The highest-rated apps for students overall

Monday, December 11, 2023

Whether you are a fresh first-year undergraduate approaching your first exam period or a seasoned master's student, the Uswitch.com mobiles team has dived into review data to reveal the highest-rated apps for students in 2023.

 

Rank

App

Category

Play Store Reviews

Play Store Rating

App Store Reviews

App Store Rating

Weighted Average

1

Trainline

Saving

188,000

4.8

252,684

4.9

4.88

2

Unidays

Savings

12,300

4.3

423,030

4.8

4.81

3

Monzo

Banking

111,000

4.7

156,157

4.9

4.80

3

Chase

Banking

56,600

4.8

2,046

4.8

4.80

3

Citymapper

Tools

238,000

4.8

146,733

4.8

4.80

6

Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit

Lifestyle

33,600

4.7

186,447

4.8

4.79

7

Kroo

Banking

2,510

4.4

7,963

4.8

4.71

8

Forest

Study

600,000

4.7

15,935

4.8

4.70

8

Headspace

Tools

299,000

4.6

337,415

4.8

4.70

10

Plum

Banking

29,800

4.6

51,624

4.7

4.66
 
1. Trainline
From commutes to the lecture theatres, trips home to visit the family, or travelling between cities to visit mates, students can rack up travel costs quickly. Thankfully, Trainline is a great app that allows users to find the cheapest train tickets for any journey. The app is super user-friendly and even shows you how busy each trip is, tracks price changes, and provides real-time updates. 
 
2. Unidays
Unidays is a discount app available free to students everywhere. The app works like most discount apps; however, the focus is on exclusive student discounts and deals. Once you verify your student status on the app, you'll be able to find offers on everything from food and clothing to tech and experiences. Unidays pools a variety of student offers and discounts into one place and lets you browse to see what's available or search specific brands or products.
 
3. Monzo
Monzo is a fully digital bank. Their accounts offer helpful features, including in-credit interest, overdrafts, and fee-free spending abroad. Other useful features include real-time notifications whenever you spend, savings pots that are added to by rounding up every purchase, and a bill-splitting feature to share the cost of dinners out with your mates. 

 

Further Study Insights: 

  • The highest-rated app for studying is Forest. For students who are easily distracted by their phones when they study, Forest is the solution you've been looking for. Forest works by having you plant a tree in your virtual "forest".  The more you study, the more trees you can collect and build up your forest.
  • The highest-rated organisation app is Asana. The app helps you manage, track, and organise your work. Asana's dashboard instantly shows you your most important and time-sensitive tasks while showing each deadline at a glance.