Gradus¹ vs charging play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gradus¹
This app helps students accurately calculate their current grades and understand the impact of future assignments and exams on their overall performance. It offers a user-friendly interface for managing academic progress.
- Calculate percentage of single entries
- Convert category grades to percentages
- Determine needed scores for desired grades
- Customizable and easy-to-use interface
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Gradus¹ is an all-encompassing app that provides students the capability to precisely gauge their marks, as well as measure the impact finals and assignments will have on their overall grade. Features include: - Calculating the percentage of a single entry (i.e. 105 / 116) - Converting a four-point category grade into a percentage - Determine the mark needed on a final to achieve a desired grade - A beautiful, customizable, and easy-to-use interface
charging play
Enhance your charging experience with custom animations. This app automatically displays vibrant visuals when your device is plugged in or placed on a wireless charger, and exits when charging stops. It also intelligently calibrates charging percentage data for a more personalized display.
- Automatic charging animation display
- Wireless charging animation support
- Intelligent charging percentage calibration
- IOS 14 shortcut command automation
- Automatic exit when charging stops
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A charging animation software with IOS 14 shortcut command automation is used. When the mobile phone is connected to the data line or the wireless charging panel is placed, the program will automatically start and turn on the charging animation display. When the data line is pulled out or removed from the wireless charging panel, the program will automatically exit, which is convenient and practical. the program will automatically calibrate the decimal data of charging percentage according to your charging data, and automatically learn to calibrate so that the device can understand you better the software needs to cooperate with IOS 14 shortcut command automation to achieve a perfect experience. Please set it according to the configuration process. For low version system, please add boot to shortcut center, and then manually start charging animation
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Verdict
Gradus¹ and charging play both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Gradus¹'s written reviews are positive against 36% of charging play's. Gradus¹ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). charging play's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. charging play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gradus¹ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Gradus¹ against 4.5 for charging play. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: charging play has 14K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Gradus¹'s written reviews are positive against 36% of charging play's.
Gradus¹ ships an update every 3 months, charging play monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gradus¹ | charging play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better | 4.5 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better | 36.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Abosh | 妮琳 张 |
Customer experience
Gradus¹
charging play
Bugs and requests
Gradus¹
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
charging play
Reported bugs
5 issues- Can't change animation after initial setup
- App gets stuck on charging screen
- Ads don't close properly
- Compatibility issues with certain phones
- Sound doesn't work with headphones
Requested features
6 requests- Allow changing animations while locked
- Add more animation options
- Make it work with headphones
- Improve translation quality
- Add widget support
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- Optimize for iPad
In-app purchases
Gradus¹
No in-app purchases
charging play
- Advanced features$1.99
Questions
Is Gradus¹ free?
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