College students are always busy and always on the go, so it is important for them to have a way to stay connected and productive. The easiest way to do that is to download certain apps from Google Play to their Android smartphone. Below are some of the best apps for college students to keep their lives organized. These are all well worth downloading to your phone.
1. Evernote
Evernote is a great free app that is essential for any college student. With it, you can take notes related to your courses by text, voice or even from your phone’s camera. You can also create voice memos.
This app is great for organizing your notes if you are cramming for a big exam or if you have a term paper to do. You can also sync all of your notes within the app on your other devices, including your computer, tablet and iPod touch.
Download via Google Play Store
2. DroidScan
DroidScan is a great app for Android phones that costs $6.99 on Google Play. It is useful for college students as it allows you to capture a photo of important documents such as pages from textbooks and it converts them into high resolution documents, usually in PDF format.
This is a great app to have when you need certain information right at your fingertips, wherever you are and don’t want to lug bulky, heavy textbooks around. There is also a free version of this app, but the paid version is definitely superior.
Download via Google Play Store
3. Class Buddy — Student Planner
Class Buddy — Student Planner is a great app that costs $1.49. It is good for helping college students to keep organized with their classes, homework assignments and much more.
With the app, you can conveniently manage your schedule and enter all pertinent information about your classes, assignments, when you have tests and any of your test scores and grades in one place.
You can also set reminders for when you have a certain event coming up related to your college life and even manage your expenses. If you use Google Docs, you can even export your data into that or to your email.
Download via Google Play Store
4. Study Droid
Study Droid is a helpful app for Android smartphones that you can get either for free or for $1.99 at Google Play. It is essentially a collection of mobile flash cards that you can create and view to study for an exam right at your fingertips on your phone at any time while you are on the go.
You can even sync the flash cards you create on the Internet and sync them to your phone and computer. Another good feature of the app is that you can capture photos of information from your textbooks or notebooks to use as flash cards.
Download via Google Play Store
5. Cash4Books Scan and Sell Books
Cash4Books Scan and Sell Books is a free app that will certainly come in handy for any college student. It is useful to have when you want to compare prices for textbooks so that you know you will get the best bargain.
You can also find the ideal selling price to set to your own textbooks after your semester ends when you want to sell them back to your school’s bookstore. You simply scan the barcode on each book to see how much money you can receive for them. If you choose to sell, you will receive payment to your PayPal account or receive a check in the mail.
Download via Google Play Store
All of these Android apps are especially useful for making your college life more manageable. If you own an Android device, you are urged to give each of these a try as you will not be disappointed.
Author BIO
John Simpson is a systems administrator and guest author at TopCollegesOnline.org, a site with resources and guides for students.
