Posts with the tag: app reviews

Appy Hour: IMDb

App: IMDb By: IMDb Price: Free Device: Reviewed on iPhone The Academy Awards are coming up on Sunday, so you’ll want to learn all about the nominees with the IMDb app. The Internet Movie Database is the premier source for information on movies, TV shows, actors, directors, and more.   Every show page has the following Read More

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Appy Hour: WordReference

App: WordReference By: WordReference.com, LLC Price: Free Device: Reviewed on iPhone Whether you’re a foreign language major or just want to look up one word, the WordReference app is a valuable reference tool. The app translates Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. You can search an English Read More

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Appy Hour: &pizza

App: &pizza By: LevelUp Consulting, LLC Price: Free Device: Reviewed on iPhone You’ve probably already visited the delicious restaurant &Pizza, but did you know it has an app? The number one reason to get the app is the rewards program. Every time you pay for your pizza using the app, you get credit toward a free Read More

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Appy Hour: MyFitnessPal

App: MyFitnessPal By: MyFitnessPal.com Price: Free Device: Reviewed on iPhone It’s one month into the new year. Have you lost steam on your resolution to eat right and exercise more? MyFitnessPal can help get you motivated again. This app makes it super easy to set goals and follow through on them. You can also share Read More

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Appy Hour: ibotta

App: ibotta   By: Ibotta, Inc. Price: Free Device: Reviewed on iPhone The holidays are fast approaching and you’ll probably be shopping more. Why not save money on the items you already buy? ibotta is a rebate app that gives you cash back for name brand and generic items in hundreds of stores. It eliminates Read More

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Appy Hour: Settle It!

App: Settle It!   By: PolitiFact Price: Free Device: Reviewed on iPhone If you’re planning to watch the second presidential debate on Sunday night, you’ll hear both candidates make a lot of claims about their opponent and cite a lot of figures. Sift the true from the false with Settle It!, an app from the independent, nonpartisan Read More

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Appy Hour: VotePlz

App: VotePlz By: VotePlz.org Price: Free Device: Reviewed on iPhone With the presidential race heating up, be sure you’re registered to vote with VotePlz. After you scan the barcode on your license or type in your information manually, VotePlz will tell you whether you’re already registered to vote. If you’re not registered, you can choose to Read More

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Appy Hour: Genius

App: Genius By: Genius Media Group Price: Free Device: Reviewed on iPhone Genius allows you to explore and create annotations on any piece of text from the mundane (song lyrics, poems, novels) to the unexpected (lists of all the deaths on Game of Thrones, restaurant menus, etc.). Read Lin-Manuel Miranda’s own notes about Hamilton and listen to Read More

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Appy Hour: CUA Orientation

Welcome to Appy Hour, a series in which we review apps related to learning, reading, or that may be of special interest to the CUA community. App: Catholic University of America   By: Guidebook Inc Price: Free Device: Reviewed on an iPhone The CUA orientation app is a must-have for new students and their families. You Read More

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Appy Hour: Spotcycle

App: Spotcycle   By: 8D Technologies inc. Price: Free Device: Reviewed on an iPhone Welcome to DC, young Cardinals! As you take your fledgling flights into our wonderful city, you might be wondering about all those red bikes you see your fellow Washingtonians riding! Here in DC, we have a bikeshare program that provides bikes for Read More

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