#school apps

Timetable This app helps me keep track of my timetable and sends me notifications 5 minutes before each class starts so I know where to be.

Gmail My school communicates with us through Gmail, so this one is pretty self explanatory.

Google Classroom Classroom is also accessible through a laptop, tablet or phone and here your teachers create a classroom in which they can submit material, classworks and homeworks; again, this one is so I can connect with my teachers and classes.

Google Docs/Slides/Sheets/Forms Having these apps is great because you can access it from your computer, tablet or phone and you can share, send, edit and create new documents, there’s also an option to have your documents offline so you can work on them even when you don't have internet connection, also it saves every little change you do to a document so you won’t have to rewrite your information; I use these apps to create my documents for school.

Google Drive This app is also accessible from a computer (obviously), and you can create folders to keep your documents organized and it is very easy to upload anything; I use Drive to keep my schoolwork organized by folders and to submit my classworks and important works.

Google Calendar Here important dates from Google Classroom and from shared calendars will appear and when the due date is close you get an alert on your mail or in the app so you can upload your work or simply remember what is due the next day.

Photomath This app lets you use your camera to analyze a math problem and solves it for you, it even gives you a full process so you can understand easily the formulas and topics; I use this app when I’m doing my homework and I don’t really know how to do something and my teacher is not around.

Quizlet I feel like everyone has this app but anyways, Quizlet let’s you see the content other users upload so you can have more notes if you’re lacking them or it can help you understand a topic better, there are also games for study sets and you can create your own study sets so you can study anywhere.

these are some school apps that my friend and i (ashleygenm) tested and really enjoy!

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-photomath (learning) | with photomath, you can take a picture of your math problem/equation and it will solve it for you. it even gives you step by step instructions on how to solve them. some people use this app for ‘cheating’ and i don't endorse that, i mainly use it when i can't figure out a problem.

-duolingo (learning) | duolingo, the well known language app! duolingo can help you learn a lot of different languages, including fictional ones (klingon, etc)

i'm currently using duolingo to learn numerous languages. duolingo doesn't focus so much on grammar rules, etc, so you will have to do a bit of research to learn your chosen language. duolingo mainly focuses on teaching you words instead.

-grammarly (essay help) | i use grammarly as a second set of eyes for my essays. grammarly points out spelling and grammar errors, and with premium, you can do even more like check for plagiarism, etc

-tinycards (learning) | tinycards is made by duolingo, and uses the same teaching method duolingo does. people can make sets for literally every topic ever, and even duolingo makes their own sets for their languages. There are also paid sets made by chemists, biologists, etc for those topics.

-quizlet (learning) | quizlet has flashcards with every topic you could think of. theres fun ways to study your words and you can make sets with your classmates.

thats it for part one, ill be posting part two tomorrow!

Hi guys, so I’m starting university next week and I’m in full-on prep mode for that (and I’m kinda low key excited to start my first year).

However, I was wondering if any of you have any apps (phone or computer) that you can recommend (preferably free ones, but I’m willing to pay a one time fee if it’s worth it :D).

For those of you stuck in the same boat as me, I figured I’d make a list of some good ones I’ve used for high school and found for uni:

Lost on Campus: this might just be for Australian’s, but it basically has maps of multiple unis and shows room, food, lecture hall, etc. locations - super helpful

Forest (or a free version I found called Flora): super good to help you stop using your phone while studying or to just keep track of how much study you’ve done. Bonus: you get points, allowing you to grow a real tree in a developing country - I used this all throughout high school, it’s amazing

A soft murmur: it’s practically a whitenoise machine, however, you can do rain, thunder, etc. I don’t particularly find that this helps me concentrate, but it helps me feel calm when doing mindless homework tasks

Student discount apps: (some of these might be Australian exclusive) Studentbeans, Student edge, and UNiDAYS

MyHomework: Allows you to store your timetable and keep track of homework and assessments. I used to use this app in the early days of high school (before my high school created a website for students that had our timetables on it). It’s a little more difficult to use for uni, though, because all classes you input occur in the exact same location for each day and time

Alternately to myHomework, I’m now trying out two different apps - Pocket Schedule Planner and My Study Life

because, let’s be real. you’ll probably download a bunch and never touched them. we’ve all been there. these are a few apps that i actually use for school and i think every student should have on their phone.

google drive (+ google docs, google slides, and google classroom): have a last minute assignment you need to get done and submit but you have somewhere to go? in a study hall with nothing to do with no access to a computer, but you have an essay or a presentation due soon? yeah, it goes without saying that you kinda need these apps as a student. i’ve used them countless times.

desmos: it’s a graphing calculator on your phone! i use this a lot because i always put off charging my graphing calculator so it dies on me a lot. it’s super simple to use and it’s free (tbh it’s better than a standard graphing calculator for these reasons).

quizlet: another app that i think everyone has at this point. i honestly only use quizlet to make flashcards as it’s easier to type information than hand-write it. and you can have these with you wherever you are (making it the perfect app for cramming for a test the period before). there’s also mini games and quizzes that you can do already built into the app. it’s so great.

graded: this only works if your school uses home access to keep your grades! it’s much better than home access (which doesn’t display percentages, or at least my school doesn’t have them displayed) and you can also see what your gpa is, though this isn’t too helpful if your school uses a different way to calculate gpa than the app. i still recommend it if you hate home access (like i do) since it’s a quicker and easier way to check your grades wherever you are.

