Life as a college student is busy. To keep on top of things in your life, check on these 9 apps that will help you manage money, stay healthy, and travel smarter. These apps are also all free!

1. Mint

Mint is a great budgeting tool for college students. You can link your cards and accounts so that your transactions will show up. Then, you can categorize your purchases and the app will show you how you are allocating money. It's helpful when beginning to understand budgeting patterns.

2. GasBuddy

GasBuddy is the greatest. It lets you find the cheapest gas near you. You can set the zip code in which you want to look and it lets you know the range of gas prices near you and in other cities. You can also get a gas price prediction and see when is the best time to fill up. There are sometimes even drawings for free gas money and rewards for inviting friends to set up accounts!

3. LinkedIn

LinkedIn is such a great tool to network and connects with people. You can share experiences and skills while keeping an eye out for openings at your dream employer. It's basically a professional social networking tool, and you can access it through the app on your phone. Keep on top of connections with contacts in an easy way!

4. Venmo

Venmo makes it so easy to split the restaurant bill or rent payment between friends without having to worry about paying each other cash. Simply link your bank account to the app and send money to friends with no hassle.

5. BBC News

In this time, we all need a reliable and credible news source we can trust. BBC is one of the best news sources that provide a wide range of coverage with a fairly in-depth look at what is going on. It's worth having the app on your phone to keep on top of what is actually happening in the world.

6. Planner Pro

Planner Pro is a great app if you like to keep track of everything you have to do and your schedule in one place. Planner Pro lets you make notes of what you have going on, categorize different meetings and appointments, and even keep a to-do list along with it. It's a great planning tool that lets you access your life all in one place.

7. Hopper

Are you looking to travel soon? Hopper is a great app that lets you plug in potential flight plans and dates to predict when the best time to purchase your plane ticket. It will tell you to wait to purchase and when to jump on the price! You can "watch" multiple trips at a time. It's worth looking into, especially if you have to fly home from college often or are looking to book a major ticket to go study abroad.

8. Dubsmash

Dubsmash provides hours of entertainment and friend bonding. Finding voice recordings from your favorite movies and shows and taking videos of yourself acting out the scenarios with your friends makes for hours of laughter and stress relief.

9. My Water Balance

Need to drink more water? This app lets you enter your weight and tells you how much water you should be drinking. It keeps track of what percentage of water you drink each day and reminds you to drink more if you haven't updated it in a while. You can even tell the app when you've had other drinks and certain foods besides water and it will keep track of your water intake.

These are helpful, free apps that keep you managing life in college. With these apps, you can spend less time worrying about money, planning, and health, and stay driven toward everything you want to accomplish.