

While it may seem like a simple game, seeing your own ‘forest’ develop is incredibly addicting - eventually you’ll be wanting a study session just to grow a few more trees. Simply turn on the app and place it aside as you type up on a computer, write up some notes or listen to a lecture, and in the meantime Forest will start growing ‘digital trees’. While the work you’ll be doing will actually be away from the app, Forest is all about motivating you to get things done.
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This is one for the serial procrastinators, and for the tree-lovers Forest is all about focus. Taking advantage of the new iOS widget update, Any.Do is able to create an icon with your to-do lists on your home scream, so you won’t have to go digging deep through your apps to find what you need. The simplicity here is the key, it breaks down your tasks and makes them all seem manageable, and there’s certain satisfaction to be had in swiping away that task that has been bothering you for so long. Like Evernote, any.do synchs any lists created to all of your devices, so you no longer have to worry about keeping that post-it on your wall any longer. You’ve probably made an abundance of abandoned to-do lists since joining University, but with Any.Do, you’ll start making lists that stick. Soundnote solves this, just click on a word in the document, and the app will jump to the part of the recording where the relevant discussion was taking place. It’s impossible to write down everything your lecture is saying, and sometimes you can miss out on something important.

The app then syncs your written words up with the audio, creating a searchable document. The actual note-taking feature of the app is quite basic, but the key function of the app is that it records what it hears in the background. While Evernote’s got you covered when you’re at your most focused, Soundnote is there for those lecturers where you might find yourself nodding off. Soundnote is another note taking app, except it’s a little different. Evernote is highly customisable, so you’ll be able to differentiate depending on your module, and best of all, Evernote lets you easily share notes documents with other users, ideal in case you need to catch up on a missed lecture. You can type up all your notes on your phone, and find them ready and waiting for you on your other device when you get back from your lecture.įor those that prefer to write out their notes by hand, Evernote allows you to take a photo of your notebook, and, provided the handwriting is eligible, you will be able to search through these notes just as you would a typed up one.

It’s perfect for the students who work from desktops (or the one the ones who forgot their laptop). On the surface, it’s the same as any old note-taking app, but what makes Evernote stand out is the ability to synch and transfer notes over to any device.
