iPhone owners have a quiet advantage here. The built-in apps are good enough that you might not need to download anything.
- Apple Reminders: lists per school, subtasks per document, due dates with alerts, syncs to Mac and iPad. Not fancy. Always there, which beats fancy. - Apple Notes: scan transcripts and certificates with the built-in scanner, pin a note per school, check things off as they upload. - Files: folders per university. Pair with the above and you have document tracking without installing a thing. - If the built-ins feel too simple: Microsoft To Do for cleaner task views, Trello for the board people, Notion for a real database in your pocket. - The one rule: one list per school, weekly Sunday review. The app that wins is the one you open without thinking.
ApplyCheck adds the layer built-ins lack: requirement data per program with missing-item flags and deadline push alerts, $4.99 one-time.