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An annotated collection of the most useful, aesthetically pleasing apps to add to your collection of study tools. These essential weapons to killing it at school and uni are listed across various platforms.

Note taking

• one note - windows | mac | iOS | android | chrome
  This kind of saved me this year. I would be pretty lazy and disorganised and write my notes on loose leaf or a generic all-subject notebook, thus losing track of where my notes were. I wouldn’t even date my work. With one note, which I used after stumbling across this tutorial, I type class notes quickly and easily, then make hand written notes that make more sense at the end of the day as a revision technique and to set aside for review during finals. What I benefit from this method is that I can take more in from the class or lecture itself rather than fretting over getting all notes written down and missing a lot of key points that the lecturer makes because I’m not giving them enough attention. Typing lecture notes and rewriting them later sets the knowledge in deeper, as well as making it easier to read and understand than messy handwriting when in a hurry.
  
  
• evernote - web | iOS | android
  
• evernote scannable - iOS
• skitch - iOS
  mark up documents to send to evernote
  
  
• paper by fiftythree - iOS
  waiting for the day this is released on android… the BEST note taking app I have ever come across. if you’re not convinced, read this article.
  
  
• google keep - iOS | android | chrome
  
  
• jot - android
  The widget for this is so cute and convenient. Best for on-the-go notes.
  
  
• due 2 - iOS
  
  
• jotterpad - android
  
  
• simplenote - iOS | android
  
  
• squid - android
  handwritten notes 
  
  
• workflowy - android
  
  
• do - iOS
  
  
• quip - iOS
  
  
• pages - iOS
  
  
• vesper - iOS
  
  

To-Do Lists

• agile tasks - android
  really cute widget!
  
  
• 2Do - iOS
  
  
• pomotodo - android
  
  
• toodledo - android
  
  
• wunderlist - chrome
  
  
• todoist - chrome | android | iOS
  
  
• accomplish - android
  
  
• handle - iOS
  
  

Battling procrastination & goals

• clearfocus - android
  minimalist study timer
  
  
• forest - android | iOS
  grow cut lil tree farms as a reward for not getting distracted!
  
  
• checky - android
  tracks how often you check your phone
  
  
• 7weeks - android
  
  
• ezhabit - android
  
  
• habit streak - android
  
  
• finish - iOS
  
  

Journals & timetables

• my study life - android
  
  
• the homework app - iOS
  my absolute favourite app when I had an iPhone. I can’t recommend it enough, the UI is perfect, and I still haven’t found an android equivalent as good as this.
  
  
• journey - chrome | iOS | android
  journalling / personal diary
  
  
• daylio - android
  daily mood tracker. minimalist UI, daily notification to make an entry.
  
  
• time tune - android 
  
  
• asana - android
  track, plan and journal progress on group projects
  
  
• weekly planner - android
  
  
• toggl - android
  
  
• ezhabit - android
  
  
• timetable - android
  
  

Background noise, music & games

• a dark room - website
  I found this browser app about a year ago, and it honestly saved me for my 11th grade finals. I was stressed, I had just finished the exam for my accelerated 12th grade subject (legal studies) when my real exam week had started and I’d spent all of my revision time on legal. All I needed to do was bring myself to a peak focus, so that I could get on with the work. I jumped onto adarkroom, on a different browser so I could start from scratch, put it on night mode (recommend) with the sound up and just worked through it. Once I was calmed down and started getting bored of it, I switched straight over to revision. If I felt myself getting distracted or stressed, I’d start playing again until I felt okay. I do NOT recommend this over taking proper breaks and getting exercise but when you need to cram, or just need to calm down for bed on the night before an assessment, it works.
  
  
• loop - android
  relaxing, endless game
  
  
• headspace - android
  meditation app
  
  
• white noise - iOS | chrome | windows | mac | android 
  background noise to help improve brain activity as well as sleep
  
  
• sound curtain - iOS
  
  
• coffivity - web
  cafe background noise
  
  
• spotify playlists for studying
  acoustic | classic | electronic | instrumental | rock | indie
  I have my own personal study playlist, if you’re interested please message me !
  
  

Clocks & Time Trackers

• momentum - chrome
  obviously just about every studyblr owner uses this. it’s the clock time thing with the pretty pictures that you see in just about every post.
  
  
• tab trekker - firefox 
  essentially an alternative to momentum, especially if your admin on a network computer has restricted chrome add-ons like mine
  
  
• tracking time - chrome
  
  
• time meter time sheet - android 
  
  
• toggl - android
  
  
• clearfocus - android
  minimalist study timer
  
  

Storage

• google drive - iOS | android | web | chrome
  nothing can EVER beat google drive for storage… literally store stuff across every device you own, access and edit documents no matter whether you are on a laptop, tablet or phone. any operating system. if you’re not already using it, start backing up ALL of your school work to the drive, you’ll thank yourself.
  
  
• send anywhere - chrome
  
  
• asus file manager - android

hope this is helpful :-)
~court

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