Comparison

Study Manager vs Class Schedule & 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

Class Schedule & Planner

Features
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Class Schedule & Planner puts your timetable, your assignments and your exam countdowns in one student planner — built for the way school actually works, including the rotating Week A / Week B and block Day 1–Day N schedules that ordinary calendar apps get wrong. IMPORTANT: This is a paid app. A purchase is required to use it and there is no free version. The yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial. NEW IN 1.1 • Calendar with Day, Week, Month and Year views • Study sessions and events — plan study time around what's due, even without a fixed schedule • Built-in to-do list with dates and reminders • Several reminders per assignment or exam, plus a daily nudge until it's done • Manage and delete courses in one place TODAY, AT A GLANCE • Your next classes with times, rooms and instructors • Everything due in the next 7 days • A live countdown to your closest exam • See instantly whether today is Week A, Week B, or Day 3 of the cycle A TIMETABLE THAT FITS YOUR SCHOOL • Weekly — the same classes every week • Rotating A/B — Week A and Week B alternate automatically • Block / Day cycle — Day 1 to Day N, and it can skip weekends • A colour-coded week grid you can actually read • Room, instructor and email details on every course ASSIGNMENT TRACKER • Homework, essays, problem sets and lab reports • Due dates, priorities and per-course filters • Grouped into Overdue, Today, Next 7 days and Later • Tick it off in a single tap EXAM COUNTDOWNS • A live day counter for every exam • Date, time, room and duration • The countdown turns urgent as the day approaches REMINDERS • Before class starts — you choose how early • Before an assignment is due • Days before an exam • Scheduled entirely on your device WIDGETS • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Today's classes and the assignment due soonest PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works fully offline • No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking, no analytics • Your data never leaves your device PRICING (US dollars; equivalent local pricing applies in other regions) • Yearly — $11.99 per year, auto-renewing. Begins with a 3-day free trial. Works out to $1.00 per month. • Monthly — $2.99 per month, auto-renewing. • Lifetime — $19.99, a one-time purchase. Nothing renews. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. If you do not cancel the 3-day free trial at least 24 hours before it ends, it converts automatically into a paid yearly subscription. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/class-schedule-planner/privacy.html Support: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/class-schedule-planner/support.html

Screenshots

Study Manager4 screens
Class Schedule & Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Study Manager at every 5 weeks against Class Schedule & Planner's every 3 months. Study Manager also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Class Schedule & Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Study Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, Class Schedule & Planner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Study Manager versus Class Schedule & Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudy ManagerClass Schedule & Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScalar TechnologiesMD Shahariar Nazim Joy

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Study Manager

Subscriptions3
  • Plus (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Plus (Semestral)$14.996 Months
  • Plus (Yearly)$24.991 Year
3 purchases

Class Schedule & Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Study Manager free?
Study Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Class Schedule & Planner free?
Class Schedule & Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Study Manager or Class Schedule & Planner have ads?
Neither Study Manager nor Class Schedule & Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Study Manager or Class Schedule & Planner?
Study Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, and Class Schedule & Planner every 3 months. Most recently, Study Manager was updated on November 1, 2026 and Class Schedule & Planner on October 31, 2026.

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