Comparison

Study Manager vs My Student Planner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Study Manager

Organize your academic life with this planner app. Create courses, build schedules, and manage tasks with deadline reminders. Syncs across Apple devices and offers interactive widgets for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Create and customize courses
  • Build and share timetables
  • Add and track tasks with deadlines
  • Receive notification reminders
  • Cloud synchronization across Apple devices
  • Interactive iOS 17 widgets
Features
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Intuitively organize your studies, and stay more mindful and in control as you complete the courses with the Study Manager app. Use our helpful scheduling tools to organize courses/classes/subjects, timetables, and tasks related to each course. Beautifully. And across all your Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Watch. ◆ CREATE COURSES Add a short name, full name, notes, and teacher, and customize the color of the course on the Study Manager app. Create a full course list and make it beautiful. ◆ MAKE TIMETABLE Add lessons related to each course and add location, start and end time, days, repetition, and notifications. See and edit the schedule at any time, and also share it with other students. ◆ ADD TASKS Create tasks related to any subject and put task name, notes, and deadline. This can be related to homework, projects, assignment activities, and more. Track the task completion project as well. ◆ CLOUD SYNC Study Manager allows seamless iCloud synchronization among Apple devices iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, MacOS, and VisionOS. Don’t be tied to one device! ◆ INTERACTIVE WIDGETS Study Manager is optimized for the latest interactive widgets available in iOS 17 to boost productivity and intuitiveness. ◆ STUDY MANAGER FEATURES: - create courses - add lessons related to each course (pick time, days) - check, edit, and share your timetable - add tasks related to each course - get notification reminders for lessons or task deadline - iCloud syncing - iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, MacOS, and VisionOS support - iOS 17 widget support Study Manager makes school or college life just a bit easier. ► Download and try for free to easily create and follow your study schedule! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

My Student Planner

Organize your academic life with this intuitive planner. Track classes, assignments, and deadlines with customizable reminders to ensure you never miss a due date. Quickly add new tasks and view your schedule at a glance.

Highlights
  • Weekly timetables
  • Configurable assignment reminders
  • Quickly add classes and tasks
  • View and sort assignments
  • Never miss an assignment
Features
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My Student Planner makes it easy to keep track of all your classes and tasks and its reminders mean you'll never miss an another assignment. • Weekly timetables let you see all your upcoming assignments and classes at a glance. • Configurable assignment reminders so you don't let any assignments slip by. • Add new classes and tasks quickly and get set up in no time. • Easily view and sort your assignments to stay on top of your workload. If you're a student looking for a simple, intuitive, and easy to use school planner app then this is the one for you!

Screenshots

Study Manager4 screens
My Student Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Student Planner at 4.5 against Study Manager's 3.4. My Student Planner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (81% vs 63%). Study Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Study Manager sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. My Student Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Student Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Student Planner has 62 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Study Manager's written reviews are positive against 81% of My Student Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Study Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, My Student Planner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Study Manager versus My Student Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudy ManagerMy Student Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.5 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews80.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings562 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScalar TechnologiesJosh Lehman

Customer experience

Study Manager

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral16.7%
Negative20.8%

My Student Planner

All ratings62 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral8.1%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral16.1%
Negative3.2%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Study Manager

Subscriptions3
  • Plus (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Plus (Semestral)$14.996 Months
  • Plus (Yearly)$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Donate$0.99
None

My Student Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Study Manager free?
Study Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Student Planner free?
My Student Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Study Manager or My Student Planner?
My Student Planner is rated higher. Study Manager averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while My Student Planner averages 4.5 from 62 ratings.
Do Study Manager or My Student Planner have ads?
Neither Study Manager nor My Student Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Study Manager or My Student Planner?
Study Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, and My Student Planner every 5 months. Most recently, Study Manager was updated on October 16, 2026 and My Student Planner on October 5, 2026.

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