One of the most dreaded tasks of the college prep process is writing the essay. Students have problems with essay prompts, being creative, and using proper grammar. As luck would have it, however, there are even essay apps to help with this task:

1. Essay Czar

Essay Czar is the most comprehensive essay writing handbook ever written for college and high school students. Over 40 types of essays (including the all important SAT essay) are explained and described in detail, using easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions. Students are smoothly guided through the often difficult writing process. Written in a conversational voice with concise instructions and relevant examples of what is expected, students quickly learn to think logically and write appropriately for each essay type.

2. EssayEdge

EssayEdge offers a range of essay editing options for applicants pursing higher education. Services range from simple proofreading to 2.5 weeks of phone and email consultation. The App helps you create outstanding essays based on your own ideas and life experiences.

3. Essay Starter

Be inspired! Writing is easy when you have easy access and control of your sources. Automatic footnotes let you stop worrying about references and just write. Split screen mode lets you open and read multiple PDF files, and take notes at the same time.

4. Essay Writing Guide

Essay Writing Guide is written to be concise and easy to use. The information students need is not buried within pages of irrelevant text or lost in a myriad of fruitless internet searches. By seeing the elements of writing displayed graphically, teachers and students are better able to visualize how those elements work together to develop style, coherence, and meaning. Each page is written in clear, effective prose with no fluff and no nonsense included. Educators can even project Essay Writing Guide in the classroom in order to reduce the need to write notes and examples on the board by hand.

Essay Writing Guide was developed by a college English professor with extensive secondary experience and is appropriate for all levels from secondary through graduate-level university academics. Essay Writing Guide has been featured in numerous print and online publications. Check us out on YouTube to see the app in action.

5. iAWriter

When it comes to writing papers, sometimes full-blown word processors are too distracting and will draw you away from the actual goal of writing your paper. With iA Writer, the distractions are gone and you’re in a perfect writing environment. With the mono-spaced font that looks great on the plain background, writing your paper has never been easier. iA Writer also comes with minimal features, so that the focus is on actually getting the words out. There’s Dropbox and iCloud syncing support, so that your document will be there on your computer and other devices when you need to fix it up before turning it in. Any student should be able to make use of having iA Writer on their iPad.

6. Paper Helper

Writing essays just got simpler! PaperHelper will allow you to do research on the web WHILE WRITING YOUR ESSAY. No more burdens of switching through applications; the innovative user interface of the application will make writing essays A BREEZE. More specifically, PaperHelper uniquely splits your iPad screen in half, providing you with an Internet Browser and Document writer, side by side.

7. Essay Planner

Some of us plan and some of us cram. This app gives the planners among us a new tool to better organize our essays, and the crammers among us a better chance to create quality written work, even if it’s the night before the essay is due.

With The Night Before Essay Planner app, you assume control of your essay. You’ll no longer flounder about, wondering what to do next or where to start. With this app you will generate a personalized “Plan of Attack” based on an interactive self‐assessment. Then, you can follow the specific, targeted strategies to get a quality essay done stress‐free and on time.

And lastly . . .

Here’s an application (not an app) that will help you locate and organize essay prompts for numerous colleges: College Essay Organizer. The creators describe how the application works>

College Essay Organizer created the Essay RoadMap®, a groundbreaking algorithm that shows how your questions overlap so you can write the fewest essays possible and work smarter. Even if you are receiving help from a counselor, teacher, or parent, your Essay RoadMap® will further enhance that support, making the process even more efficient and successful. This classic tale highlights the perks of the RoadMap (if nothing else, it’ll make you smile).

Since we have been so successful at helping students with their essays, we have now expanded our scope to encompass the broader college admissions experience. Students and parents can now join our live, interactive, weekly webcasts that grant access to the leading authorities in a variety of college admissions-related fields.

Check it out and add it to your college prep arsenal.