Back to school 2023: the must-have apps

Are you getting ready for Back To School 2023 and you’re on a hunt for tips and tools to start off on the right foot? Search no more!

In this article we’re going to provide you with an updated list of the must-have apps that will make your #studentlife much easier. Specifically, we’re focusing on 5 types of mobile apps that we think every student should have installed on their smartphones. Let’s go!

The must-have apps for Back To School 2023

We’ve all been there: being a student is no joke! Whether you’re still at school or already enrolled at uni or college, you know what struggling on a subject means. We bet you also found yourself cramming the night before a test, raise their hand who hasn’t. However, there are quite a lot of tools out there that can help you succeed. Studying, memorizing concepts, taking notes, making summaries, writing essays: believe it or not, there are apps that can assist you in each of these tasks.

The following is a list of the must-have apps that every student should download in 2023. We’ve split them in the following categories:

• Homework Helpers

• ANKI Flashcards

• Text-To-Speech

• AI Chatbots

• Daily Planners

Let’s dive into them!

Homework Helpers

What came first, the student or the homework? Jokes aside, homework are students’ main daily task. However, they can sometimes be difficult or even boring (been there, done that!). Luckily for students these days, there’s a whole set of apps that can help them deal with any kind of homework. Homework Helpers turn education into a fun challenge with leaderboards, badges, & achievements. Also, many of them offer 24/7 expert homework answers, a Q&A Community and the possibility to set 1:1 with knowledgeable Tutors.

Our favorite Homework Helpers are Brainly and Course Hero. While the second one is more focused on solving maths problems, the first is a all-in-one Homework Helper. You won’t regret installing them!

ANKI Flashcards Apps

We bet many of you are already familiar with the ANKI method. It’s a study technique in which the user is quizzed less frequently on the content that is simpler or more familiar to them and more often on the concepts they still struggle with. This process makes remembering things easy and it’s actually more efficient than traditional study methods. When put into practice, ANKI is a flashcard program that allows you to create your own flashcards, download your friends' flashcards, or download decks from online. As you can guess, the program is highly customizable according to your needs. Each flashcard will contain a question related to the subject you’re studying: the goal is to memorize concepts by answering questions on them.

The ANKI Flaschcards Apps that we feel like recommending are Anki Pro and, especially, the AI-powered Quizlet.

Text-To-Speech Apps

Text-to-speech apps can turn any physical or digital text into audio. They’re a real must-have for Back To School 2023. Speech synthesizers can process any form of file (.PDF,.txt,.html, occasionally even.jpg photos), convert any written text into audio and read it out loud with natural sounding voices. Voice synthesizers allow you to multitask by listening on the go. Setting your own reading speed is likely the most intriguing option that could help you study faster. Research suggests that speech synthesizers can speed up reading by as much as 30%, how about that?!

Our top selection for this category would be Speak4Me, an app that you can download for free on iPhone and iPad.

AI Chatbots

The popularity of AI Chatbots has been increasing over the past months, especially after the boom of Chat GPT. Such apps allow you to ask any type of question and get an immediate answer. Let’s suppose you’re studying Geography, ok? Well, you could ask a Chatbot to find out for you what’s the longest river in France, or what’s the capital city of New Zealand. You’ll get the correct answer in a matter of seconds: wicked!
Additionally, there are AI-powered apps that act as document assistants. You can upload any file of any length and then chat directly with it. Then you can ask the file to provide you with any kind of information or to summarize certain chapters, pages, or even of the whole document. Once again, the answer is going to be instant. Apps like these come in super handy when you need to write essays, for instance.

Our favorite AI Chatbot is Chat AI, while our suggestion for an AI document assistant would definitely be ChatPDF AI.

Daily Planners

Every student has tasks to get done, both in their personal and academic lives. We know how overwhelming it feels to be faced with a lengthy list of homework. Noting down everything you need to accomplish will help you plan and avoid cramming. In addition, it will stop you from being anxious. This is why you should rely on Daily Planners. They allow you to create a timetable and plan your day, week, or month. You can set daily routines, for example, by dividing your activities into the morning, afternoon, and evening.

The Daily Planners that we like the most are Fabulous and Structured, both of which have received Apple's "Editors' Choice" award.