Many apps students use are entertainment related, such as for TV channels, social media, and sports. However, there are a plethora of apps that can make the lives of many students easier as well. These apps do not relate to the high school or university you attend, but can be used for daily life or informational purposes. Practical apps ease the stressful life of being a student in high school or college. Here are eight helpful apps that you should consider for your phone:

Shazam

Life as a student is difficult enough, but music is arguably the best technique to help cope with stress or restore focus when working on noteworthy assignments or projects. Music can also help increase your energy. If you have ever heard a great song playing on TV, the radio, or anywhere else, and you do not know the name of it, but you know you need to have it on your Spotify or Apple Music, you are in luck. Instead of being the one that got away, Shazam can pinpoint the name of any song you are listening to by simply pressing the Shazam button. If you Shazam close enough to the source from which the song is playing, the app will name that catchy song so you can instantly get it on your playlist. Shazam also keeps a history list of all the songs you tried to discover.

Hopper

Whether you are looking for a vacation with friends, family, or are simply planning to fly home for college, consult Hopper. Hopper gives detailed information on flights and shows a calendar view of flight prices between two cities for up to 10 months in advance. When you initially search your flight dates, the calendar is color coded, and the colors represent a price range for the flights on any specific day. Hopper is very detailed and once you enter the dates for the trip, the app gives a time range for whether the tickets are worth buying right away or by a certain date.

FlightView

Once your flight is booked after the advice from Hopper, FlightView makes life easier right before the flight as it provides information about flight status, weather, gate number, any delays, and even provides map of the route you are traveling. FlightView makes the flying process smooth.

Indeed

Whether looking for a part time summer job, internship, full time job, or online work, Indeed is a job search platform that lists all potential job options. What is great about Indeed is that any type of job can be searched whether it’s a culture writer, entry level engineering, or marketing. Even if the direct job title you searched for does not appear, similar titles are shown.

RE.minder

RE.minder is one of the best apps to organize your day or set reminders far in advance. This app is simple as you set a reminder and it will alert you at the time you set it. This way, forgetfulness is not an option, as you can pay rent, return textbooks, buy something, and meet academic deadlines. The app allows reminders for at least two years in advance.

GasBuddy

Gas prices fluctuate by the day, and sometimes reach highs that are absurd. If you are running out of gas in your car, GasBuddy will provide a list and map of prices at the nearest gas stations to you. Users of the app mostly post the prices of gas stations on the lists. If you are driving back from school with little gas, GasBuddy will streamline the frantic search for a gas station and list where the gas is cheapest as well as pinpoint the closest station.

GroupMe

GroupMe is up and coming, as many groups for projects or even family members use this app to keep in touch. This is a convenient way to have a group chat instead of always resorting to text messages. GroupMe allows group chat profile pictures, your own profile picture, uploads of photos from a camera roll, and allows users to create polls to ask questions.

IMDb

IMDb is entertainment central, as it provides info about upcoming movies, episode premieres, theater showtimes, and allows you to search for any short film, film, TV show, and actor. The information is very detailed and you can certainly find something to watch on your downtime by simply scrolling through the app. Summaries, cast, user ratings, and other details are provided for shows and films.

The endless bustle of life in high school or college can be difficult at times with homework, projects, work, friends, and extracurricular activities. However, these apps can help contribute to a smooth, daily flow in your life and create a perfect melody that you may even have to Shazam.