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Shovel - Study Planner app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 448 ratings )
Productivity Education
Developer: How To Study Smart, LLC
Free
Current version: 3.0.3, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 22 Jul 2019
App size: 33.3 Mb

Become a STRESS-FREE student with TIME-BLOCKING.

Shovel is a unique study planner that will help you build a solid foundation for life.

Shovel is the only study planner that will tell you if you can get every task done on time. And warns you if you cant, so that you can adjust your schedule in advance.

SHOVEL FEATURES:

TIMEBOXING
• Plan exactly WHAT task you will work on, WHEN, and for HOW LONG.

TIME CUSHION
• Available Study Time - Time Needed for a task = knowing if you have enough time to get your task done. Shovel calculates this continuously, for every task, throughout your entire semester.

THE PILE
• Every task from every syllabus in one place 
• Real-time information on every task
• Time you Have
• Time you Need
• Time Cushion

YOUR IDEAL SCHEDULE
• Build your dream week. Block out the times when you’re busy, including Me-Time for fun and personal activities and see how it affects your study schedule going forward. Shovel will tell you if you can do it all, or if you need to adjust your plan.

ROTATING CLASS SCHEDULE
• Create events that repeat every XX weeks with ease.

DETAILED TASK MANAGEMENT
• Know how long each reading will take (we do the math for you!)
• Estimate how long to study for each exam
• Estimate how long you need for each assignment
• See how changes affect your future study time
• Track your progress on every task
• Move tasks to Completed or Do-Later
• Adjust on the go

PLANNER ON STEROIDS
• Assign tasks to specific study times
• Know how long you’ll work on each task and when
• See which tasks you haven’t planned or how much of a task you haven’t planned yet

TIMELINE OF EVERY DAY
• See how you use every minute
• Classes, Activities, Meals, Me Time, and Events
• Even the time you spend walking to and from
• Unplanned Study Times
• Planned Study Times (with the tasks you plan on doing)

NOTIFICATIONS
• Never miss a beat. Get notified about the things you have to do and make sure you record the things youve done.

TIME EVERYTHING
• Use build-in timer to track time spent on each task

WEIGHTED GRADES
• Know how youre doing in each class by putting in your grades properly weighted based on your grading rubric

CREATE
• Tasks
• Weekly commitments
• Events

ADJUST ON THE GO
• Adjust time needed based on your progress
• Adjust estimated reading times with one click and instantly see how it affects your schedule
• Adjust anything in your schedule

COLLEGE IN YOUR POCKET
• Your entire semester at your fingertips

With Shovel, there are no surprises. You’ll be in complete control of your studies. You’ll know what’s next, how long it will take, if you have time to get it done ,and when you’ll get it done.

Get organized and become the best student you can be.


*** REQUIRES SETUP IN WEB APP FIRST***

Because college syllabi have a lot of information, the fastest way for you to get started is to set everything up on your laptop in the Shovel web-app. Sign up at:

https://shovelapp.io

*** QUESTIONS***
Go to our website https://shovelapp.io and use the chat. Well be more than happy to help.