40 Apps for your Apple/Android Smartphone or Tablet Recommended by the Winona Public Library.

1. 40 Apps in 60 Minutes
Samantha TerBeest
Adult Service Librarian
Winona Public Library

2. Overview
• Entertainment
• Reading & Listening
• Travel
• Educational
• Other

3. Entertainment

4. Shazam
Apple/Android
Free
• Identifies Music
• Identifies TV
• Gives more info on
music/TV

5. iHeartRadio
Apple/Android
Free
• Listen to Radio
Stations
• Create Your Own
Radio Station

6. Daytrotter
Apple/Android
Free
• Discovering Emerging
Bands
• Listen to Live
Sessions
• Listen to Unreleased
Music

7. MPR Radio
Apple/Android
Free
• Listen to all seven of
MPR's streams:
– The Current
– Local Current
– Classical MPR
– MPR News
– Radio Heartland
– Wonderground Radio
– Choral Stream from
Classical MPR

8. TED
Apple/Android
Free
• Talks from some of
the world's most
fascinating people:
– Education radicals
– Tech geniuses
– Medical mavericks
– Business gurus
– Music legends
• 1,700 TEDTalk videos

9. ESPN Sports Center
Apple/Android
Free
• Live Scores
• Breaking News
• Video Highlights
• In-depth analysis
• Personalized alerts

10. MPR News
Apple/Android
Free
• Important
developments in our
region including:
– Stories
– Photos and videos
– Weather

11. Reading & Listening

12. OverDrive Media
Console
Apple/Android
Free
• Read eBooks
• Listen to Audiobooks
• Available with Your
Library Card

13. Zinio
Apple/Andriod
Free
• Read Magazines
• Use your library card
to read magazines
free

14. Free Books
Apple/Android
Free
• 23,469 Free Classics
• Take Notes, Highlight

15. Audiobooks
Apple/Android
Free
• Thousands of Free
Audiobooks
• Thousands of Free
Podcasts

16. Travel

17. Going Out
Apple/Android
Free
• Star Tribune
• What’s going on in
Minneapolis/St. Paul?
• Event Guides
• Reviews from local
experts

18. Rochester Now
Apple/Android
Free
• Events
• Movie Times
• Restaurants
• Coupons
• Weather
• Live Radio
• Transportation

19. Enjoy Red Wing
Apple/Android
Free
• Recreational
Opportunities
• Cultural Opportunities
• Shopping
Opportunities

20. Go Southeast MN!
Apple/Android
Free
• GPS / Interactive Map
• Fishing Spots
• Biking Trails
• Parks
• Playgrounds
• Archery Ranges
• Baseball Fields

21. Minnesota State Fair
Apple/Android
Free
• Food Finder
• Merch Search
• Fun Finder –
Entertainment &
Events

22. Minnesota 511
Apple/Android
Free
• Zoomable map with
selectable event icons
• Winter road conditions
• Traffic incidents
• Roadwork and
construction
• Current traffic speeds
Roadside camera
images

23. Duolingo
Apple/Android
Free
• Learn these
languages
– Spanish
– French
– German
– Portuguese
– Italian
– English

24. iTranslate
Android/Apple
Free
• Over 80 Languages
• Translate:
– Words
– Phrases
– Text

25. Sibley eGuide to Birds of
North America LITE
Apple/Android
Free
• Lite Version
• 30 Species Featured

26. RoadNinja
Apple/Android
Free
• What’s coming up at
the next exit
• Compare gas prices
• Turn on NEARBY
mode and see what’s
close by
• Get a business’
information & reviews

27. Hipmunk
Apple/Android
Free
• Compares the top
travel sites
• Free flight fare alerts
• Instant booking

28. Educational

29. Evernote
Apple/Android
Free
• Type Notes/Make
Lists
• Use Voice Reminders
• Take a picture of a
Document
• Share it with a Friend

30. Medscape
Apple/Android
Free
• Medical News
• Drug Information
• Disease & Condition
Information
• Medical Calcular

31. myHomework
Apple/Android
Free
• Student Planner
• Check Due Dates
• Parents – Tracks
Child’s Progress

32. Quickoffice
Apple/Android
Free
• Create & edit Word,
Excel, & PowerPoint
files
• Access files in Google
Drive
• Open & view PDFs

33. Photo Editor by Avary
Apple/Android
Free
• Professionally
Designed Filters
• Creative Stickers &
Frames
• Touch Up Tools

34. Magisto
Apple/Android
Free
• Edit Photos
• Edit Video
• Create Videos with
Photos
• Use Music & Other
Effects

35. ipadio
Apple/Android
Free
• Record up to 60
minutes of audio
• Live Stream
• Share

36. Mayo Clinic Patient
Apple/Android
Free
• Latest Health Related
News
• Latest Health Related
Publications
• Latest Health
Information

37. Advanced English
Dictionary & Thesaurus
Apple/Android
Free
• 1.4 Million Words
• 140,000 Entries

38. MyScript Calculator
Apple/Android
Free
• Solves Mathematical
Equations
• Use your
fingertip/stylus

39. Show of Hands
Apple/Android
Free
• Answer Public Polls
• Create your own polls
• Instant Results

40. Other

41. Lockout Security
Apple/Android
Free
• Checks Apps for
Viruses
• Tracks Your Missing
Phone
• Takes a picture of
person trying to
unlock phone
• Screams at person
attempting unlock
phone

42. AllRecipes
Apple/Android
Free
• Find a Recipe
• Use Ingredient
Recipe Finder
• Create Shopping Lists
• Dinner Spinner

43. Fooducate
Apple/Android
Free
• Barcode Scanner –
What’s in your food &
How many Calories
• Healthier Alternatives

44. RedLaser
Apple/Android
Free
• Barcode Scanner
• Shopping Assistant
• QR Code Reader

45. Free Wi-Fi Finder
Apple/Android
Free
• Find Free Wifi Near
You
• Find Free Public Wifi
Near You

46. WhitePages
Apple/Android
Free
• Find a Person
• Find a Business
• Over 200 million
entries

47. Anti Mosquito – Sonic
Repeller
Apple/Android
Free
• Produces a sound in
the range of 16 KHz
to 20 KHz
• Not 100% but Helps

48. References
• All app information is either from the
iTunes App Store / Google Play.
• For more information about apps or to try
some new apps go to 23 Mobile Things @
http://23mobilethings.net/wpress/ or Z93’s
the App Man @
http://appmanonline.com/author/appman/