Look for apps that help you procrastinate, and you’ll find countless options. But what about apps that help you be productive? Here’s a list of apps to help you stay on track at Boise State… And then some procrastination ones too.
Essentials
Boise State Mobile App
Download the Boise State Mobile app to keep up with classes, events and student life:
- View your classes, Canvas assignments, and grades
- Scan your phone instead of your Bronco Card at University Dining locations
- Customize your student news feed
- Stream University Pulse and Boise State Public Radio
Get the Boise State app for Apple devices
Get the Boise State app for Android devices
Canvas
This one goes without saying. Many, many courses require Canvas, so make sure to install the native Canvas app.
Learn Canvas, login, and download here
Google Workspace
From email to documents to collaborating with students and professors, Google Workspace apps are must-have.
You don’t need to log in through myBoiseState every time you want to check your BroncoMail, you can sign into our student account right from the Gmail app. The same goes for all the other Google apps too. Learn how to configure your device for Gmail and Google Workspace here.
Google Workspace apps include Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, Calendar, and Keep.
Bronco Athletics
Stay up-to-date on sports content, see the game day schedule, purchase tickets and more. It’s mobile Bronco Spirit
Download Broncos Athletics app
Productivity
Trello
This is a free task management app. Collaborate with others or simply use it as a to-do list. The possibilities are endless.
Slack
Slack is a free communication tool with different threads, channels and direct messages. It’s ideal for communicating with lots of people.
Google Drive
Part of having a student email address at Boise State is using Google Drive for data storage. Back up your projects on the cloud!
Google Tasks
Never forget to do something again. This seamlessly integrates with Google Calendar and Gmail, so you can always stay on track.
Education
Quizlet
Free flash cards. Search for your subject and chances are someone has already built flashcards that can help you memorize things. If not, make them yourself!
Wolfram Alpha
Google for math people. It will show you graphs, data, answers to equations, everything you could possibly want to know and more than you probably bargained for.
LinkedIn Learning (Formerly Lynda.com)
If you have a Boise Public Library card (which you totally should if you can) you should have access to LinkedIn Learning for free. It’s a great learning tool with online courses in just about any subject you’re curious about. If you don’t have a library card, you can take some courses for free from LinkedIn.
Duolingo
Free language learning app. Fun fact: Duolingo comes from the same founder that brought you CAPTCHA/reCAPTCHA.
Kahoot!
Create or play quizzes alone or with friends or in your class.
CamScanner
Need to quickly scan a document to a PDF but don’t have access or are too lazy to find a scanner? Just point your camera at the document and you’ll be surprised at how well this works to digify documents.
Social
LinkedIn is a great app to set up your portfolio, connect and network with people in your field or interests and cruise for jobs. Many recruiters are using LinkedIn more and more.
Follow us, our stories are pretty awesome (@boisestateuniversity).
Finance
Venmo
Easily pay your roommate for that box of mac n’ cheese you “borrowed.”
GoodBudget
Practice managing your finances with the help of a user-friendly budgeting app.
Transportation and Safety
Ride Systems
Track the Bronco Shuttle with an interactive map and wait times so you can catch a ride to your next campus or downtown destination.
Escooters
Lime, Bird, Spin – wear a helmet.
ParkMobile
If you park downtown and don’t have any quarters, you can pay for your parking at a lot of locations using this app.
Social Bicycles “Boise Greenbike”
It’s like an Escooter, but you sit down and exercise while doing it.
Hopper
If you need to plan a flight, put your flight dates and the app will predict when the price will hit the lowest. Don’t buy too early, don’t buy too late.
Rave Guardian
Call public safety and send a safety tip with the tap of a button. Even notify guardians when walking through campus or downtown.
Wellness
Libby
Use your library card and you can read thousands of ebooks or listen to thousands of audiobooks for free.
Trailforks
Never get lost in the foothills (or any marked trail) again with this interactive trail app that you don’t need cellphone reception for. You can download all of any state’s trails for offline viewing for free.
MyFitnessPal
A popular food diary/activity tracker. It pairs with many other fitness apps and smart scales too.
Strava
Log your run or bike ride, and compete against your own time or other people that have done the same route as you.