Comparison

Grade Control vs goUBC

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Automatic GPA calculation
  • Set and track grade goals
  • Course and assignment tracking
  • Customizable grade scales
  • Assignment due date notifications
  • Weighted and non-weighted courses
Features
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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

About

goUBC

This app helps University of British Columbia students track their grades and analyze their academic progress. It offers real-time grade calculation, goal setting, and access to historical course averages from UBC PAIR. All data is stored locally for enhanced privacy and security.

Highlights
  • Real-time grade calculation
  • Grade analysis and goal setting
  • Access to 15,000+ UBC course averages
  • Local data storage with encryption
  • Track term and seasonal averages
  • Seamless iCloud backup
Features
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goUBC has been ranked the No. 1 Grade Tracking App made exclusively for UBC students. Grade analysis and grade distribution for over 15,000 UBC courses from 1996 to the current year! goUBC is the first iOS app that provides real-time grade calculation and analysis exclusively for UBC students. Simply set up your goals and start tracking your progress! All of our course average data is pulled directly from UBC PAIR, and we update our database remotely once grades are published. The best part is that you don’t even need to update the app at all! Let’s talk about what goUBC can do for you! - Grade calculation with ease: Enter your course components and get your final grade instantly. Click the grade circle to change a numerical grade to a letter grade. - Grade analysis just for you: Set your goals and get instant data on what grade you need for each component to reach those goals. - Support for over 15,000 courses: Check out past course averages to see how you are doing compared to your peers. - High accuracy: We closely monitor the UBC academic calendar to ensure that our grading scheme is always up-to-date, giving you peace of mind. - Safety and privacy: All your data is safely stored locally on your phone with industry-leading encryption. All data processing and handling is performed by our local processing engine. In short, you are in 100% control of all your data — not Apple, not the NSA :) - Fast and reliable: goUBC uses cutting-edge algorithms and technologies to ensure high performance and reliability. - Easy tracking: Track your term average and seasonal average with just one tap. - Seamless transition to a new phone: No worries! Use iCloud Backup to save and migrate your courses to the new phone. If you have any concerns, questions, or suggestions, let us know! Love the app? Please give it five stars to show your support!

Screenshots

Grade Control4 screens
goUBC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: goUBC at 100% against Grade Control's 30%. goUBC also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Grade Control's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (494 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Grade Control is free to download; goUBC costs $1.99 up front. Grade Control sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and goUBC 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

goUBC holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grade Control has 494 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of goUBC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grade Control ships an update monthly, goUBC every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Grade Control versus goUBC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrade ControlgoUBC
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.2 (494 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings494 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKango Studios LLCJunhao Peng

Customer experience

Grade Control

All ratings495 ratings
Positive79.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative16.6%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive29.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative55.8%

goUBC

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

goUBC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Grade Control

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time2
  • Premium - Unlimited Grades$4.99
  • GC Unlimited - Tip Large$19.99
4 purchases

goUBC

One-time4
  • Donut$0.99
  • Coffee$1.99
  • One Month of Server Cost$13.99
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  • Developer Account Fee$94.99

Questions

Is Grade Control free?
Grade Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is goUBC free?
goUBC costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grade Control or goUBC?
goUBC is rated higher. Grade Control averages 4.2 out of 5 from 494 ratings, while goUBC averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Grade Control or goUBC have ads?
Neither Grade Control nor goUBC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grade Control or goUBC?
Grade Control ships an update monthly, and goUBC every 3 weeks. Most recently, Grade Control was updated on October 22, 2026 and goUBC on October 24, 2026.

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