college student
should have
APP: OFFTIME
AVAILABLE ON: Android and iOS
PRICE: $2.99
BENEFITS: OFFTIME allows you to disconnect
and avoid distractions when you need to focus.
Use the app to block specifi c websites, apps,
text messages, phone calls and other possible
procrastination traps for a set period of time. You
can also use it to track your study habits.
APP: TinyScan
AVAILABLE ON: Android and iOS
PRICE: Free
BENEFITS: Have you ever been in a pinch and
needed a scanner? Maybe it’s late and the library’s
closed, or you’re on your way to class and realize
you need to send something in via e-mail. Well,
TinyScan has your back. This app allows you to
turn your mobile device into a portable scanner.
You can take a picture of anything and turn it into a
shareable PDF, or use it to send e-mails or save to
other storage apps like Dropbox or Google Drive.
APP: Mint
AVAILABLE ON: Android and iOS
PRICE: Free
BENEFITS: Finances are hard (good thing this
app is free!). Use Mint to manage your fi nances,
bank accounts, bills, credit cards and investments
all in one app. Also keep on top of your credit score
— all while reviewing your spending habits and
seeing where you can crunch.
APP: Venmo
AVAILABLE ON:
Android and iOS
PRICE:
Free
BENEFITS:
Speaking of money, this app is a
APP: Pocket Yoga
AVAILABLE ON: Android and iOS
PRICE: $2.99
BENEFITS: Can’t make it to the gym
as often as you’d like this semester
because of your schedule? No worries. Turn your
dorm room into a yoga studio with Pocket Yoga.
Take your yoga with you wherever you go with
this app. Though it costs a few bucks, a one-time
payment will grant you access to a number of
instructional guides, illustrations and a dictionary
of poses. Also, like most of our recommended
apps, it allows you to track your progress.
APP: TED
AVAILABLE ON: Android and iOS
PRICE: Free
BENEFITS: Open your mind and dive right into
TED Talks — right on your smartphone. Whether
you need to watch one for a class, or you just fi nd
a certain speaker interesting, the TED app can be
used both for schoolwork and for entertainment.
And it’s free.
APP: Evernote
AVAILABLE ON: Android and iOS
PRICE: Free (upgraded subscriptions available)
BENEFITS: Evernote brings note-taking to the
next level. With this handy-dandy (free!) app,
students no longer need to lug around a pen and
notebook — or even a laptop for that matter. Users
can utilize the app to brainstorm ideas, make todo
lists, take pictures of notes and pages and
sketches — and organize it into one cohesive
notebook format. The app even lets you search
through your work, leaving the days of fl ipping
through old notebooks in the dust.
APP: iHomework 2
AVAILABLE ON: iOS
PRICE: Free
BENEFITS: One of the top-rated education apps
for staying organized, iHomework 2 helps you
keep track of all of your assignments, deadlines
and tasks, and plan them over a certain period of
time so that you don’t end up getting crammed.
Plus, it’s an easy way to keep records and keep
track of your academic standing.
APP: EasyBib
AVAILABLE ON: Android and iOS
PRICE: Free
BENEFITS: EasyBib takes the hassle of citing
your research references and throws it out the
window. EasyBib does the citing for you. And it
includes a database of multiple citation styles,
including APA, Chicago and MLA.
APP: Alarmy
AVAILABLE ON: Android and iOS
PRICE: $1.99
BENEFITS: This is for the heavy sleepers and the
late-night studiers. Alarmy ensures that you get
out of bed on time and have a good start to your
day. The app forces you to wake up and makes it
nearly impossible to oversleep. Users can adjust
their settings so that when the alarm goes off ,
they have to take a picture of a certain spot in
their living space in order to shut it off . Or, they can
choose to shake the phone for a pre-set amount of
time, or solve a complicated math problem so that
their brain and body perk up right away.
major help for everyone (not just college students).
Use this digital wallet app to send money and
make purchases easily (and securely). Use it to
pay for everything from rent to your parents or
roommate to the $5 you owe your suitemate for
that slice of pizza last Saturday night.
Ten apps every
BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK In this day and age, new apps are being released every day.
Though some are quick to fl op, hundreds of thousands of
apps go on to be successes (not just for themselves, but they
also go on to be successful tools for their users).
With college kids glued to their smartphones, it’s a nobrainer
that students should reap the benefi ts of downloading
some of today’s best apps. After all, it’s what they’re made for.
Here are 10 of our picks for the best apps a college student can
download in 2017:
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