5 Apps to Boost Academic Productivity

A few years ago, as I was writing my undergrad and masters thesis, there seemed to be a large gap in the market for academic mobile apps. Either that, or I wasn’t made aware of any. Now the tables have turned, and there is an abundance of apps with the sole purpose of improving academic productivity.

Whilst Researcher certainly falls into this category, we decided to look across the academic board, and come up with a list of apps that help general academic productivity. (By the way, the list is in no specific order.)

Mendeley

Mendeley, the reference manager can support you at every step of university life. Mendeley allows users to cite, annotate, organize and access your papers across multiple devices. Is there a better way to accomplish so much with just one app?

Evernote

Evernote allows you to organise and sync all of your work across multiple platforms. The app also allows you to find everything you need really quick. You can also organise your thoughts in multiple ways and share them. These thoughts as well as overall projects can easily be tracked and shared with the rest of your team.

Freedom

Freedom won’t give you freedom from deadlines or important meetings, but it may help you prepare for them. Freedom allows you to block specific websites and apps for a specific period of time. So say goodbye to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram whilst you’re studying, and say hello to focused academic productivity.

My Study Life

My Study Life is a simple way to keep track of everything that occurs throughout the daily life of a student. Users can easily create class and exam calendars, to-do lists, tasks and revision lists all with a weighted percentage and you can set reminders. All of this can easily be accomplished via this user-friendly app.

Strides

Simply put, Strides is a habit tracker. It’s a good way to remind yourself to read, exercise, drink water and eat. You can create and track any habit you like, it even allows you to create and monitor your bad habits too. Whilst the app is not directly involved with academia, it certainly can help you to maintain a healthy work-life-study balance.

Have you used any of these apps before? Or are you going to download them now? Have we missed any important apps out at all? Let us know what you think!

Source: medium.com