If you're a student, you’ll find that it’s that time of year again: exams season. It's tough and a tad depressing, but in order to succeed, you need to do plenty of revision - without procrastinating or falling asleep.

1. Free Gcse Revision Podcasts For Android Phone

However, that doesn't necessarily visiting your local library to get hold of some dusty, old books.

‎Twitter: @GCSEHistoryPod Produced by History teachers working in the far North, these podcasts are designed to prepare you for your GCSE History exam, with a particular focus on the AQA Course. Most episodes are solo affairs by Mr W but watch out for the special essay argument episodes where you. Don't forget the GCSE revision material on frenchteacher.net of course! How could you? As far as apps for students are concerned, I would suggest the Cramit one, Memrise and Learn French which is pretty good for vocabulary. For Android devices try the Learn French Vocabulary Free.

Instead, you can make things easier and get those As by making the most of these awesome apps. They’re just sitting there, waiting to be downloaded, after all.

Revision App (Android and iOS, free)

Perhaps the most appropriately named revision app out there is, indeed, the Revision App. It sports over a million revision notes, flashcards and quizzes covering a wide variety of subjects from the GCSE and AS/A-level syllabuses.

What’s great about the app is the fact that you can tailour it to your needs and study level. For example, you’re able to choose the subjects you’re studying and create individual revision cards with video, text or audio. These can then be saved for future revision sessions and sent to friends for group studies.

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Remember the Milk (Android and iOS, free)

One of the frustrations of revision is making sure you actually revise and don’t end up procrastinating. If you find that you fall in into this category, don’t worry, as Remember the Milk has your back.

Using it, you can add and complete revision notes and lists while you’re out and about and have them sync up to your computer, ready for when you get home. You can prioritise your favourite items and set reminders, too. If you do the latter, you’ll receive an SMS or an email telling you to get to work.

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iMindMap (Android and iOS, free)

The way you revise very much depends on you, as a person, and your preferences. Many prefer to record their notes in the form of mindmaps, which is particularly common for those with Dyslexia. iMindMap digitises this classic revision method.

With the app, you can create mindmaps using its built-in sketch tool and digital add-ons - including some snazzy freehand branches. You can even record audio notes and have them to sync to the cloud so you can access your creations from multiple devices.

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Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation (Android and iOS, £8.49)

If you’re studying English or any other linguistic-based subject, your teacher may be pushing you to revise highly complex grammatical terms. Or you may just be looking to brush up on your punctuation and writing skills.

Never fear, as the Oxford Press’s A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation app is here to help. It has over 250 grammar-themed questions with answers, as well as descriptions of what certain linguistic terms mean. You’ll be a grammar geek in no time.

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Exam Countdown (iOS, free)

Having a pile of exams just around the corner is never a nice feeling, but you can’t avoid them. And making sure you have their dates all noted down neatly is crucial, as you wouldn’t want to end up missing one and getting a dud grade.

Exam Countdown is perfect for making sure this doesn’t happen. You can use the app to store all your key exam and test dates in one place and can colour code them as well. Once you’ve done this, you’ll get a countdown note beside each app.

Penultimate (iOS, free)

When it comes to exams and studying, you can’t wipe out the bane of having to take down a ton of notes. Why not digitise this? You can do so with Evernote Penultimate.

It makes note taking easier because once you’ve taken down notes or doodles while in the classroom, you have the ability to access them on your computer at home. All you really need to ensure the experience is crisp and as it should be is a good stylus.

Dropbox (Android and iOS, free)

Many of the apps outlined in this article sport cloud-based features to ensure your documents are made accessible on all your devices. But that doesn’t make them Cloud-based apps alone; they’re minor fragments of what’s out there.

Dropbox has to be one of the best. You get 2GB of storage upon signing up, which you can use to store your all-important documents, images, videos and other multimedia. If you run out of space, you’re able to upgrade to a premium subscription.

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GCSE Maths: Revision Questions (iOS, free)

Maths is one of those subjects: you either love or hate it. But you can’t live a life without knowing how to count and your basic times tables.

This app will help you revise for the subject - but in a fun and interactive way. Basically, you get given random questions and have to answer them based on the knowledge you would have built up at school. There are 250 provided free, but you have the ability to access more through in-app purchases.

Clippet (Android and iOS, free)

It’s amazing how well educated you can become by simply reading a newspaper or accessing a news app every day. While this may be the case, not everyone has the time to do so, which is a shame.

Clippet is worth considering, if you agree. Every morning, the app delivers 10 news stories in the form of ‘Clippets’. These last for around 60 seconds, making keeping updated with what’s happening in the world concise.

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Google Documents (Android and iOS, free)

Microsoft Word is one of the most popular and most powerful word processing packages out there. But it doesn’t come cheap, costing around £60 in the UK.

You needn’t threat, though. Google Documents is just as good. You’re able to write up documents on the go, and they’ll save automatically. Also, you can format your text and spell check it. And you shouldn’t have any problems finding your way around the interface.

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