Mobile technology can help you get a lot done. It’s one of the most revolutionary productivity tools of all time, but it doesn’t end there. You can use your smartphones and tablets to help teach yourself new skills and learn new things. Here are the best education apps for Android!

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Coursera

[Price: Free with in-app purchases]
Coursera is one of many education apps that offer a range of courses on a variety of topics. Officially, you can find courses in computer science, data science, business, STEM, foreign language, and art. You can find other subjects as well. The platform boasts over 1000 courses, most of which have video lectures and tutorials. Courses come both free and paid so you can likely find something that fits your budget no matter what it is. The app is still a work in progress, but it is cross-platform so you can use it on your computer as well.
Download now on Google Play!

Google Play Books

[Price: Free with in-app purchases]
Google Play Books has come a long way since it first came out and now it’s one of the best education apps out there. The subject matter that you can purchase ranges from fantasy and fiction to non-fiction, comics, and virtually any other genre you can think of. There is also a wide selection of educational books, text books, guidebooks, and other literature of educational value. Because of this, Google Play Books is an invaluable resource that is definitely worth looking into.
Download now on Google Play!

Khan Academy

[Price: Free]
Khan Academy is another education platform that offers a variety of classes and courses to people. It currently boasts over 10,000 instructional videos and they’re all completely free. Khan Academy deals with more typical education, such as mathematics, economics, history, science, and more. It’s especially good for people who need to brush up on the more basic stuff before continuing on to more complex topics. As we mentioned, the courses are completely free and it’s a great overall resource.
Download now on Google Play!

Memrise

[Price: Free with in-app purchases]
Memrise is a language learning app and it’s one of the most successful ones out there. Their method involves teaching you a new language in bite-sized chunks to make it easier not unlike other popular apps like Duolingo. The app also contains games as well as goals that help encourage you to keep going. The big feature is that Memrise boasts over 100 languages that you can learn. The classes are all free with an optional pro subscription that includes more tools to help you learn even faster.
Download now on Google Play!

SoloLearn

[Price: Free]
SoloLearn is a development studio that produces all kinds of education apps. Their specialization is in computer programming and because of this, all of their apps teach you computer code. There are a range of languages available, including Python, Java, C++, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, and even Swift. All of the apps are completely free and each one has stellar user reviews. If you’re into computer programming at all, you should look into these.
Download now on Google Play!

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TED

[Price: Free]
TED, the platform responsible for the famous TED Talks, is one of the more unique education apps. For those who don’t know, TED Talks are lectures by experts in industry that discuss various topics in-depth. The subjects are vast and include everything from body language to sexuality, medicine, technology, psychology and more. They’re intended for audiences that already have interests in a specific field, but there are over 2000 talks for you to choose from. It also has the TED Radio Hour podcast as well as a feature for custom playlists. It is entirely free.
Download now on Google Play!

Udacity

[Price: Free]
Udacity is one of those edcuation apps that has seemed to spawn a world all its own. You’ve likely heard phrases like “nanodegrees” before and Udacity is one of the places that offers those kinds of things. The company also frequently makes the news for having courses from industry leaders like Google, Facebook, and others. The courses generally cost money, but they also seem to be of a higher standard than most. The courses here aren’t for the feint of heart.
Download now on Google Play!

Udemy

[Price: Free with in-app purchases]
Udemy was one of the first education apps on mobile to offer up the courses-style of teaching. It currently boasts over 32,000 courses in total that range from science and technology to cooking and foreign language. Some of the other topics include business, marketing, entrepreneurship, design, health and fitness, music, photography, and there are even courses to help you learn software. The courses range greatly in terms of quality of content and you can find courses that are both free and paid. The app is pretty decent and carries most of the features of the official website as well.
Download now on Google Play!

Wolfram Alpha

[Price: $2.99]
Wolfram Alpha is one of the more unique education apps. It essentially taps into a variety of stats and knowledge that you can browse through and use for your day to day activities. Some of the stuff you can find there includes a wealth of mathematics, statistics, data analysis, physics, chemistry, information about materials, engineering, astronomy, and many, many others. This is definitely meant for those engaged with academics as an aide for learning. In some instances, it’ll even solve math problems and show you the step-by-step instructions. For $2.99, it’s a steal.
Download now on Google Play!

YouTube

[Price: Free]
YouTube is among the best education apps out there. There are YouTube channels dedicated to teaching individuals all sorts of skills from cooking to chemistry, physics to fan repair, and everything else that you can think of. When people want to find tutorials on how to change the oil in their car or how to install a screen door, they’re probably going to end up on YouTube. It can also successfully augment any of the other education apps on this list. Your device should have it pre-installed and if it doesn’t, then you should definitely download it.
Download now on Google Play!

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