Shakespeare (iTunes link) is a wonderful app that contains the complete works of the great Bard at a price that can’t be beat: free. The app is professionally done with a polished interface and easy-to-read text. If you have a hankering for some Taming of the Shrew on your iPhone, this is the way to go.
Shakespeare includes all 40 plays, including works such as Two Noble Kinsmen in which there are doubts that they were written by Shakespeare. The app also has all 6 of Shakespeare’s poems and his 154 sonnets.
Search for famous Shakespeare quotes.
But probably the app’s greatest feature of all is its search, which can be used to find all those famous phrases that continue to be used in modern language. It searches through the entire catalog of works and does so locally, meaning it doesn’t require an Internet connection. Want to know exactly where and in what play the phrase “parting is such sweet sorrow” is located? Enter it into the search box and up comes the exact location of the phrase. Tap on it to open the play and be taken to the section of the play with the phrase highlighted.
Overall, the app is beautifully put together. It’s very admirable that the developers did such a professional job and are offering the app for free. Shakespeare is a joint projection between Readdle and PlayShakespeare.com. Great job, guys.