# GradStrat — Optimise your academic journey

> Optimise your academic journey (iPhone/iPad app by James Faulkner.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gradstrat/id6670502099 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [James Faulkner](https://appshunter.io/developer/1766572409)
- Category: Education, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 64 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2025-03-20
- Data updated: 2026-05-18
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gradstrat/id6670502099/reviews.md

## What is GradStrat?

GradStrat: Optimise Your Academic Journey

***GradStrat currently only supports students at the University of Portsmouth***

GradStrat is your go-to academic planning tool, designed to make tracking grades and planning assessments easier than ever. With just a few taps, you can select your course, and GradStrat will automatically pre-fill all your assessments, giving you a clear overview of your academic progress and the path to your goals.

Why GradStrat?
• Effortless Setup: Simply choose your course, and the app auto-generates your entire assessment structure - no manual input required!
• Track Your Grades: Enter your grades as you receive them and instantly see your progress across all assessments.
• Predictive Insights: Get real-time stats on your performance and predictions for your final grades.
• Simple and Intuitive: Designed with ease of use in mind, GradStrat helps you stay focused on your studies, not on complicated software.

Features
- Track your grades for all assessments.
- Personalised course structure built automatically.
- Visualise your progress and receive predictive stats based on your performance.
- Easy-to-use interface with detailed insights to guide your academic planning.
- Detailed insights and predictions across all areas of your course.
- Integrated feedback system to make shaping the future GradStrat even easier.
- New features planned over the coming months...

Whether you're striving for top marks or just want to keep track of your progress, GradStrat provides a streamlined experience to help you succeed academically.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.3 — 2026-04-27

Minor tweaks and bug fixes, including:
- Fixed some issues with Mechanical Engineering modules.
- Corrected L4 Software Engineering modules for the 2025-26 year.

### 1.2.2 — 2025-10-22

Minor tweaks and bug fixes, including:
- Fixed a bug preventing assessments with a 100% weighting from saving.
- Adjusted the GPA calculation algorithm to correctly reflect UoP guidelines.
- Added support for pass/fail assessments.
- Tweaked sign-up course searching to better handle a wide selection of courses.
- Mandated the use of student emails for new accounts.
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

### 1.2.1 — 2025-09-24

A few tweaks and bug fixes, most notably:
- Fixed a bug that caused a crash when opening certain assessments.
- Fixed a bug that prevented data saving correctly after adding a placement year.

### 1.2.0 — 2025-09-18

Fresh for the upcoming academic year, GradStrat has been upgraded to include the following features:

• Placement year support
• Support for new academic year data - this will be reflected in new and existing accounts when available
• Expansion beyond the School of Computing, with the ability to request new courses on sign-up
• Tweaks to the overall results algorithms, inline with the updated University of Portsmouth academic regulations

Other tweaks and fixes have also been implemented behind the scenes. As always, user feedback is encouraged as your contributions will help shape the future of GradStrat!

### 1.1.5 — 2025-08-07

Minor tweaks in the background to prepare for some upcoming content.

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