I pretty much love apps, especially for school. I am going to share with you my favorite apps that I use for college. Most of them are free which honestly makes them that much better!
This right here is my go to app. I refuse to spend money on apps, but this one was worth every penny! Because:
- It allows you to see a monthly/weekly/yearly view of your class schedule plus vacations
- It reminds you when class is about to start and when homework/exams are due
- It is very easy to use
- It keeps track of professors, their office hours, their email addresses, everything you tell it
- It can keep track of your grades and calculate your GPA
This app is the easiest way to save money on groceries without doing any work. It alerts you when they have new deals, you look through them, pick the ones you like, scan the receipt, and they deposit money into your Pay Pal account. It is super easy and has saved me money.
This allows you to create and share flashcards. It keeps track of your right and wrong answers and shows your progress in learning the flashcards. You can use it either on your computer or your smart phone which was nice because it is so much easier to type on a computer! The coolest thing though is, if your school is big enough, you can access other people's flash cards for the exact same professor and/or class and study from theirs too!
I have a love/hate relationship with this app, but I think it is mostly my college's fault. This app is pretty simple to use and useful if your college uses Aramark. It shows you the days breakfast/lunch/dinner menu for that day for how ever many eating establishments on campus. Here is how it can suck though and why it's my colleges fault: it is never right. I am going to assume that if you go to a much bigger college than I do, they will actually update the app every once in a while. It is incredibly useful, though, for finding out if it is worth walking to the dining hall or if you should just head to McDonald's! :)
I like this app, but I find it a little user-unfriendly.I very much like that it comes up with alerts and notifications when a professor updates the grades or adds course content or an announcement. I like that even if I am not at my computer the app won't allow me to forget about things that I should be doing. If your school uses blackboard I definitely would recommend getting this app and at least trying it out because it is free and is pretty useful in terms of constantly keeping track of your classes.
I like this app for a couple of reasons.It has a laundry timer that reminds me that I need to actually go move my laundry around (I usually forget). It also has a pretty big database of stain removal techniques which has proved to be very helpful. However, the weakness of it is is that they recommend using a specific product of theirs instead of offering a "home remedy." For example, for an ink stain, instead of telling you that hand sanitizer will remove it from cotton, they recommend that you go buy a specific product of theirs and that is it. Most of them though are not like that and are very helpful in terms of removing stains.
This app also makes saving money easy, but this app extends way beyond groceries! This app has many, many stores in its database, and can tell you near by stores. Then it will find you, if available, coupons that you can either use in-store or online (and they are in separate sections). They have clothing store, restaurant, automotive, etc and I have rarely been disappointed by the app. Its weakness is that a lot of these coupons are user submitted and do not get cleaned up, so some of them do not work. The easiest way around that though is to look at the ratings and if it is no longer green, do not bother because it probably has expired.
I recommend this app solely for the fact that if you do not want/like/can't have used books many, many textbooks are offered on the kindle app for less than the cost of buying a brand new book. The app allows you to highlight and take notes in the virtual book and can define words for you without leaving the app. It is worth a shot to look and see if the kindle edition is cheaper or more pleasing than buying a new or used book.
I included this app solely because I have a lot of fun with it. It really does not require any real money to play or even neighbors. It is an app that you can play by yourself, without trying to find neighbors, and not spend any of your real money. Spending real money only gets you "vanity" items or quickens collection times. It is a fun game that you can play by yourself without having to rely on other people to help you succeed. Furthermore, the characters are witty and funny.
Your Credit Card's App
It is pretty useful if you have a credit card, to get their app, too. This way you can look at your statement whenever you want. It will also let you know about rewards. It will send you notifications and alerts when your minimum payment is close to being due which is very helpful if you are prone to forget things like that!
Do you have better ones? I really would love to hear about it in the comments. I am always very happy to find useful and easy to use apps!
