Nine free apps to help you survive revision

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Evernote (iOS and Android)

People are hooked on Evernote for one simple reason: it’s awesome. Functional and easy to search, there is nothing more you could want from a note-taking app – aside from someone to take the notes for you.

Office Lens (iOS)

Let’s be honest: paper sucks. Apparently it’s bad for trees, but mostly it’s just annoying to claw through those scrunched-up documents in the bottom of your bag. This scanner app transfers your page into a Word file so it’s ready to edit – a great alternative to holding on to that library book forever.

Pronto (iOS)

In the middle of a revision rush, pizza sounds like a really good option. But a bit of brain food is a must. Pronto is healthy fast food that tastes damn good and won’t fill your brain up with a mess of cheesy dough.

Spotify (iOS and Android)

Yes, you already knew this existed, but the study playlists tend to be perfect motivation for the dreaded 4am revision crash. Plus sometimes you really need that emo song you loved when you were twelve to get through the post-exam cry session.

Waterin (iOS and Android)

When you’ve locked yourself in and surrounded yourself with a bunch of textbooks you don’t understand, it’s easy to forget the simple things. Like water. That one’s quite important. Thankfully technology is here to remind you that liquids other than red alert are needed to sustain life.

Headspace (iOS and Android)

Mindfulness. Is it hyped-up neo-hippy rubbish? Maybe, but there’s nothing healthy about the way we treat our brains in the run up to an exam, so give yours a little breathing room with this app that will walk you through calming no-nonsense meditation.

Quizlet (iOS and Android)

Imagine a pub quiz, but instead of friends and beer, you’re devising the quiz alone and sober – and it’s about your exam subject. If that sounds like your kind of fun, download Quizlet. Its quizzes and flashcards put the fun back in ‘fundamental knowledge base for your future in academia’.

Wolfram Alpha (iOS and Android)

Numeracy skills are a growing problem within our country – and what better way to ignore that problem completely than by getting this handy app? Wolfram Alpha does pretty much every mathematical thing you could possibly think of.

Cute or Not (iOS)

Apologies in advance: this one may set yourself up for procrastination. But looking at kittens and puppies is really, really important. Made by BuzzFeed, this cute-fest is an important reminder that there things in life beyond exams, and they’re worth fighting for.