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Shovel - Study Planner

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Education Free James Siverts iPhone, iPad, iPod

This mobile app is an extension of the most powerful study planner on the planet.

Shovel is the only study planner that will tell you if you can get every task done on time. And warns you if you can't, so that you can adjust your schedule in advance.

SHOVEL FEATURES:

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 yet 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 you've done.

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

WEIGHTED GRADES
• Know how you're 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://howtostudyincollege.com/shovel-study-planner/

*** QUESTIONS***
Go to our website https://howtostudyincollege.com and use the chat. We'll be more than happy to help.

Reviews

Best Planner EVER!!!
Allawe27

Simply put, the best planner I have ever used in my life. I totally understand that the app is still new and they are working on additional features. It's well worth the 10 bucks, although the app is free to see your web version of the planner!


Can’t even get it set up
Holycricket

I created an account then was told it didn’t work on mobile devices. So I downloaded the iOS app and it didn’t recognize the password I had set up on the site. I finally got my password reset and was told I can’t use it unless I set it up on the web. For the love of god, never mind! I’ll do something else!


So helpful & efficient
maggielaryssa

I love this planner. It is almost a combination of google calendar & calendar on your iPhone, but it is specifically for college. It helps me plan out and balance studying, work, and classes, as well as helping me see if I have time to go out.


OK
mattchewstew

this app has a great interface and layout, and i love using it. but my only problem is that the ability to add and modify my calendar from my phone is locked behind a paywall. once again, this app is great and all, but opening my laptop every time i want to add an assignment or input anything is kind of frustrating.


Amazing
isuckatmakinguprandomnames

The planner is amazing. Found them on insta because my friend tagged me in their post about college books. Found out about the app from there. Set it up on my computer with as much details I have available right now. Then downloaded on my phone and paid for the full version. Only thing is that I don’t think it sends notifications to my phone because it never asked me if I want to enable notifications and it won’t show up in my notification settings. Maybe it will once I start my first day of classes. But so far this planner is so detailed and thorough, I love it.


Very good app with very responsive developers.
Genericappreviewer

The developers responded very quickly to a question I had regarding the app. It seems to be in its early stages but has been great so far with lots of potential for the future. They also have an amazing YouTube channel that gives tutorials so make sure to check that out.


Great just missing one piece of the puzzle...
Josgriff11

If this app had notifications and a widget for iOS then this would be amazing. I am a paid purchaser and must say that even without the notifications it is worth every penny of it. I like the ease of you and simple, clean design. This app should be mandatory for every college student.


Absolutely LOVE! So efficient!
C.S.Bridges

Found it through an ad! So excited to use the app. I noticed if you set an event on the app that continues for multiple days, the event only appears on the first day but not the others. Hopefully that can be fixed, all else is wonderful ?


I found the best college study app ever
Spurgeon3986

I cannot remember how I came across this but I am so glad I did! The layout is awesome, the app never fails to show exactly what the web site shows, and all of my tasks are getting done because of it! It’s fantastic for college students like myself! My only wish is that I could send everything over to Google calendar, even if it was a separate calendar that I had to select to view. My work schedules me through Google and I still tend to place appointments there out of habit and it would be wonderful to say “yes, I can be there” or “no, I can’t” by just opening one app. Maybe in the future. Thanks for a great app/web site!


please fix my beloved shovel...
relic90

this app is really a lovely companion to the website (which is incredible!) but the past few days the app has been completely blank! i apparently have no tasks, i can't view my agenda, and i dont have the option to pay for the full version. when i tried to log out to refresh the app, the logout button didn't work.... shovel team, i love you guys—please help!


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