t accomplish that much, but which nevertheless are extremely useful to have at your side. An example of this is the Scientific Calculator app for Android, something that is free to download and highly functional.

Quick calculations no matter what you need calculated

Many scientific calculators that attempt to take the place of handheld calculators fall short because the calculation speed slows down the more complicated the actual equation happens to be. This is not the case with this Scientific Calculator Android app. No matter how complicated your equation happens to be, the calculator will return the result with the same speed that you would get from a handheld device.

Easy to put arguments together

Another reason that computerized scientific calculator emulation tools have fallen short of their handheld electronic counterparts is that they don’t really have an easy input system. A mouse is nowhere near as good as an entry pad and therein is the problem. However, this one is basically just a scientific calculator skin put over your Android smart phone. You have basically the same interface as your normal handheld calculator and you don’t have to carry two things around to get it.

Full range of functions available

One final problem for using the scientific calculator on the Android is that it gives you the full range of functions. Many other scientific calculators fell short because they didn’t have the full range of functions, but this is not at all a problem for this particular app. In fact, it might actually be a strength of it since you can do everything on this app that you could do with your handheld scientific calculator and the display is more efficient and user friendly than most of them turned out to be.
Final Score

Overall, the Scientific Calculator app for Android is not flashy or over the top, but it definitely does incorporate some important elements into the overall design. It is ultra-functional and useful in an easy-to-see way and that certainly does give it some points. The final score of 8 out of 10 is not necessarily because it is lacking in any elements, but more so because of the fact that other mobile apps were reviewed on this site that were just as good but also a lot more intricate in their overall design.

State Capitals App for Android Review

State Capitals is a handy app created by Eric Burke is just one example of the many different flashcard type programs that have been created for this interface. Whether this interface just seems suited to them or whether some other force is at work is unknown, but the Android interface is much better than flashcards as this app illustrates.

Learn the Capitals of All 50 States

Learning the capitals of the states within the United States is not as easy as you might think. More often than not, the obvious answer is the wrong answer and in many cases the top two or even the two three obvious answers are all wrong and there is some other city that actually turns out to be the capital. Cities like New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle and Miami are all not state capitals, so learning which cities are state capitals is certainly something that you can brag about at a later date.

Mark Certain Cards As Known

Eventually, you’re going to be confident that you know the capital for a particular state. Well, a simple long tap on your phone will mark that capital with a checkmark and allow you to put that one aside while you learn the capitals of the remaining states. In this way, you can slowly and systematically work your way through the deck in a way that will allow you to remember all of the state capitals for a long period of time after you’ve stopped studying.

Quiz Yourself After Learning

Two of the options are great for quizzing yourself using the State Capitals mobile app for the Android system. The first is the shuffle option which shuffles the deck and allows you to draw cards that you can then answer. Tap the card to check your answer on the back and then sort the deck to get a new feel for the states and see if once again your skills at learning the capitals have allowed you to know what those capitals are no matter what order they’re tossed at you in.

Final Score

State Capitals Android App allows you to know the 50 capitals, go at your own pace and it also never forgets where you left off if you turn it off and then back on. It is great like that and even though it is simple software, we’ve given State Capitals App for Android a final score of 8.5 out of 10.

KGB – A Q&A Android Mobile App

Using an Android smartphone, can you find out the name of the Argentinean player who was sent off in the 1990 world cup finals Vs. Italy? Well, one way out is to use the Google Search feature, and browse through tens of websites in the search results, and you might find the answer. Else, you can use KGB (not the Russian spy agency) Android app to dig out the precise answer, but for a price of $0.99. Well, you might not want to spend nearly a dollar for such simple trivia poser. But there may be questions to which you need the precise answer in no time, such as ‘what is a good deal hotel in New Jersey for a given day?’ and you don’t really mind shelling out less than a dollar for it, at that moment.

The Deal

KGB Android app comes with three free answers offer. From fourth question onwards, it will cost the user $0.99. The KGB app for Android costs a moderate $1.99 per license, for the user.

KGB Android App Uses

KGB Android mobile application gives detailed info to queries. For example, if the query is about economic hotel accommodation in some place, KGB provides not only the hotel name and the rates, but also the map indicating the precise location of the said hotel, contact info, and related questions other KGB users have asked earlier. Users can send such received information with other Android users via email if they wish so. In fact, it is not email alone; KGB replies can also be posted on Facebook page newsfeed to show it to others in the friends list.

Further, KGB app for Android lets users maintain a complete searchable history of all previously asked questions, and answers for future reference. But, the biggest plus with KGB Android app is that users can also browse the questions asked by others for free. It saves a lot of money.

Final thoughts

KGB is a useful addition to one’s Android phone, if you travel a lot or have special liking for trivia. Some might argue that $0.99 is a tad costly for a question. But, since KGB Android app offers precise and comprehensive answers in virtually no time, it saves the users of the time they might have to spend on searching the web otherwise. There are situations in which information is worthier than $1, and in such circumstances, KGB app for Android comes really handy.