duolingo: useful if you want to learn another language besides the one you’re learning at school, if your school doesn’t offer the language you want to learn, or if your school doesn’t offer foreign language at all. even though the duolingo owl is sassy and will not leave you alone if you don’t practice for a few days, i still enjoy the app and i use it to learn french!

musicianskit: okay, this technically isn’t an essential for every student, but for us musicians, this is a great app! it allows you to tune, record, and use a metronome all in the same app! i use it aaaalllll the timeeeee.

spotify (or your perferred music streaming app): listening to music is an every day thing for me. i listen to it constantly and idk what i’d do without spotify.

kahoot: if your classes play kahoot a lot, get this app. it’s just easier than using your school’s computers and your school’s shitty wifi to do it (you’ll be able to answer faster and rank way higher which is important to someone as competitive as me). it also records the amount of times you’ve been in the top 3, so that’s cool.

Helpful Apps for Studyblrs

I have tried every single app listed here, for at least a short time. Some of which I use on a regular basis, while others I just tried because I wanted to have twenty different apps on this list, or because there are five choices that do the exact same thing so I only use my favorite. Anyways here we go towards the list of 20, and if any of you are interested in singular reviews on any of these apps, just ask, because I have nothing but time and would be happy to help. Also tell me what you want next. I mean it could be the part two (as one would be easy to make with the amount of apps there are, I've not even really touched the tip of the iceburg), or another certain type of post, whether it be studying tips, a website version of this, or a recommended list of classics to read.

Homework/Studying Apps:

1. Quizlet - A studying app/website with flashcards, games, quizzes, and tests. Useful for learning languages, vocab, and terms, but also has other features such as diagrams. It's one of the mobile studying apps of it's type, though it doesn't have all the features the actual website provide.

2. Cram.com Flashcards - Another studying app like Quizlet, though unlike the mobile version of quizlet it has more games than just match, and just different features and set up.

3. Kahoot - A quiz app focused on the younger audience, as it's played like a game more than studying. You have options between playing live games with a host, a challenge between multiple players, or a single player practice.

4. Khan Academy - A learning app that lets you learn anything it offers for free of charge, there are math courses that range from early math to AP Calculus to Linear Algebra, along with Science, Economics, Arts and Humanities, Test Prep, and more.

5. Photomath - A "camera calculator" that brags to be the smartest one on the market, you can take photos of your math equations or type them in and you will receive the answer and step-by-step instructions on how to get that answer.

6. Duolingo - Probably the best app for learning a language die there being so many choices including English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Greek, Polish, Swahili, and more. You can learn as many of these languages as you want at once, and there are multiple choices for native languages, so you can learn French even if you're just say fluent in Spanish. There are also groups that you can join in-app.

Planner/Checklist Apps:

7. School Planner - There are multiple on the market, though the one being mentioned is by Andrea Dal Cin. It has tabs for a calendar, an agenda, a timetable, grades, subjects, teachers, attendance, and recordings. That and a complete overview for the day and week.

8. School - This exact application is by Flaring App, and it offers tabs for schedules, homework, handbook (It's actually formulas for math, physics, chemistry, and information about countries), time to end (which is a time table), books, people (sorted into teachers and friends contacts), trigonometry, and notes.

9. Egenda - Another planner/organization type app that has two main tabs, what's due and completed, and then customizable class tabs where you're assignments can be sorted by class.

10. Study Planner - As the name suggests this app is a planner and organization app. It includes side tabs for a dashboard, agenda, calendar, class schedule, study time, subjects, and teachers.

Communication Apps:

11. Remind - A school communication platform that allows you to talk to the class, a group, or an individual. Allows you to be in multiple class's and/or club's groups, it translates messages, and you are also able to share photos and flyers.

Learning/Courses Apps:

12. Coursera - An app filled with online courses in programming, math, music, languages, business, and more from some of the top universities. It seems to be the one with the most courses or at least out of the ones I've found. Ever course I've found so far has been free, though certification usually isn't.

13. Stepik - Another online course app, with free courses, though the amount of courses on this app are very limited with less than a dozen available mostly focusing on coding and English.

14. Edex - Another online course app, with courses offered by top universities, and like Coursera it mostly has free courses with paid certification. It has a good amount of high level STEM classes, business classes, law classes, and architect type classes. It also has high school courses such as introduction to algebra and introduction to geometry, which are both actually currently going on.

15. TubeStudy - Just another course app, although this one you learn through videos, most of which seem to be free. Videos cover a large variety of topics all the way from Chess to Geometry to Python to German.

Etc. Apps:

16. Libby - An app I recommend if you have a library card, as it links to your local libraries ebooks and audiobooks, letting you check them out and then leaving automatically when you time runs out.

17. All Formulas - An app that offers a list of math, Physics, and Chemistry formulas though the list is limited and certain formulas are missing such as the equation of a circle.

18. Math Formulas Pack - Another app that offers a list of math formulas, the set up is a little simpler than the appearance of all formulas, but unlike like it, it only has math formulas. It seems to have more math formulas than the other, though I haven't checked. Also like most realistic apps, it is missing formulas.

19. Career Guide - While not exactly a school app, it has it's relations definetely for those who are trying to see just how many jobs are out there. It's probably one of the best apps I've found out there when it comes to selection and information, though I've found, and had to use, websites that offer a lot more information. (Though I have to say certain aspects of the site are based around the careers in India, including the monetary aspect.)