Must-have Apps for Students

Katie Jenny

Staff Writer

Notion

Notion allows you to create notes for any objective, from to do lists to budgets. It is great for college students with lots of activities on their plate. Also, by creating a notion account you can view your notes from any device, not just your phone.

Focus To-Do

Focus To-Do uses the pomodoro technique, 25 minutes working with a short break to complete tasks. All you have to do is create a task and start working. Some other useful features are the ability to block apps until you are done and add white noise in the background.

Google Calendar

Google Calendar is a calendar app that syncs to your email address, allowing you to view events you put in from any device. You can create different calenders and toggle them on and off to only view specific events. Also, you can put the specific time in for events and see your whole day in order.

Speechify

Speechify is an app that allows you to listen to books, documents, pdfs and more. Speechify can help you to comprehend better, and faster with the ability to speed up the speaker’s voice.

Pulse

Pulse is the mobile application of Brightspace, which allows users to check their Brightspace on the go. With the upcoming tab, you can see what assignments you have due each day of the week. Also, there is a notifications tab to see all the updates to your Brightspace in order.

Grubhub

Grubhub is a food delivery service, great for students and specifically freshman who don’t have a kitchen in their dorm. Grubhub can also be used to order food in Hagan, all you have to do is log in with your student ID and the restaurants there will pop up.