The 9 best Apps to learn and become culturally literate

A selection of mobile applications that make it easy to learn and grow intellectually.

Any stage of life is a good time to keep learning, and even more so nowadays.

Nowadays it is not even necessary to go to educational centers to become cultured quickly; even adults with full-time working days can take advantage of any dead time to grow intellectually: from waiting for the bus to the queue to pay at the bank. And it is no longer necessary to get ready and carry a book with us; just having a smartphone is enough.

But even in the digital environment of new technologies, there are ways of learning that are more effective and efficient than others. For this reason, in this article we will look at aselection of the best apps for learningWe will explain in brief their features and functions.

Apps to become culturized and learn: the 10 most recommended ones

These are several mobile applications that will help you make the most of your free time learning and developing intellectually.

1. Goodreads

This app is perfect for people who are more fond of reading, or for those who plan to start reading more frequently.

It is basically an encyclopedia of books in which it is also possible to have our own profile, see the ratings and reviews that we have received.It is basically an encyclopedia of books in which it is also possible to have our own profile, see the ratings and reviews that others post on the pages of each work of literature, search for new books according to our areas of interest, follow the critics of literature that most interest us, etc.. In addition, as a curiosity, it allows you to read barcodes of books to access directly to your page on Goodreads.

2. Menéame

Menéame is possibly the most famous news aggregator in Spanish, and it has an official app.

It is perfect to know at the moment what are the most important news minute by minute, and even to find cultural and informative articles that have been positively rated by other users. In addition, it also includes the "Ask a question" section, also includes the "Ask me" sectionsection, in which it is possible to ask questions to invited guests who are usually experts in different areas of knowledge.

3. DLE

The official app of the Real Academia de la Lengua Española and the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española is a tool that should not be missing for those who are more likely to have doubts about the use of the Spanish language. It provides quick and easy access to the answersIt provides quick and easy access to answers: word meanings, synonyms and antonyms, use of diacritical accents, etc.

4. World Citizen

An app for geography lovers, or for people interested in learning about this subject. Its operation is simple: it is based on a series of questions in quiz format to memorize countries, flags and capitals.. It not only helps to memorize, but also, as a pastime, it is fun.

5. DailyArt

DailyArt is a highly recommended app for those who want to learn about art. As its name suggests, every day it shows a painting and explains the story behind it, both in terms of the content it represents and in terms of the content it depicts.It also explains the content it represents as well as its creation process.

6. Duolingo

Duolingo is one of the most famous language learning apps worldwide, and no wonder.and no wonder. It really helps to become familiar with the grammar and vocabulary of the language being practiced, through simple exercises and very concise lessons. Although this alone does not allow you to master and know the language well, it does help a lot as a complement to the classes.

7. Know Fast

The proposal of this app is simple: every day, a short video of less than 5 minutes to learn something new. It can be interesting for those who are interested in learning in the long term but do not have much time. However, for the moment it is not available in Spanish.

8. TED

The app of the famous TED Talks is another of the great recommendations to take into account if you like this popularization format. The talks given by experts of all kinds are a very stimulating way to are a very stimulating way to get in touch for the first time with areas of knowledge whose existence we did not even know about. whose existence we were not even aware of.

9. Enki

Enki is a curious app that focuses on a very specific area of knowledge: programming.. Yes, it is an application to learn to program from the mobile, something that ergonomically may not be very comfortable, but that lends itself to solve quick challenges in free moments. These exercises are adapted to the level of each user, and are based on the use of the following languages: Python, CSS, Javascript, and HTML.