From Midterms to Finals: 9 Free (or Nearly Free) Apps to Save Your Semester

The best student apps are the ones that help you stay organized, study smarter, and get more out of your iPhone between classes. That sounds obvious, but if you go to the App Store, you’ll find a ton of apps that don’t actually help you the way they’re supposed to. 

You need something for planning, something for studying, reading, and ideally a few apps that make your phone feel less distracting when you want to sit down and get stuff done.

That’s also why a good student app doesn’t have to be flashy to be useful. In many cases, the best one is just the app that saves you from forgetting an assignment, wasting money on books, or getting stuck on a concept you couldn’t understand.

Read on for 9 of the best apps for turning your iPhone into a productivity tool for student life.