Top 10 apps for uni students

Apps can make your life easier and also help you to enjoy your much needed downtime. Need some inspo? We’ve entered the chat with our top 10 useful apps for uni students!

Spoiler—apps aren’t just for your phone! Desktop and TV apps also exist.

Spoiler—apps aren’t just for your phone! Desktop and TV apps can also make your life easier

1. Disney+

It’s all your fave Disney shows and movies, all in one place! From Disney and Marvel classics to cult series like The Kardashians and The Bear, you’re guaranteed to find your next telly binge. Enjoy watching something new on your phone, iPad, TV or laptop with the Disney+ app. Don’t forget that you can save 15% with an annual Disney+ plan with UNiDAYS!

App type: mobile, desktop and TV

2. Opal

When studying, distractions seem to be 10x harder to avoid, and those TikTok videos seem to hit differently when you’re meant to be concentrating. Well, the Opal app blocks digital distractions and helps you be as productive as poss. It works by blocking selected apps/emails/browsers from the internet for a chosen amount of time, and then once you’re finished, simply reconnect—we stan.

App type: mobile and Mac

3. Mobile banking

Now, I know that this may seem boring, but it’s soo important to keep track of your finances and manage your money. Most banks have a mobile banking app so you can see exactly what’s going in and out. Use the app to see how you’re doing without any jumpscares—you’ll thank me in the long run!

App type: varies for each bank

4. Apple Music

Music is life! Create playlists that pass the vibe check and play over 100 million songs, ad‑free. Did you know that you can get one month of Apple Music for free?

App type: mobile, TV and desktop

5. Grammarly

Don’t let a couple of typos stop you from smashing your assignments! Grammarly is a super helpful app that can detect errors and plagiarism and can even make suggestions! With Grammarly Premium, you can even use it to refine your writing and change the tone. Sold? Get 50% Off Grammarly Premium with UNiDAYS.

App type: mobile and desktop

6. Notion

If you want to get in your organised era, Notion is the app for you. It’s a productivity and note-taking app, perfect for uni life. With UNiDAYS, you can sign up to become a Campus Leader and receive a free education plus plan and free student-led organisation plan!

App type: mobile and desktop

7. Readly

Readly gives you access to over 6,000 magazines and newspapers in one app! From The Independent to TIME Magazine, you’ll be able to keep informed and entertained—you can even download titles so you can read them on the go! Enjoy 2 Months free + 15% Off your Readly subscription.

App type: mobile

8. Speechify

It’s a flex to use tools to make your life easier, and that’s where Speecify comes in! With Speecify, you can use the app to take a photo of any page, and it will read it to you! Choose from over 200 human voices, and read up to 4.5x faster—a win when you’re studying hard. You can even enjoy a 25% student discount!

App type: mobile and via Chrome extension

9. Sleep Cycle alarm clock

Waking up is a challenge any day of the week, but especially when you have a lecture/revision to do, so make sure you feel refreshed by using this sleep cycle alarm clock app. It will analyse your sleep and wake you up in your lightest sleep phase to avoid that groggy, ‘I hate everyone and everything’ kind of mood.

App type: mobile

10. Last but not least, UNiDAYS (obvs!)

Of course! With tons of amazing discounts from Apple and ASOS to M&S Food on the Move, you’d be a fool to miss out. And it’s free. You can get it here for your iPhone or here for Android devices.

App type: mobile

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