Grade Control vs HallTrak Hall Pass
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
HallTrak Hall Pass
This app facilitates digital hall pass management for schools with device programs. Students can use it to sign in with their school credentials, while teachers can keep their authorization QR code accessible. Administrators can set up powerful, easy-to-maintain rules.
- Digital hall pass system
- Student sign-in with school credentials
- Teacher QR code authorization
- Administrator rule management
- Supports BYOD and 1:1 device programs
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HallTrak by Appazur is the easiest way to get started with a Digital Hall Pass program, for schools with BYOD or 1:1 device programs. Students: If this app is used by your teacher, install the app and sign in with your school district credentials. Teachers: Installing this app is optional, but is an easy way to keep your authorization QR code handy. School Administrators: Please visit appazur.com and click Sign Up. Hall Pass by Appazur now includes powerful, easy to maintain administration rules! Learn more at: https://www.appazur.com/en/solution/digital-hall-pass/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grade Control at 4.2 against HallTrak Hall Pass's 1.8. Grade Control also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (30% vs 0%). HallTrak Hall Pass's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Grade Control sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. HallTrak Hall Pass asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grade Control holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grade Control has 494 ratings behind it against 40, 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 0% of HallTrak Hall Pass's.
Grade Control ships an update monthly, HallTrak Hall Pass every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grade Control | HallTrak Hall Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (494 ratings) — better | 1.8 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 494 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| 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 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kango Studios LLC | Appazur Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
Grade Control
HallTrak Hall Pass
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
HallTrak Hall Pass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
HallTrak Hall Pass
No in-app purchases
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