You can manage all your important appointments and set reminders with the Google calendar. You can easily plan your day, week or month with different layouts. Your Google account also gives you access to the cloud space “Drive”. The sharing feature for single documents or folders is very helpful for group tasks. Of course, a Google account is a prerequisite.
You can connect Doodle with iCloud, Outlook or Google calendar to easily find an appointment with other students and friends. Just send possible dates, invite a group of people and you’ll get a notification as soon as the best date was settled upon!
If you tend to get distracted while studying or working, you should try Forest. As soon as you sit at your desk, turn on the timer on your app. As long as you do not use your phone, virtual trees will grow in your forest. If you collect enough working hours, a tree is planted in the real world. This app is great for your studies and the planet! Here are more tips for effective studying!
Paperpile is a tool for organising your research by structuring, exchanging and citing academic papers and pdf documents. Perfect for seminal and final theses! You can save articles from your browser directly in your library. We recommend that you personalise your library and create folders and labels, so that you never lose a paper. You can use Paperpile on several devices, since the app synchronises your data. Another great feature: You can add notes, highlights and handwritten annotations directly in the app. To make sure that your citation is correct, here is a guide on citation rules!
StudySmarter is an all-in-one app for your smartphone and notebook. You can upload your pdf documents and course notes and automatically create excerpts, notes and flashcards. StudySmarter also creates the optimal study plan for you. In addition to your own material, you can also study with the material provided by experts.
The cloud-based app Feedly is perfect for reading web and news feeds that are organised by category. In addition, you can import more feeds from OPML formats. Feedly displays pages that you follow as lists, magazines, previews or full texts. You can also manipulate the filter settings, for example to hide articles you’ve already read. Feedly is not only great for daily news, but also academic work. You can also save interesting articles in Evernote and organise them there.
ÖBB SCOTTY shows you timetable information for the public transport at all times. You can also plan your route with public transport. You can download the map with a zoom feature to your phone or tablet and access it anytime without internet connection. The app uses GPS to search for stations and stops in your environment, which you can use as your starting point or destination. Thanks to real time data via the internet, you can see current departure and arrival times as well as delays.
Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming services, where you can listen to music, audio books, podcasts and videos. Create your own playlists for studying and listen to music offline. By the way, there are special offers for students! In this article we show you the advantages of music for studying and tips for the perfect playlist!
Android and iOS (Lieferando); Android and iOS (mjam)
You don’t feel like cooking and want to reward yourself after a long day of studying? Then let somebody else cook for you and get your food delivered to your door. Lieferando and Mjam will help you find the best meals and restaurants nearby. Perfect for stressful days, when you don’t have time to cook!
Tip: With the app Too Good To Go (Android and iOS), you can get cheap meals at restaurants or cheap food at supermarkets at the end of the day! That’s a great way to save money in the kitchen and save food from being thrown away!
As a student you are maybe living by yourself for the first time and you need tips for cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, etc. Then this app is perfect for you, since you can find recipes, DIYs, household tricks and more! You can also find numerous tips for everyday life in our blog in the category “student life”.
7mind fights against everyday stress! You’ll find guided meditations for every day. Find the perfect meditation in the library, there is something for every mood and every situation. Furthermore, you can set up notifications that remind you throughout the day to relax and take a moment. Want more? Here is a guide for people who just started meditation plus helpful tips!
Iamstudent is an extensive student magazine with the goal to make your daily life easier. It’s practical that you find all the benefits of the magazine in one app: student discounts, lotteries, magazines, list of discounts, coupon alarm and much more!
You have your smartphone with you at all times anyway, so take advantage of that and use it for something meaningful and practical. Make your life at university easier with these apps! You can plan your studies, organise appointments, record and take notes! And some apps for more fun in your free time are essential as well!
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