# Homework Tracker by Backpack — user reviews > 29 indexed App Store user reviews of Homework Tracker by Backpack by Adam Jessop, rated 4.60/5 from 100 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homework-tracker-by-backpack/id1482207446/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homework-tracker-by-backpack/id1482207446.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 74 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (9 of 29) ### 4/5 — Just a few bugs *2022-09-14* Absolutely love this app, been using it for a uear now and just recently when i add in new assignments my other assignments get copied? I have to exit the app for it to look ok again (for example when i have hw#1 and hw#2 due monday, and i add a new hw#3 for tuesday, my monday due date ends up having 2 hw#1s) ### 4/5 — Issue with the notifications/reminders *2021-08-27* This app is very helpful but it’s not giving my notifications of when I set the reminder for that assignment. I don’t know if that’s just my phone or not. **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you for the valuable feedback. Can you please send an email to backpack.homework.tracker@gmail.com so we can troubleshoot your concerns? ### 4/5 — Comparability *2021-07-18* While this app is incredibly useful, I feel as though this type of app would work best if you could sync it with a laptop or computer. It is still very cute and easy to use regardless. ### 4/5 — Awesome App, but not suited for everybody *2020-11-02* Because of the online school stress and workload, I started searching for a homework app. This app stood out, because it has a modern lay-out and a very user-friendly design. It has really cool options for reminders, colors, descriptions, classes, and so on. However, there are a few improvements needed. 1. You can only add assignments, not reminders or tasks. This is really a huge setback. You can’t add if you have a test on Monday that you need to study for. I always find myself writing reminders on sticky notes. It would be great to have this option. 2. There’s only one “assignment option”. Meaning that you can’t choose how important the assignment is, if it’s a project, and so on. 3. It automatically flips to portrait mode at the beginning. This is super annoying. Another thing is that a regular google calendar can do these things and more. This app should be more geared towards educationally purposes but STILL have those same features. Also, if you aren’t good about using something everyday, this might not be the app for you. I personally think you should try the app for a few days. If you update these things, I’ll give a five star rating, because this app is GREAT! I recommend this app! It’s great and helps me keep track of my work. **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you for your review and feedback! These are all great suggestions and I will be sure to include some of these in the upcoming update. If you have any other questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me at backpack.homework.tracker@gmail.com! Thank you! ### 4/5 — Really close to being perfect *2020-09-22* I just want to say that this app is exactly what I want out of a homework tracker. It’s a simple way to put my assignments on a calendar without having a ton of different options complicating the matter. I really like the fact I can just put my assignments down fairly quickly and simply. All that said there’s a few problems I have with the app. I really wish there was a way that I could view my classes and all the projects in them. In the app right now classes are all shown together on the calendar. I also wish there was a monthly calendar to let you see the month ahead of you, similar to apples calendar. It’s also sort of strange how you have to push in an assignment in order to mark it as completed. There’s also a few bugs that make the app sort of annoying to use. Like I’ll try to put down a time for an assignment and the scroll wheel with all the times will sometimes go back to what it was before. There’s been a few times that I’ve put down an assignment but it has the wrong time because it scrolled back without me realizing it. Overall the app is everything I want out of a homework app, but there’s a few small things that hold it back. At the end of the day the app is at least worth trying and is a pretty good homework app. ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2020-08-24* I have been searching for an app that will keep track of my homework without the hassle of taking 30 minutes just to enter my classes or constantly receiving ads or self promotions. This app is completely free with no ads, purchases, or subscriptions and it has a very clean interface and is very easy to use. It has really helped me organize my classwork and get my grades up. It takes about two minutes to set up, and adding an assignment takes 30 seconds or less. There are so many color options, you can add photos or notes, and there are no restrictions whatsoever. This app is super simple and you should get it!!! Promise im not a bot 😋 i just really recommend this app!! (Sorry for the long review) **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you for your comments and feedback. We highly value feedback like yours as it helps make Backpack that much better. We do strive to keep Backpack free (as it should be for students). Should you have any concerns or if you'd like to request a feature to help make Backpack better, you can email us at backpack.homework.tracker@gmail.com! ### 5/5 — Great app. Landscape? *2019-11-30* Fantastic app, exactly what I was looking for. Is there any way we can get landscape support? I use this on my iPad with keyboard and it would be perfect if it was landscape!! ### 5/5 — Very Good *2019-11-15, version 1.0* Well designed, good concept. ### 5/5 — Best thing ever. *2019-11-15, version 1.0* Nick DeBaise is a genius - Amanda ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App Issues *2025-01-17* The app was working fine before and I used it often….but now eveytime I try to use the app, my screen goes completely black. I’ve tried deleting it and reinstalling but that didn’t work…. **Developer response:** Hi! Can you please send an email to support@backpackapp.io with your information and account email? We'd like to assist! ### 1/5 — Major Issue—Past Assignments Disappear *2021-09-27* I’ve had this app for about a month now and was loving it to keep track of my homework. But tonight, I accidentally clicked remove all on all my overdue assignments, and it made them disappear. Now this was an unfortunate mistake on my part, but the issue lies in how when I went to check on my previous assignments from throughout September, I realized everything I put in was gone. The tabs that are supposed to contain “completed” assignments—as I’d been marking them—were empty. I tested it out to check. I made a new test assignment, made it overdue, then hit complete. It disappeared, and did not reappear in the complete