Grade Control vs Gradual Grades
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
Gradual Grades
Track your academic performance with real-time grade updates and insightful calculations. Estimate future grades with a unique tool, helping you manage academic stress and stay focused on your studies.
- Real-time grade monitoring
- Grade change notifications
- Doomsday Calculator for grade estimation
- Live GPA calculations
- Impact of test scores on GPA
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LEARN Check your grades at a glance, and easily see grade changes and updates. PLAN With the Doomsday Calculator, easily estimate your new overall average after that test you just bombed. This will help you relax and let you focus on other things. RANK With Live GPA calculations, you can be sure to stay on top of your game. Easily view how test scores impact your GPA. Note: Gradual is not affiliated with or endorsed by PowerSchool LLC and/or its affiliate(s). Home Access Center (the student info system we support) is a trademark of PowerSchool.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gradual Grades at 91% against Grade Control's 30%. Gradual Grades also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Grade Control's advantage is ratings volume (494 vs 25) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 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. Gradual Grades asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gradual Grades holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grade Control has 494 ratings behind it against 25, 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 91% of Gradual Grades's.
Grade Control ships an update monthly, Gradual Grades every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grade Control | Gradual Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (494 ratings) | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 494 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kango Studios LLC | Rayzina LLC |
Customer experience
Grade Control
Gradual Grades
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
Gradual Grades
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
Gradual Grades
No in-app purchases
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