🎓 The Best Apps for Students
Start this school year on the right foot
Hey friends!
Welcome to another edition of The Report. It’s back-to-school season, and so for this week’s newsletter, I’m excited to talk about the tools and apps that can make life easier for students and educators everywhere (with some exciting deals included).
This newsletter edition will recommend apps that can help you build a system that works for you during your studies, so your focus will be on learning!
Note-Taking
1. Craft Docs
Craft Docs is a tool I’ve been using for a long time now and it’s been absolutely amazing for both my note taking and writing needs. It has a simple, clean interface and is currently running a back-to-school program to provide Craft Pro for free to students! Apply here to start using Craft for all your school needs.
2. Bear Notes
Bear Notes is yet another beautiful, minimalistic tool that a lot of students can use to take quick notes without worrying about organizing it all into files. Bear uses a simple tagging system to organize your notes and also offers a simple pricing plan for Pro access (which includes syncing across multiple devices).
3. Notion
Notion is a popular tool that’s useful for everything from managing your courses, collaborating on group projects, and of course, taking notes. Notion offers their Personal Pro plan for free to students and educators. Sign up here!
4. Apple Notes
If all your devices are Apple devices, then there’s nothing better or simpler than using Apple Notes for your university or schooling needs. Apple Notes syncs seamlessly across your devices so that your notes are always accessible and you can organize them using tags or files. Apple Notes is a no-brainer if you want a simple, hassle-free tool for your note-taking needs.
5. Supernotes
Supernotes is another unique tool that focuses on collaboration and writing your notes in notecards. This condensed approach allows for better synthesis of your learning material and easier recall as well. You can also share all your notecards with your classmates and work on your notes together. Students can use the Supernotes Unlimited Plan for 50% off! Sign up with your student email and you’re all set.
6. Evernote
Evernote has been a classic tool for note-takers for many years now. It’s highly reliable and you can use it for collaborating on your coursework on a cross-platform level. Evernote’s Personal Plan is 50% off for students. Sign up here!
Scheduling
1. Cron
Cron is an amazing calendar app that has recently been acquired by Notion. Cron helps you jump into meetings quickly, stay on top of your schedule, and help your work and personal calendars communicate. Cron is currently in Beta and free to join!
2. Amie
Amie is another wonderful scheduling tool that helps you create your task lists while also letting you schedule time for them, so you’re never behind schedule. Amie’s interface is an absolute joy to use. This app is also currently in Beta and free to join!
Google Calendar is the go-to calendar tool if your work relies on the Google Workspace. It’s a simple, easy to use tool that you can always rely on. It has Google Meet integrated into the tool so you can quickly jump into meetings as well. Google Calendar is free to use.
4. Fantastical
Fantastical is a great tool for those juggling with a lot of courses, meetings, files and notes. Fantastical’s shining feature is that you can attach files or photos to your next meeting so that you don’t scramble around for them at the last minute. You can even integrate Fantastical with Todoist so that your tasks and events have a single home. Fantastical offers a 20% discount for students and this discount is valid for 24 months!
5. Things 3
Things 3 is my personal task manager of choice and it’s been one of the few constants in my toolkit. Things 3 works seamlessly across all my Apple devices and I’ve loved using it for all my projects, staying on top of deadlines, and managing this newsletter as well. You can download Things 3 for a one-off purchase for each of your devices.
6. Todoist
Todoist is another fan favorite in the productivity space and rightfully so. It is a great task manager with cross platform support and integrates with many of your other tools. Todoist has a generous free plan, along with some other Pro plans that are as low as $4 per month.
Other Interesting Apps
1. Arc Browser — A fun browser that includes live pages, in-depth customization and split views.
2. Clay — A beautiful CRM tool to help you stay on top of everything that’s happening in your circle.
3. Numi — An easy to use calculator that helps with unit conversion, time zone conversion, currency and number operations and so much more.
4. Anytype — An open source Notion alternative that’s faster and more secure.
5. Routine — A calendar and task manager that lets you plan your days efficiently.
6. Mem — A note-taking tool that organizes your notes using tags and displays them in a timeline. Mem also uses AI to help connect your notes!
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📱App → Oku is a great way to track all the books in your life! I’ve loved using it to discover new books.
📷️ Video → Keep Productive, another one of my favorite YouTube channels, has released a video about Microsoft Loop!
📝 Article → Darius Foroux’s “On having a healthy mind”.
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