Grade Control vs myMCPS+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grade Control
Easily track your school courses, assignments, and GPA. This app automatically calculates your GPA and helps you set and achieve grade goals by showing you what you need on future assignments. Manage your academic progress with customizable grade scales and assignment tracking.
- Automatic GPA calculation
- Set and track grade goals
- Course and assignment tracking
- Customizable grade scales
- Assignment due date notifications
- Weighted and non-weighted courses
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The Grade Control app is a convenient way to track school assignments, courses, and your GPA. GPA is calculated for you, so you'll always know what your grade is and what grade you need to reach your goal. GPA Know where you stand with automatic GPA calculation. Goals Set goal course grades and let Grade Control tell you what grade you need on future assignments. Courses Track courses and watch as both your overall GPA and semester GPA is automatically calculated. Assignments Track assignments or syllabus items. Get notifications or set calendar events when specific assignments are due and more. Customization Enter custom overall grade scales, course grade scales, schedules, weighted and non weighted courses, extra credit assignments and more. Privacy We believe privacy is a human right and do not collect any user data. And so much more... Terms of Service: https://kangostudios.com/#/terms Privacy Policy: https://kangostudios.com/#/privacy
myMCPS+
Easily manage your academic performance by viewing and modifying current grades. This app allows you to test potential grade changes and provides a clean, intuitive interface for tracking your progress. It also offers the convenience of staying logged in.
- View current classes and grades
- Modify current grades
- Test possible grades
- Clean and intuitive design
- Stays logged in
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View your classes and manage your grades for myMCPS. Features: - View current classes and grades. - Modify current grades. - Test possible grades. - Clean and intuitive design. - Stays logged in. myMCPS+ is developed by Solomon Sapiro, and has no affiliation with MCPS or PowerSchool Group LLC. Logo design by Matthew Bottiglieri.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: myMCPS+ at none against Grade Control's 6. myMCPS+ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (50% vs 30%). 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
Both are free to download. Grade Control sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. myMCPS+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
myMCPS+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myMCPS+ has 4.7K ratings behind it against 495, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Grade Control's written reviews are positive against 50% of myMCPS+'s.
Grade Control ships an update monthly, myMCPS+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grade Control | myMCPS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (495 ratings) | 4.5 (4.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 495 | 4.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kango Studios LLC | Solomon Sapiro |
Customer experience
Grade Control
myMCPS+
User reviews
Grade Control
From 495 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💡 Customizable grade scales
- 👍 Helpful for tracking grades and GPA
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
- 🔒 Limited free features, requires premium to unlock full functionality
- 👎 Poor customer support, unresponsive to user feedback
myMCPS+
From 4.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 💡 Helpful grade calculation features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and login issues
- ⚠️ App no longer works due to school system changes
- 🔍 Lack of full assignment title visibility
Bugs and requests
Grade Control
Reported bugs
3 issues- Assignments not saving properly
- Grades and progress resetting unexpectedly
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for weighted grades and AP/advanced classes
- Improve syncing between devices
- Provide more detailed analytics and grade forecasting
myMCPS+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login failures
- Grades not loading properly
- Crashing on app launch
Requested features
3 requests- Add GPA display
- Improve grade editing functionality
- Support for multiple student accounts
In-app purchases
Grade Control
- Grade Control Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
- Grade Control Premium 6/Mo$5.996 Months
- Grade Control Premium 12/Mo$9.991 Year
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- Ultra - Yearly$9.991 Year
- Premium - Unlimited Grades$4.99
- GC Unlimited - Tip Large$19.99
myMCPS+
No in-app purchases
