Cool Features of the Apple Watch for Foreign Students

With each new generation of the Apple Watch, smartwatch capabilities are expanding, which means different users can get from the watch what they need. With the appearance of the operating system watchOS 4 in 2021, most applications run directly on the watch, without being tied to the iPhone. Programs presented in the App Store, can significantly ease the life of ordinary user and even foreign student: for example, to help plan the day, leave a fast note, translate the text, and just cheer up. We suggest you the top apps for Apple Watch, in which we have collected the most interesting and useful additions.

Streaks

If you want to organize your life’s activities and events, this app is for you. Streaks is an original and very effective motivational app that helps you to form healthy habits and organize your daily routine. This application is as often used by students as BidForWriting, PhotoMath, Classroom, or any other service. Thanks to the many fine settings in the app, you can choose a unique visual representation, a precise date and time, or certain intervals of reminders. There are 6 main habit goals available (read a book, walk the dog, walk the required number of kilometers, etc.). The amount of goals is restricted so that the member can concentrate on them without being sidetracked by other things. Streaks works in combination with the Health app to establish physical activity goals. The data will be calculated automatically, and the program will show the results in a handy infographic.

Citymapper

One of the best free apps for navigating the city. It will be very useful for students who came to an unknown city to study. It displays data on the routes of urban transport: streetcars, buses, subway, etc. Citymapper will suggest the best way to move from point A to point B, tell which transport to use, how long to wait and how to get to a stop. The app will literally “guide” you along the route, indicating all the stops along the way. You can track the time of arrival of the desired route: notification of approaching transport will appear directly on the watch screen.

Even bike rental stations are marked in Citymapper. This function is especially relevant for students who actively use bicycles for rental, because it is cheap and relatively fast on short distances. There is integration with Uber cab. Another trick is weather forecasting at the waiting station. In general, a very convenient application for moving in large cities with an abundance of transport. Feedback from users is mostly positive, but some testify that the data on the arrival time of transport is not always displayed correctly.

App in the Air

This “personal assistant for air travel” with a catchy name does a lot of useful things. The app monitors your flight, gives you tips on how to stretch a stiff neck and shows you waiting times for boarding and security clearance. The Time Travel support, respectively, gives you up-to-date and timely flight information right on your smart watch screen, and lets you virtually navigate through it in time with the Digital Crown.

iTranslate Converse

An essential application if foreign student wants to communicate freely with locals. It allows quickly translate the words of the interlocutor as well as your own speech so that the foreigner understands you. Everything works very simply: first it is necessary to choose two languages in which the dialogue will be conducted, for example, English and German. Then you need to flip the watch to speak directly into the microphone, click on the screen, and start your speech. The app recognizes the language you speak, remembers everything you say, and translates it into the desired language when you take your finger off the screen. There are a total of 38 languages loaded in the app.

Currency

There are many apps for showing currency rates on the Apple Watch, but we chose Currency because it is fast and responsive. On your iPhone, you set the list of currencies you want to track and the order in which they should be shown. The changes are displayed almost instantly on your Apple Watch. Then you tap on the currency you want and type in the amount you want to convert and the data is immediately updated. What makes it even faster is that your main currency is shown to you first, as well as the next three in a given list.