section. I’m extremely frustrated because now I have no log of what I’ve done this past month, and I’m not sure what I have left to complete of that stuff that I needed to look back on. Therefore, I would not recommend this app any longer. **Developer response:** Hi! We are very sorry that this happened. We worked hard and have squashed this annoying bug. Completed assignments will no longer delete when overdue. We hope that you will give Backpack another try as we have added many new features that have made Backpack incredibly useful. Thank you for your feedback! - Nick ### 2/5 — Black screen? *2025-01-10* I’ve added three classes to my classes tab and when I go to click and view my classes the screen goes black and nothing else happens. I’ve shut off my phone and turned it back on, I’ve deleted and redownloaded the app. No matter what I try the black screen still appears when I try and access my classes. Otherwise a great app with a convenient and organized set up. I just paid for the year subscription so I’m disappointed I won’t be able to use it. **Developer response:** Hi, can you please reach out to support@backpackapp.io with the account that you are using? We'd love to assist! ### 2/5 — It’s a complicated app to use *2023-02-15* I signed in and the first thing I did was create my math routine but after you finish the first class it doesn’t show you where to go to add a new on and I noticed that the app has many features but no tutorial on how to use most of them. I need an app that is easy to use and is efficient because of my busy schedule. I also noticed that when you add an alarm it doesn’t show on the calendar which is the first thing you see when you open the app. I have only had the app for a day and already feel overwhelmed with how complicated it is to add a class and notification. I understand that this app may work for some people but if your looking for an app that is easy to use and understand this app is not something I recommend ### 3/5 — It’s good but not good *2024-02-20* The app is really good and nice to use but I cant even do anything, everything is behind a paywall the only thing I can do for free is make classes and I can’t even do anything with the classes for free. At this point just make the app pay to use it’s not possible to use without paying money ### 3/5 — Just needs a few more features *2022-10-24* This is a good app. But being unable to duplicate and delete assignments individually makes it practically unusable for me. If I have math assignments on Tuesdays and Thursdays every week but my professor gets sick and changes the due dates to Monday I can’t just select one assignment and change the date. If I am assigned multiple of the same thing. I can’t just duplicate the assignment instead having to type everything back down individually. ### 4/5 — Feature request *2025-01-04* It would be nice to add files like doc, markdown files, and pdfs to be added when I am adding an assignment. ### 4/5 — Its good but could be better *2024-12-11* The app is good but I think it could be better if you guys could add widgets to make sure how many assignments you have to ### 4/5 — Its good *2024-05-22* The app is good it gives me reminders a day earlier that i have homework but i think it could use widgets for iPhone ### 4/5 — great so far *2022-09-15, version 5.0.1* Apple watch support would be amazing! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The perfect app for University students *2023-10-23* I have been using this app for nearly over a year now and honestly it’s the best tracking up I have used. It has helped me keep up with all my uni assignments and quizzes especially with the reminder feature. The app is so easy to use, I can set all my assignments for different classes which is easy to differentiate. Compared to the other apps I have used this one has given me the best outcome in terms of keeping track of my assignments. ### 5/5 — thank youuu *2021-02-28* i just downloaded this app, and i can just tell it’s going to go ABOVE my expectations!!! (which are pretty high!) thank you for making this app, it’s going to be a huge help!!!! ### 5/5 — Great design *2021-02-02* Love it! Very simple but helpful. Kept me very organized. Love the option to change colors. ### 5/5 — Loved the all *2021-01-28* Pro tip turn notifications on it truly helps a lot ### 5/5 — Amazing *2021-01-26* Such a great app! it’s an app i never knew i needed till i downloaded it! you can set up multiple remind times to help you remind, organize classes and assignments with aesthetically pleasing colors! and it’s really easy to cross off that you got that assignment done! ### 5/5 — Just downloaded, already love it!! *2021-01-18* i’ve been searching for an app to help me organize my school work for a few weeks now and this is the best one i’ve found! it’s a pretty app, with a nice and efficient layout and it functions perfectly. i was also wanting an app that had a good variety in color options for classes, and this app has beautiful cool tone colors to choose from! i love it, good work on the app. ### 5/5 — love the app already *2020-11-09, version 2.1.2* love the app so much already but i think a very useful thing to add is widgets widgets has helped me a lot and this app would be even more amazing with them!!!! ### 5/5 — My favorite app *2020-10-06* This is by far the most easy and faster way to schedule your assignments. It’s simple and it helps a lot to get my work done in time. This is the best productivity app for school. ### 5/5 — A small suggestion *2020-08-28* I am really a big fan of this app but I have been wondering if you could link the app into an account so your work could be saved and synced through your devices. Would appreciate that greatly. **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you for your comments and valuable feedback. We take all feedback into consideration. Syncing across devices is a great feature and we are looking into it. We sadly do not have a roadmap for this feature quite yet, but we definitely can understand where this feature is handy. Feel free to email us at backpack.homework.tracker@gmail.com with any other feature requests or feedback! Again, thank you for your review and invaluable feedback! ### 5/5 — PERFECTION *2020-08-27* I used to struggle with organization because I never found a planner to fit my liking. I got to build my own planner with this app. I recommend schools use it. I recommend everyone uses it. I love it so much. This makes me a more confident student. I will definitely use this in the business world. **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you for your review! We are glad that Backpack is helping you become a better student as that is what we are here for. Should you have any questions, concerns or feedback, please email us at backpack.homework.tracker@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you regarding what we can do to make Backpack better. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*