If you are into literature and the classics, the free Shakespeare app might be just right for you. Developed by Readdle, this app uses the online resource PlayShakespeare.com to pull the bard’s works right onto your iPhone. Pretty neat, huh?

So this app is pretty much exactly what it sounds like–a convenient way to access Shakespeare’s works on the go. But it does have a few tricks up its sleeve. 

For instance, each play is broken up into acts to be accessed individually. Plus, the dramatis personae (that’s cast of characters) is accessible on its own as well. You can also increase the font size to make reading on the small screen easier. 

I found that you can’t scroll through the text, exactly, but you can double tap at the bottom of the screen to make it scroll up. This is a bit of a pain, but it helps you keep your place so that’s a good thing. Also, the inclusion of line numbers would be extremely helpful to those industrious students needing to take note of a particular passage. 

One other thing I would liked to have seen is perhaps links to words that are not a part of standard English anymore or a glossary of some sort. But again, this is a free app so I may be asking for too much. Or, (and even better) some of these additions may be included in future updates. A girl can hope! 

If you’re into literature, this one’s worth the download.