Since Data Science is an ever-evolving field, data scientists have to enhance and upgrade their knowledge continually. While the internet is swarming with an array of interesting as well as informative Data Science courses, the fastest and most quick way of expanding your knowledge in this domain is none other than mobile apps. Educational mobile apps have made the process of learning much more interactive and exciting, with online games, quizzes, and mock tests.

The best part - you can access these mobile apps anywhere and at any time. So, it’s learning on the go!

Let’s now look at some of the most helpful apps that can help sharpen your data science knowledge and skills.

1. Elevate

Launched in May 2014, Elevate is a cognitive training tool that helps to boost your communication and analytical skills. With over 40 games that have been specially designed to improve productivity and self-confidence in fields like math, reading, writing, speaking, and listening, Elevate is a must have app for budding data scientists.

These games can adjust according to your skill set as and when you train. You can target three training exercises every day and move on to the others gradually. To help you track your performance, the app lets you compare your productivity and progress across various skill groups.

The fact that Apple has declared elevate as the Best App of the Year in the US, speaks volumes about how effective it is.

2. NeuroNation

NeuroNation is an app designed to improve your brain functioning. It comprises of fifty exciting games to constantly challenge your core thinking and logic. By spending just ten to fifteen minutes a day with NeuroNation, you can significantly boost your working memory, which allows you to process information quickly and make better decisions.

According to Prof. Dr. med. Falkenstein,

"Many people are capable of improving specific cognitive functions with targeted cognitive training. NeuroNation consists of simple but motivating exercises."

With NeuroNation, you can also challenge your friends and peers, and compare your progress with one another to understand your strengths and weaknesses.  This app has over 10,000,000 registered users worldwide!

3. Math Tricks

To becomes a successful data scientist, one needs to have a solid foundation in mathematics. Numbers have to be one of your core strengths. Math Tricks is an app that'll help you get there.

This app is excellent for learning maths through interesting mathematical tricks and puzzles. The tricks are based on various mathematical concepts such as percentage, division, addition, multiplication, square roots, and so on. Each trick consists of 15 levels, with difficulty quotient increasing as you go higher up. As you solve these challenges, you’ll notice that you can solve problems way more quickly than before. That’s the beauty of this app - it rapidly scales up your speed in solving mathematical problems.

Like the other two apps mentioned before, Math Tricks also allows you to compete with your peers and track your progress.

4. QPython

QPython is a script engine which allows you to run Python-based programs on your Android device. It is one of the best mobile Python IDE available in the market today.

Perfect for app developers, QPython comes equipped with a complete development kit - Python interpreter, console, editor, and also the SL4A Library for Android - that’ll assist you in developing programs on your mobile. It works best on Python 2.7 and offers an extensive range of tutorials to guide you on a vast array of concepts in Python. One of the best features of this app is that it can run Python codes and scripts even from QR codes.

5. Learn Excel - Tutorial

>Learn Excel - Tutorial is one of the most downloaded app for learning Microsoft Excel. With this app, you can learn all the basic tidbits of Excel on your phone itself. The tutorials include - Excel Basics (Getting Started with Excel; Creating and Opening Workbooks, and Saving and Sharing Workbooks), Cell Basics (Modifying Columns, Rows, and Cells; Formatting Cells; Worksheet Basics, and Printing Workbooks), and Formulas and Functions (Simple Formulas; Complex Formulas; Relative and Absolute Cell References; Freezing Panes and View Options; Tables; Charts; Sparklines, etc.).

To help you learn faster and improve your productivity, this app includes all the Excel Keyboard Shortcuts.

6. R Programming Solution

R has become one of the top most recommended programming language for data scientists and developers alike. Just like Python and Microsoft Excel, you can now learn R programming language on your Android device. Starting from the basic R programming concepts, this app will gradually introduce you to more complex tenets of the language. By the time you’re done with all the chapters listed in >R Programming Solution app, you’ll be ready to rock the programming world with R!

7. Basic Statistics

>Basic Statistics is a great app for beginners in Data Science and Statistics. All the vital statistics concepts are loaded into this app, right from Introduction to Statistics to Hypothesis testing. Since every statistical theory is explained lucidly for the ease of learning, this app is nothing short of a holy grail to statistics.

Although these are only a select few from a vast pool of mobile apps, they will definitely enhance your skill set in Data Science while simultaneously improving your productivity. While some of the above-mentioned mobile apps require a very minimal time input, the others demand a much more committed approach towards learning. So, go ahead and brush your Data Science skills with these advanced mobile apps.

Happy learning!