Comparison

Study Manager vs Subjects

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

Subjects

Features
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Own your week. Subjects is a timetable app for students. Add the courses you take, build your week around them, and keep homework in the same place. Your week, in one place See what’s now and what’s next on Today. Build a weekly timetable with subjects, teachers, rooms, and colours. Link homework to a course, set a due date, and tick it off when it’s done. Export your timetable as a PDF when you need a copy. Built around your courses Each subject gets its own colour, icon, teachers, and locations. Classes pick from those, so your week stays consistent instead of turning into a pile of one-off events. On this device Your name, timetable, and tasks stay on your iPhone. No account required to get started. Subjects Pro (optional) Pro is for the extras that keep you on time: Class and homework reminders Next-class Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets Smart Scan — photograph a printed timetable, review it, then replace your week Notes on individual classes Smart Scan works best with a clear, upright photo of the full weekly grid. Always check the result against your official timetable. What’s free Subjects, weekly timetable, homework, Today. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://subjects.co.za/privacy Terms of Use: https://subjects.co.za/terms Support: https://subjects.co.za/support

Screenshots

Study Manager4 screens
Subjects4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Subjects at weekly against Study Manager's every 5 weeks. Study Manager's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Subjects sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Study Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, Subjects weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Study Manager versus Subjects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudy ManagerSubjects
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScalar TechnologiesJarryd Baillie

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
1 purchases

Subjects

Subscriptions1
  • Subjects Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Study Manager free?
Study Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subjects free?
Subjects is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Study Manager or Subjects have ads?
Neither Study Manager nor Subjects shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Study Manager or Subjects?
Study Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, and Subjects weekly. Most recently, Study Manager was updated on August 26, 2026 and Subjects on September 18, 2026.

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