FAQS

Reference Pattern:

Author or rights owner. (date). Title (Version) [Mobile app]. Publisher. https://xxxxxxx

Sample references for the app itself:     Note: Citations are Times New Roman, double spaced with hanging indents.

Adobe Systems Incorporated. (2014). Adobe Photoshop Express (Version 6.5.2) [Mobile app]. Retrieved from http://itunes.apple.com

Creative Empire. (2017). Mango Languages (Version 3.1.10) [Mobile app]. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/

Girl Scouts of the USA. (2018). Girl Scout Cookie Finder (Version 5.1) [Mobile app]. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/

Issues:

If you have used the app for a while, it might be difficult to find the:

• author/rights holder
• date of app publication
• version 

To follow APA's lead on this, I had to search my App Store and look at the details from there. 

You will note that APA wants the URL of the app. They indicate that the URL of the app store is acceptable, so if you have an iPhone or iPad, all of your URLs can be the same: the URL of the apple iTunes store. Same for Android users: the URL of the Google Play store.

Sample in-text citations that match the one of the above references:

The Girl Scout Cookie Finder app from Girl Scouts of the USA (2018) allows its users to find local Girl Scout cookie sales near them, and searches can be filtered by ZIP code and desired date.

Using NoodleBib to cite an app

1. Login to your NoodleTools account.
2. Create a project or use a pre-existing project 
3. Click on Sources
4. Click on + Create New Citation
5. Click on the File, App, e-book tab, then click on Mobile App

6. Fill in the needed information and click Submit.

See APA Academic Writer > Learn > Reference Examples