Comparison

Grade Control vs Attendance Tracker

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

Attendance Tracker

Easily capture and archive student attendance records with a simple interface. Import class lists, generate various reports, and add detailed student information, including observations. Create random student groups for activities.

Highlights
  • Capture and archive attendance
  • Import class lists via CSV
  • Generate daily, semester, and summary reports
  • Customizable statuses
  • Dropbox synchronization
  • Detailed student profiles
  • Add student observations
  • Generate random student groups
Features
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Attendance Tracker - Take roll in seconds. See patterns at a glance. Attendance Tracker is built for teachers, coaches, and instructors who need to record who’s present without fighting their app. Tap a name, pick a status, move on. Take attendance fast - One-tap status cycling per student - Set every student to the same status with one button - Reorder by first or last name - See live counts of present, absent, late and any custom status Set up your classes once - Add students manually or import from a CSV file - Save students once and reuse them across courses - Set a recurring schedule and the app generates upcoming classes for you - Each class gets its own date, time and notes Customize the statuses you actually use - Edit the default statuses: Present, Absent, Late, Excused — or create your own - Color-code each status - Choose which statuses count as a missed class so reports stay accurate Reports that make sense to admin - Daily attendance and a list of who was missing - Per-student attendance history with a visual breakdown - Full-term and summary reports across any date range - Email any report directly to parents or colleagues, or share via the iOS share sheet Per-student records - Photo, contact details, and any custom fields you need - Add dated observations and notes — useful for parent meetings or end-of-term reviews - Email a single student’s full record in one tap Extras teachers actually use - Random student picker for cold calls - Random group generator, up to 30 per group, for activities - iCloud sync keeps your classes consistent across iPhone and iPad - Passcode lock for the times your phone leaves your hand Privacy Attendance data is stored on your device and synced through your private iCloud account. We don’t see it, and we don’t sell it. Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://applorium.com/privacy-easy-attendance

Screenshots

Grade Control4 screens
Attendance Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Grade Control at free with in-app purchases against Attendance Tracker's subscription. Attendance Tracker's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (43% vs 30%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Grade Control sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Attendance Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Attendance Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 495 and 376 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Grade Control's written reviews are positive against 43% of Attendance Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grade Control ships an update monthly, Attendance Tracker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grade Control versus Attendance Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrade ControlAttendance Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (495 ratings)4.4 (376 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews42.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings495 — better376
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.016 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKango Studios LLCApplorium Ltd

Customer experience

Grade Control

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

Attendance Tracker

All ratings376 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive42.6%
Neutral14.8%
Negative42.6%

User reviews

Grade Control

From 495 App Store ratings

What 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

Attendance Tracker

From 376 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 👍 Great for teachers
  • 👍 Time saver
  • 👍 Useful for attendance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashing frequently
  • 🐛 Data loss issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable over time
  • 🐛 Duplicates attendance lists
  • 🐛 Erases updates

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

Attendance Tracker

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • New person given full attendance from start date
  • Cannot download summary
  • Lost a huge chunk of data
  • App keeps crashing on iPad Pro
  • Application crashes when fetching attendance for multiple classes
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  • Deleted all children's photos
  • Attendance erased after update
  • Duplicates entire attendance lists
  • Erases all updates after taking them
  • Errors all over the place
  • Forced to change from monthly to yearly subscription
  • Deleted lengthy email to support
  • Cannot see info across multiple devices
  • Cannot add a student for one meeting
  • Cannot cancel paying for the app
  • Register disappears after saving
  • Keeps opening premium ad
  • Cannot add students from CSV file
  • Tutorial link to sample file broken

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add recurring feature
  • More student info (address, etc.)
  • Ability to email students
  • Transferable classes/registers between staff
  • Option to change/delete attachment date
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  • Easier attendance tracking for simple needs
  • Spreadsheet for daily attendance
  • More report options (time frame)

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
5 purchases

Attendance Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Easy Attendance Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$15.491 Year
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  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Grade Control free?
Grade Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Attendance Tracker free?
Attendance Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grade Control or Attendance Tracker?
Attendance Tracker is rated higher. Grade Control averages 4.2 out of 5 from 495 ratings, while Attendance Tracker averages 4.4 from 376 ratings.
Do Grade Control or Attendance Tracker have ads?
Neither Grade Control nor Attendance Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grade Control or Attendance Tracker?
Grade Control ships an update monthly, and Attendance Tracker every 5 weeks. Most recently, Grade Control was updated on September 25, 2026 and Attendance Tracker on September 29, 2026.

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