Comparison

break for School Loop vs Homeschool Tracker & Log

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

Head to head
About

break for School Loop

Access your School Loop account with a streamlined, native app. View grades, send messages, manage files, and simulate assignment impacts on your overall score. Offers enhanced security and an Apple Watch companion app.

Highlights
  • Check grades and send LoopMail
  • Receive real-time notifications
  • Access locker files with built-in viewer
  • Simulate assignment impacts on grades
  • Secure with app password and biometrics
  • Apple Watch app for grade checking
Features
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break is a lightweight, native app for accessing School Loop. It aims to provide an easier to use, more feature rich alternative to the official School Loop app. With it, you can: • Do everything you can do with the official app. Check grades, send LoopMail–it's all there and easier to use than ever. • Recieve notifications. Grade changed? Got new LoopMail? With break, you're always in the know. • Access your locker, without your computer or iPad. Need to check on a file? Use the built-in file viewer, or switch over to a dedicated app in a flash. • Add your own assignments to the gradebook, to see how they affect your grade. Change anything from the weighting of any category to the score of that regraded test and see the results immediately! • Keep your grades away from prying eyes with an app password. If you have a device with Touch ID or Face ID, you can use it for extra security and convenience. • Check your grades on the your wrist with the bundled Apple Watch app. • Take advantage of the latest iOS technologies to enhance your experience. Animation, gestures, 3D Touch, SFSafariViewController…and much, much more! Plus, break will always be free and open source!

About

Homeschool Tracker & Log

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Homeschool records that are always review-ready. Log lessons in seconds, track attendance on a calendar, and export polished, state-aware PDF reports — right from your iPhone or iPad. Built for homeschool parents who need clean, organized records without spreadsheets or clunky web tools. WHY PARENTS CHOOSE HOMESCHOOL TRACKER & LOG • LESSON LOG — Capture every lesson with subject, date, duration, notes, and materials used. Your day-by-day record grows into a complete portfolio of what your children have learned. • ATTENDANCE CALENDAR — Mark school days with a tap and watch your total climb toward your state's day count. Perfect for 180-day states. • STATE-READY PDF REPORTS — Works in all 50 states. Export professional reports for any state, with formats extra-tailored to the record-keeping expectations of Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, California, Washington, Colorado, Texas, and Arizona. • NEW YORK QUARTERLY REPORTS — Generate quarterly instructional-day summaries (Q1–Q4) in addition to full-year reports. • MULTIPLE CHILDREN — Keep separate subjects, lessons, and attendance for each child. • DAILY REMINDER — An optional evening nudge so today's lessons never go unlogged. • BACKUP & OPTIONAL SYNC — Export a local backup anytime and restore it on a new device. Prefer the cloud? Turn on optional sync with a simple email sign-in — no password to remember. • PRIVATE BY DESIGN — Your family's records live on your device. Cloud sync is off by default, and there are no ads and no tracking. SUBSCRIPTION Homeschool Tracker Premium unlocks the full app: • Annual — $59.99 per year, after a 7-day free trial (best value) • Monthly — $9.99 per month Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase or at the end of the free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. IMPORTANT Homeschool Tracker & Log is a record-keeping tool, not legal advice. Homeschool requirements vary by state and change over time — always confirm current rules with your state's education agency or local school district before relying on any report. Privacy Policy: https://catenus.app/privacy/homeschool-tracker Terms of Use: https://catenus.app/terms/homeschool-tracker Questions or a state you'd like us to support next? support@catenus.app

Screenshots

break for School Loop4 screens
Homeschool Tracker & Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: break for School Loop at none against Homeschool Tracker & Log's 2. break for School Loop also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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. Homeschool Tracker & Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. break for School Loop asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
break for School Loop versus Homeschool Tracker & Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbreak for School LoopHomeschool Tracker & Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (153 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings153 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaagar JhaDanylo Adamiuk

Bugs and requests

break for School Loop

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App resets Schoolloop password
  • 'Locker' feature broken/unresponsive documents
  • App not working for weeks
  • Locker shows as empty
  • Unable to login due to incorrect school default
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  • Cannot view grades for specific classes
  • Changes password, unable to login
  • App crashes or force logs out

Requested features

11 requests
  • Option to see when assignments were assigned and due
  • Widgets
  • Better design
  • Notifications for grade changes
  • Ability to change color of specific classes
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  • Visibility of point value and period for assignments
  • Quick reset button for grades
  • Ability to change existing scores for simulations
  • Easier to read assignments and grades
  • Easier to press buttons to edit grades
  • Easier to choose categories when adding assignments

Homeschool Tracker & Log

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

break for School Loop

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Homeschool Tracker & Log

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is break for School Loop free?
break for School Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Homeschool Tracker & Log free?
Homeschool Tracker & Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do break for School Loop or Homeschool Tracker & Log have ads?
Neither break for School Loop nor Homeschool Tracker & Log shows ads.

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