Dropbox

Sharing notes and media files without bursting your e-mail at the seams is easy with the Dropbox app. When you sign up, you get 2GB of storage for free, which you can use to share anything from lecture notes to photos and e-books. You can access the Dropbox app from every platform as well as using web access.

iStudiez Pro

This handy app allows you to create a schedule of lectures, studies, tutorials and assignments. Using iStudiez Pro, you can also set alarms for each of your tasks. That way, you can make sure that you will not be late for class or miss an assignment deadline.

Paper by FiftyThree

Perfect for visual learners, Paper by FiftyThree allows you to sketch and outline projects, doodle notes and create diagrams. And if you’re suddenly hit with inspiration, just take out your tablet and draw your ideas.

Dragon Dictation

What Paper by FiftyThree does visually, Dragon Dictation does with sound. If you want to remember something but don’t have anything on which to write, just take out your mobile, fire up Dragon Dictation and it will write down whatever you say. The developers say that it is 99 per cent accurate. Moreover, with this voice-recognition app, you can also write e-mails with it and update your Facebook profile.

Examtime

Exams are coming up and you’re in a panic to start revising. Examtime will help you draw up a revision timetable. Moreover, Examtime is a good revision assistant as it offers great features like mind-maps, flashcards, notes and quizzes.

Khan Academy

Everyone has a different method for studying, revising and learning. Some of us like to doodle notes while others record lectures and then transcribe them. If your preferred method is learning by watching videos, then Khan Academy app is right up your study street. The app gives you access to thousands of educational videos, ranging from arts and humanities to maths and science. The app also supports offline viewing.

Evernote

If you need help in organising your student life, then Evernote is the app for you. Using Evernote, you can organise anything from to-do lists to lecture notes. Accessible from phone, laptop and tablet, Evernote works with various file formats, which means that you can save your notes and lists in text, image, audio and web links.

Toshi Finance

This app isn’t exactly new: however, it is still one of the best finance apps around. Toshi Finance helps those students who are on a budget (which students aren’t?) to keep track of their expenses and calculate how much money they have left from their monthly budget. You can also divide your finances into expenses and income.

Wunderlist

Remembering everything you need to do can be a mammoth task. Wunderlist jogs your memory by organising your tasks, lists and due dates. You can also organise your lists according to project: then share your lists and tasks with friends or with your study group.

Genius Scan

Dragging your scanner with you wherever you go isn’t exactly a practical solution. Enter Genius Scan, a nifty little app with which you can scan documents on the fly. You can then share and send your scans through the app itself.