Studious vs Homework Pal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Studious
Organize your homework, exams, and courses with this intuitive planner. Get reminders for due dates and upcoming tests, and easily manage your academic schedule. Features include document scanning, calendar views, and professor contact management.
- Homework and exam organization
- Due date reminders
- Course tracking
- Calendar view for assignments
- Document scanning and printing
- Professor contact management
Read full descriptionHide full description
Studious is an intuitive homework planner that helps students organize their homework and exams in pursuit of improving their organization and time management. With the help of Studious, you'll be reminded of when your assignments are due and if your exams are approaching. Studious also allows you to send emails* to professors and take notes. With the help of Studious, achieving your maximum potential will become more tangible. Features: - Scan documents and print them straight from your phone! - View your assignments and exams on a calendar. - Studious saves your homework assignments, and exams and organizes them by their due dates in order to help you better be prepared for what's up next. - Studious also has the ability to keep track of your courses. You can add, and edit courses to your liking, as well as the ability to specify the days you go to a particular class. You can also track the assignments and exams for that particular class by tapping and holding a specific course. - Studious will also remind you of when you assignments are due and when your exams are coming up close. - Save your professors contact information including office hours and email in order to quickly contact them through the app. * Email feature requires that you have your email account setup on your iPhone using Apple's email app. Third party apps haven't been tested yet, but they will be very soon. Credits: Mustaf Ahmed - Graphic Designer and Visionary Guled Ahmed - Developer and CEO Never miss an assignment again! :D
Homework Pal
Easily manage your schoolwork with this straightforward assignment tracker. Organize upcoming due dates, create assignments and courses, and view all assignment details at a glance. Color-coded courses help you stay on top of your studies.
- Overview of upcoming assignment due dates
- Create assignments and courses
- Color-coded courses
- Edit assignments and courses
- Mark assignments as done
Read full descriptionHide full description
Keeping track of school assignments shouldn't be hard. Keep it simple with Homework Pal. Features: * Overview of upcoming assignment due dates. * Create assignments and courses. * Stunning list of assignments. * View all details of assignment. * Color coded courses. Assignments: * Create assignments and assign a course. * Edit course or date at any time. * Mark assignment done by tapping on the checkmark. Courses: * Create courses and pick a color. * Edit notes or color at any time. ** Created for students by a student! **
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Homework Pal at 4.8 against Studious's 2.4. Homework Pal also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 9). Studious's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Homework Pal holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Homework Pal has 1.3K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Studious's written reviews are positive against 83% of Homework Pal's.
Studious ships an update monthly, Homework Pal weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Studious | Homework Pal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 83.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guled Ahmed | Chris Houston |
Customer experience
Studious
Homework Pal
Bugs and requests
Studious
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Homework Pal
Reported bugs
3 issues- White text on white background in dark mode
- Assignments disappearing after app updates
- Unable to edit due dates for existing assignments
Requested features
4 requests- Add calendar view and scheduling options
- Implement recurring assignments and reminders
- Allow users to select preferred week start day
- Add option to view assignments by class or due date
In-app purchases
Studious
No in-app purchases
Homework Pal
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Studious free?
Is Homework Pal free?
Which has better reviews, Studious or Homework Pal?
Do Studious or Homework Pal have ads?
Which is updated more often, Studious or Homework Pal?
Other comparisons
