10 Essential Apps for College Students

Being a college student is not easy and it is important to find ways to make your life easier. Here are 10 apps that will make your college experience easier so you can concentrate on other things!

1) iThoughts HD

iThoughtsHD is a handy tool to make your mind maps digital. The mind-mapping tool can be used to quickly write up your notes or export data from other sources including Excel and ConceptDraw. You can export your maps to Powerpoint, Keynote, Word, Pages or as a PDF. For iPhone users, a similar app is available called iThoughts. This app is compatible with the iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later.

Price: $9.99

 

2) Study Buddy

Study Buddy is an app designed to help you keep track of the amount and duration of each distraction you encounter during your studies. The app records whenever you break away from your study sessions. Results are mapped out and graphed, showing how often you took breaks during each revision session. This app is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.

Price: £0.69 ($1.06)

 

3) Clear

Clear is a list-keeping app to help you keep your life in order. With a simple and clear interface, the application is a quick way for busy people to keep tabs on what’s left to do. This app is compatible with the Phone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later.

Price: £1.49 ($2.30)

 

4) GFlashPro

gFlashPro is an app that allows you to develop and download flash cards for your revision. Users can create and edit cards with text, audio and video clips. In addition, publishers offer ready-made premium cards as in-app purchases. An active wireless connection is required to download new card sets. This app is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

Price: £2.49 ($3.84)

 

5) Wolfram|Alpha

Wolfram|Alpha is said to be a “computational engine” to cater for your factual search queries.Scientific, mathematical, socio-economic, biographical, cultural and linguistic data is curated by the software and turns general English queries into algebra, calculus, physics and engineering algorithms. This app is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.

Price: $2.99

 

6) Mint

Mint is a handy app to manage your finances. You can add your account details, whether bank, credit or loan-based and Mint will then automatically pull in and categorize your transactions. Budgets can be based on how much you wish to spend, bill reminders can be set up and graphs can be created so you can visually see where your money is going every month. In order to keep your data secure, the app is PIN-protected. If your device is stolen, you can disable the mobile app through Mint’s web page. This app is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.

Price: Free

 

7) RefScanSM

RefScanSM is an application for finding, saving and scanning references. Online references can be accessed and saved to a free web account. The idea behind the app is to save you time seeking out endless resources for your essays, and to function as an easier way to organize your research. This app is compatible with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later.

Price: Free

 

8) Skype

Skype is a popular communications platform used worldwide. If you have a good Internet connection, you can connect to someone else anywhere in the world as long as they have a Skype account. Also available as a stand-alone program, Skype allows you to send instant messages and make video or speech-based calls. Skype has over 250 million users. This app is compatible with the iPhone and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.

Price: Free

 

9) iTunesU

iTunesU is a platform which gives users access to courses offered by schools and universities worldwide. If you need to supplement your university course, you can use the application to search for free educational content. The platform hosts courses in a wide variety of content, including courses which issue assignments as you progress, as well as audio and visual lectures. This app is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.

Price: Free

 

10) Numbers

Numbers is an alternative to Microsoft’s excel spreadsheet program. Touch-screen compatible, the Numbers application contains the usual functions of spreadsheet software. A useful feature is a connection to iCloud which allows you to keep important documents up to date across all of your devices. This app is compatible with the Phone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later.

Price: $9.99