Some app substitutions for iPad apps to use on a Chromebook

Chromebooks - apps recommendations and substitutions

Many “apps” made for iOS and Android aren’t meant to be used as apps on a Chromebook, anymore than they would be on a Mac or Windows device. You can just use the website. Others have web apps and/or extensions.

1. Google Maps web app
2. Kindle - use website or Kindle Cloud Reader web app
3. Stage - no direct alternative, but there are “whiteboarding apps”
4. PS Express - Pixlr Editor or PicMonkey
5. Dropbox - Dropbox Web App
6. Educreations - (Lensoo) - go to Educreations website and login,
7. Chatterpix - use Pixlr or PicMonkey (see #4)
8. PhotoFun Animal - no direct alternative (doesn’t seem educational either)
9. Wikipanion - just go to Wikipedia site
10. QR Reader - use ScanQR
11. Accelerated Reader (AR) - Renaissance Learning AR, Achieve3000 Mobile
12. BookPress - (Book Creator) - PictureBook Creator, 5 Online Tools for Creating Picture Books
13. Popplet - go to Popplet website and login and use online
14. Ebackpack - login to eBackpack website
15. Edmodo - login to Edmodo website
16. Nearpod - login to Nearpod website
17. Adobe Reader - Acrobat Reader web app, Google Drive will also open PDF files
18. Overdrive - try the Overdrive web app,
19. Pages - use Google Docs
20. Numbers - use Google Sheets
21. Keynote - use Google Slides
22. iMovie - use WeVideo
23. iPhoto - use Pixlr or Pickmonkey (#4 above) for editing. Google Photos (part of Google Drive) can also be used to organize your photos and do basic editing.

More:

• Google Drive
• Can use Office Editing web app to edit and view Word, Excel and PowerPoint files in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides.
• Find more here: Google Apps and Chromebooks Web App Recommendations - a whole lot!

Remember to add these through the Admin Console as pushed or recommended apps for your users.(Scroll down to Force-Installed Apps and Extensions)