Grade Control vs Assignment Planner
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
Assignment Planner
Easily track homework and assignments with a planner focused on due dates. Receive timely notifications to ensure you never miss a deadline. This app syncs across all your devices, including Apple Watch, for seamless organization.
- Track homework and assignments
- Focus on due dates
- Plan ahead for deadlines
- Receive assignment notifications
- Syncs across all devices
- Mark assignments as complete on Apple Watch
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Track your homework with a super easy to use planner. Focus on due dates, so you can plan ahead and never miss a deadline. Get a notification before assignments are due so you never forget to turn in your work. No mess. No stress. Never forget to turn in your homework again. Assignment Planner works on all your devices. Add new assignments and exams in class from your Mac. In the library, use your iPad to view upcoming assignments and exams. When you’re ready, mark assignments as complete from your wrist on Apple Watch. No need to pick up your phone, so you can stay focused on getting work done.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Assignment Planner at 4.6 against Grade Control's 4.2. Assignment Planner also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 30%) and device support (5 vs 2). Grade Control's advantage is ratings volume (495 vs 138). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Assignment Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Assignment Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 495 and 138 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Grade Control's written reviews are positive against 57% of Assignment Planner's.
Grade Control ships an update monthly, Assignment Planner every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grade Control | Assignment Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (495 ratings) | 4.6 (138 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 495 — better | 138 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kango Studios LLC | John Zeglarski |
Customer experience
Grade Control
Assignment Planner
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
Assignment Planner
From 138 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 📚 Effective assignment and exam tracking
- 🎨 Color-coded subjects for organization
- 🔔 Customizable notification settings
- 💰 Free to use with no paywall
Room to improve
- 🐛 Persistent notification delivery failures
- 🐛 Date picker freezes and becomes unresponsive
- 🐛 App crashes when setting due dates
- 🐛 Sync issues across devices
- ⚠️ Notifications turn off unexpectedly
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
Assignment Planner
Reported bugs
14 issues- Date picker unresponsive on mobile and desktop
- App freezes when modifying assignment due dates
- Notifications fail to send despite being enabled
- Notifications disable themselves after being set
- Forced app crashes requiring computer restart
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- Data disappears after app updates
- Assignments deleted unexpectedly
- Subject colors revert to orange
- Changing subject resets date and time fields
- Cannot click anything after adding first assignment
- Widget displays only in orange color
- Inconsistent note-adding functionality
- iPad UI lost column layout in recent update
- Email support bouncing back
Requested features
16 requests- Cross-device synchronization via iCloud
- Apple Watch app support for adding assignments
- Recurring/repeating assignments feature
- Calendar view integration
- Subject folder organization by year/semester
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- Timetable/class schedule feature
- Customizable widget colors
- Month view for assignments
- Ability to add notes and attachments to assignments
- Custom class icons instead of auto-assigned
- Homework section separate from assignments
- Undo/delete recovery option
- Light mode toggle option
- All assignments combined view page
- Assignments without due dates option
- Calendar sync with system calendar
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
Assignment Planner
- Personality Pack$1.49
Questions
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