Comparison

Study Manager vs GradeAgenda Assignment 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

GradeAgenda Assignment Planner

This app helps students organize schoolwork, track assignments, and calculate grades. It features priority sorting, study streaks, and iCloud syncing across devices. Widgets provide at-a-glance access to important information.

Highlights
  • Assignment planner with due date sorting
  • Priority-based assignment sorting (beta)
  • Grade calculator for overall course grades
  • Assignment completion and grade streaks
  • Study time tracking and streaks
  • Link storage for course resources
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • iCloud syncing across Apple devices
Read full description

GradeAgenda is an all-in-one assignment planner and grade calculator, designed to help students keep organized and maintain excellent grades. Features: - Planner: Add assignments as they're assigned to you, and GradeAgenda can intuitively sort them by due date, the course they belong to, or priority (beta). When you complete an assignment, simply mark it complete to check it off the list! - Sort by Priority (beta): GradeAgenda includes powerful algorithms that consider your grades and the overall impact of each assignment, and sorts your assignments by what's most important. This can help you focus on what matters most. - Grade Tracker: Enter your grades as assignments are returned to you, and GradeAgenda will calculate your overall course grades. DISCLAIMER: Grading accuracy may very depending on your school or professor's individual grading methods. - Streaks: GradeAgenda records consecutive streaks of on-time assignment completion, high grades on assignments, and consecutive days of high grades for all of your courses. - Study Streak: GradeAgenda can track the amount of time you study for each course every day. Maintain your study goal every day to build up a study streak and maintain excellent study habits. - Links: GradeAgenda can store links to the websites that you often need to access for each course, including online textbooks, Zoom links, or anything else that may be convenient. - Widgets: Add widgets to your Home Screen to see your course grades, upcoming assignment, and daily schedules at a glance! - iCloud Syncing: GradeAgenda automatically syncs all of your courses, assignments, grades, links, and streaks between all of your devices in real time, including iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Screenshots

Study Manager4 screens
GradeAgenda Assignment Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GradeAgenda Assignment Planner at 5.0 against Study Manager's 3.4. GradeAgenda Assignment Planner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 GradeAgenda Assignment Planner sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GradeAgenda Assignment Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Study Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of GradeAgenda Assignment Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Study Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, GradeAgenda Assignment Planner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Study Manager versus GradeAgenda Assignment Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudy ManagerGradeAgenda Assignment Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScalar TechnologiesKyle Pallo

Customer experience

Study Manager

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

GradeAgenda Assignment Planner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
4 purchases

GradeAgenda Assignment Planner

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Massive Tip$19.99

Questions

Is Study Manager free?
Study Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GradeAgenda Assignment Planner free?
GradeAgenda Assignment Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Study Manager or GradeAgenda Assignment Planner?
GradeAgenda Assignment Planner is rated higher. Study Manager averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while GradeAgenda Assignment Planner averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Study Manager or GradeAgenda Assignment Planner have ads?
Neither Study Manager nor GradeAgenda Assignment Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Study Manager or GradeAgenda Assignment Planner?
Study Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, and GradeAgenda Assignment Planner every 2 months. Most recently, Study Manager was updated on October 16, 2026 and GradeAgenda Assignment Planner on October 9, 2026.

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