A new Irish phone app has come onto the market and its aimed at Leaving Certificate students.

Developed by NUI Galway and in partnership with former information technology student Paul Herron, iPoints is designed to calculate leaving certificate points.

The free app has been launched ahead of Leaving Certificate results day on August 14^th.

“This app aims to simplify the point calculation process for students to relieve some of the stress of Leaving Cert’ results day” said its developer Paul.

The app calculates the number of points attained in each subject, and indicates the total. It also calculates 25 additional points to be added for Higher Maths if relevant, and allows for Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) scores to be included.

The app also gives students the option to share their results by text message, or through social media channels, such as Facebook and Twitter.

“New technology is continually shaping the way we live and manage our lives and the iPoints points calculator is another useful tool in our increasingly hectic lives, and as every Leaving Cert’ student knows, results day is very hectic indeed” said Stephen O’Dea, Admissions Officer at NUI Galway.

“As NUI Galway has a well established reputation in software development, the app’s benefits to all Leaving Cert’ students, is a compelling indicator of what can be achieved in third level education.”

NUI Galway is the only third level institution to offer a points calculator app to students.

You can find it here for download through the iTunes store.

If if you don't have a phone to download the app you can always go back to using the old school calculator.