Comparison

Grade Control vs MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner

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

MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner

Streamline your school life with this app, offering tools for grade tracking, timetable management, and task organization. Create custom flashcards and schedule learning sessions for efficient study. Stay organized and never miss an assignment or appointment.

Highlights
  • Grade tracking
  • Timetable management
  • Appointment reminders
  • To-do list
  • Custom flashcards
  • Learning sessions
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Learn more efficiently with MySchoolManager. Many features help you to simplify your school day and never forget anything. DASHBOARD Here you can find all important information, ranging from your grades to your subjects. In addition, you can access the settings from here, which offer you many options for individualization, such as the choice of your grading system. SUBJECT OVERVIEW Here you can find all the important information about a subject, including your current grades and the completed learning sessions. This is also the place where you can add grades. APPOINTMENTS Enter your appointments and be reminded of them in advance via push notifications. TIMETABLE Enter your school hours in the timetable to be perfectly prepared for your next school day. From classrooms to lesson times, you can configure everything yourself. TODO LIST The place for your open tasks, which you can assign to a subject and a date. FLASHCARDS Create, with text and photos, your own flashcards in specific subjects and categories. You can also specify exactly when you want to repeat which cards. LEARNING SESSIONS Learn more efficiently with learning sessions, which help you to divide your learning into time units. A clear statistic shows you your learning behavior of the last days. SYNCHRONIZATION Synchronize your content across all your devices.

Screenshots

Grade Control4 screens
MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner at 80% against Grade Control's 30%. MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and device support (5 vs 2). Grade Control's advantage is ratings volume (495 vs 4). 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

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 MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grade Control has 495 ratings behind it against 4, 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 80% of MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grade Control versus MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrade ControlMySchoolManager, Schoolplanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (495 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings495 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKango Studios LLCLuca Blume

Customer experience

Grade Control

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

MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%

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

MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner

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
1 purchases

MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner

One-time1
  • MySchoolManager+$2.99

Questions

Is Grade Control free?
Grade Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner free?
MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grade Control or MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner?
MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner is rated higher. Grade Control averages 4.2 out of 5 from 495 ratings, while MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Grade Control or MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner have ads?
Neither Grade Control nor MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grade Control or MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner?
Grade Control ships an update monthly, and MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner monthly. Most recently, Grade Control was updated on September 21, 2026 and MySchoolManager, Schoolplanner on June 11, 2026.

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