Best apps for students
National Health Service (NHS)
Good for: Keeping you fit and healthy.
Cost: FREE
Staying physically and mentally health is important given how stressful student life can be, so one of the first things you should do is register with a General Practitioner when you start university, which you can do via the NHS app. Once registered with a GP you can use the app to access your medical records and a range of NHS services.
Dropbox
Good for: Keep all your work safe in the cloud.
Cost: FREE
During your time at university, you are going to create a huge body of work and you’ll want to keep it all safely stored away in the cloud, with Dropbox being the most popular app. So, regardless of what happens to your laptop all your hard work will be safe and sound. And the best thing is you get 25GB of free storage, before you need to start paying.
SimpleMind
Good for: Organising your thoughts.
Cost: FREE
Mind maps aren't for everyone. But if they work for you, look no further than SimpleMind. Available via your browser as well as an app, SimpleMind gives you all the functionality you'd have if you were drawing a mind map by hand.
Mathway
Good for: Solving those head-scratchers.
Cost: FREE
If you're going to encounter numbers at any point in your degree, think about downloading Mathway.
From the simplest of sums to the most fearsome of formulas, Mathway can do it all. All you do is type in your problem and Mathway will solve it for you. And if you'd like to know how to get the answer rather than just what it is, Mathway can also give a detailed step-by-step guide to finding the solution.
Spotted by Locals
Good for: A local guide to 82 cities around the world
Cost: FREE
Spotted by Locals is a travel app that helps you experience cities like a local and discover hidden gems. With insider tips from locals the app is your guide to exploring the city you’ve moved to, with major UK cities being included in the app, as well as including cool cities across the world that you might want to visit.
Any.do
Good for: Good at helping you create a to do list
Cost: FREE
To-do lists are a great way to break down a big job into a few smaller, more manageable chunks, which for most people makes things less daunting.
Any.do allows you to sync everything across devices and gives provides reminders, as well as the ability to share lists and assign tasks to different users. It's ideal for a group project or to make sure everyone in the house does their fair share of cleaning.
Oxford Dictionary of English
Good for: Writing error free essays
Cost: FREE
The Oxford English Dictionary is the ultimate authority on definitions, spelling and whether a word is a word. It's ideal for when Microsoft Word isn't prepared to help you with technical terms, and, helpfully, the app allows you take a picture of a word you want to look up. And the app will broaden your vocabulary as it pings with The Word of the Day.
Notion
Good for: Keeping all your notes in one place
Cost: FREE
There are so many note taking apps on the market its hard to choose one that has all the functionality, so we would encourage you to have a browse and choose one that best suits your needs.
This app's biggest selling point is its versatility. Apart from taking notes, you can manage projects, create a calendar, write a daily journal, plan travel itineraries and much more. You can use it to organise your university work, and pretty much everything else in your life.
BigOven
Good for: Be eco and save money by creating delicious things with leftovers.
Cost: FREE
If you’re terrible and judging how much food to cook and often have leftovers that end up in the bin, stop and download BigOven. Whilst, the app does normal recipes too, it's the leftovers option that makes it a must-have for any student. All you have to do is whack in the ingredients that you've got, and BigOven will suggest loads of recipes that could make use of what's lying around.
Sleep Cycle
Good for: Helping you to get the Zzzzzzzzzzzz you need to be a super student
Cost: FREE
Don’t guess how much sleep you need use Sleep Cycle to work out the optimum time for you to wake up and feel refreshed.
The app cleverly knows not to wake up during deep sleep, because that’s when you feel most groggy and grumpy. So, by tracking your movement, the app is able to decide when to raise you from your slumber and help you to generally sleep better.
Trainline
Good for: Finding cheap train tickets
Cost: FREE
As a student you can apply for a Young Persons Railcard, but there is an upfront cost for that. The other way to find the cheapest train is to use Trainline which searches for the best deal for the destination you want to travel to.
The app has clever functionality such as SplitSave, which lets you buy the cheapest option for your journey by splitting it into separate tickets, while Price Prediction shows you how likely the cost of the ticket will change in the future.
