Mobile apps for news reporting

Apps for News Reporting

Chris Snider | chrissniderdesign.com

Word Processing

QuipWhat it does: Collaborative word processor and messaging system. Works on all devices.

Use it for: Collaborating on articles or projects.

Cost: Free ... Apple and Android

iA Writer

Cost: $.99 for iPad/iPhone $4.99 for Mac ... Apple only

What it does: Distraction-free writing for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Use it for: Writing.

PagesWhat it does: Powerful word processor.

Use it for: Design and write and upload to the Cloud. Edit from any device.

Cost: $9.99 ... Apple

Photography

Pro CameraWhat it does: Powerful camera for stills and video.

Use it for: Fast photos, more control over focus, exposure.

Cost: $4.99 ... Apple only

Camera Zoom FXWhat it does: Powerful camera for Android.

Use it for: More control over focus, exposure, editing.

Cost: $2.99 ... Android only

Camera+ / Awesome

What they do: Give you more control over focus/exposure. Advanced editing tools

Use it for: Photography,Video (Awesome).

Cost: $1.99 (Plus) Free (Awesome) ... Apple only.

Fast Burst CameraWhat it does: Take fast photos (up to 30 photos per

second).

Use it for: Action.

Cost: $1.99 ... Android

Panorama 360What it does: Take 360-degree panorama photos.

Use it for: Show wider area than camera will show.

Cost: Free ... Android only.

Photo Editing

SnapseedWhat it does: Photo editor.

Use it for: Crop, straighten, adjust your photos.

Cost: Free ... Apple and Android

Filterstorm ProWhat it does: Photo editor.

Use it for: Layers, curves manipulation, color correction abilities, noise reduction, sharpening, black

and white conversion fine-tuning.

Cost: $14.99 or $3.99 ... iPad and iPhone

Photoshop ExpressWhat it does: Brings Photoshop tools from desktop to

mobile.

Use it for: Editing photos. Photoshop Touch is more advanced.

Cost: Free to $9.99 ... Apple and Android

Adding text to photos

•Over (Apple) $1.99

•PicLab (Apple) Free

Video

iMovieWhat it does: Edit your videos together on iPhone or

iPad.

Use it for: Creating stories from multiple videos, or adding text to videos.

Cost: $4.99 ... Apple

VideoliciousWhat it does: Adds voiceover to videos/photos.

Use it for: Telling a story through your own voice using visuals.

Cost: Free ... Apple

1secondeverydayWhat it does: Puts together one-second videos.

Use it for: Showing something changing over time, or a snapshot into your job/life over time.

Cost: $.99 ... Apple and Android

MixBitWhat it does: Powerful video editor from YouTube founders - allows you to share videos with others.

Use it for: Collaborating on videos, or just creating nice videos.

Cost: Free ... Apple and Android (coming soon)

VoddioWhat it does: Professional grade video and audio

editor.

Use it for: All-in-one editing.

Cost: Free ... Apple

Audio

Audio MemosWhat it does: Records audio.

Use it for: Longer audio recording than Voice Memo.

Cost: $.99 ... Apple

AudioBooWhat it does: Records and uploads audio to be shared,

embedded on website.

Use it for: All-in-one audio gathering/editing and listening.

Cost: Free ... Apple and Android

HeardWhat it does: Constantly records and saves last 12

seconds to 5 minutes of audio.

Use it for: If you don’t want to record everything, but might be something worthwhile.

Cost: Free - $1.99 ... Apple now, Android coming

Productivity

Productivity

•Jotnot - PDFs of receipts, fax, password protect ($.99)

•Asana - collaborative To Do lists (Free)

•Fantastical calendar for iPhone ($4.99)

•Agenda Calendar for Android ($1.99)

•Flipboard - All your streams (news/social media) in one place (Free)

Productivity•Evernote (capture anything, access

anywhere)

•Google Drive

•To do lists (both)

•Remember the milk (limited version free)

•Clear ($.99)

•Checkmark ($4.99)

Misc.

•Police Scanner 5.0 (both; free)

•Dropbox (both, free)

•Amazon Cloud (both, free)

•My Analytics (Apple, free)

•AP Style Book (Apple, $24.99)

•Prey Anti-theft (both, free)

Social Media

•Banjo - see what’s being shared around you (both, free)

•Facebook Pages app (both, free)

•Hootsuite (both, free)

•Wordpress (both, free)

•Twitter app (both, free)

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