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Being a student can be overwhelming so it requires a lot of strategic planning. University students tend to have a lot on their plate. They need to make decisions about balancing school and life. The goal is to be a good student and find the easiest way to carry out tasks.

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These apps will make your life easier as a student. It doesn’t matter if you are a full-time postgraduate student, working class part-time student or studying an undergraduate course. These apps will definitely come in handy and help you get better in school.

Grammarly

Grammarly

This is one of the most popular essay writing apps. It is a great tool for grammar and spelling checks. It picks up on mistakes that are easily missed by the Microsoft Word app. It is a downloadable app on Microsoft, Android and iOS. There is also an extension that can be installed for MacOS and Chrome browsers. The web app has three versions: There is a free one, a premium one that costs $30 (NGN10,800) monthly, and Grammarly Business that is only $15(NGN5,400) per month. Users can also download the Grammarly Keyboard app for Android and iOS.

CliffsNotes

This app is a great way to get summaries of textbooks. It has free study guides and test preps that students can buy. It helps analyse books and makes it easier to get a general knowledge of subjects and topics. It would be a great way to get insight into difficult topics. The app is available on Android, iOS and online. However, the Android app will only work for people who have purchased the Test Prep course. Although, the Study Guides app is free online and on mobile.

Google Task

Google Tasks

With an active Gmail account, Google Task will make it really easy to make paperless lists. It keeps track of your to-do list in a very neat way. You can make a list of tasks and add subtasks to items. You can also add details like time and date. Switching between lists and checking off tasks is also really easy. An alternative to this is the Microsoft To-Do which is available as a desktop application and a mobile app.

Calendar App

student apps, Google Calendar

Google calendar comes highly recommended however, there are others. The Calendar app syncs beautifully with Android and iPhone devices. It helps to plan a stressful day of juggling class, studying and maybe work. Setting up a class schedule also makes it easy to add reminders for 15, 30 or 45 minutes ahead of time to get notifications. Gmail users can open the widget to see upcoming events from the web browser on their laptop. Assignment deadlines can also be assigned different colors for easy accessibility. You can also correspond them with classes and set recurring events like test days. The app will be able to send you alerts about upcoming deadlines.

Google Drive

student apps, Google Drive

Every student needs reliable storage because the worst fate to befall you would be losing very delicate assignments at last minute. Your work will be safer if you can back it up on the cloud. In fact, a great accessible app for all is Google Drive. Also, the app will make all your documents available across all devices and upon signing in online. Google Drive is compatible with everything from Google Sheets, PDFs, Docs, Slides, and Microsoft Office docs. Microsoft One Drive also serves the same purpose.

EasyBib

student apps, easybib

This one is a necessity, especially during written projects and dissertation. Citations are the core of every essay. The site is able to help generate various citation formats and also be a guide. The best part is its plagiarism tool which helps detect words that aren’t yours and saves you from failure. It has grammar checks too. A lot of these features are very limited in the free version. To enjoy this app optimally, you may need to pay for the premium version at $10 (NGN 3,600) monthly.

Brainscape

student apps, brainscape

Digital flashcards are a great way to study. Brainscape helps create these study flashcards made by others for a wide range of subjects. The free version of the app is also very useful. However, all you need is to make an account to study and make flashcards. The pro version that only costs $10 (NGN3,600) monthly has some extra perks. Users can bookmark flashcards and reverse flashcards. The tools are usable on Android, iOS, and online.

 

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