Comparison

Grade Control vs Target GPA

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

Target GPA

This app helps students in college, high school, and middle school track their GPA and academic goals. It allows you to see how current grades affect your cumulative GPA and plan for future academic achievements. Save time on calculations by simply entering your classes and grades.

Highlights
  • Track GPA throughout the semester
  • See grade impact on cumulative GPA
  • Calculate target GPA for academic goals
  • Track academic milestones
  • Customizable grading scale
  • Experiment with grade scenarios
Features
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Whether you are in college, high school, or middle school, use Target GPA to track your GPA and stay to top of your academic goals. Benefits of using Target GPA: - Know your exact GPA throughout the semester. - Clearly see how your current grades impact your cumulative GPA. - Clearly see how adjustments to your current grade will impact your overall GPA. - Never wonder what GPA you need to achieve your academic goals. - Track academic milestones such dean’s list, honor roll, scholarship requirements, program requirements. - Save yourself the hassle of the calculations, simply enter your classes and grades! Target GPA Features: - Calculate individual term & cumulative GPA - Experiment with different grade scenarios to reach your target GPA. - Enter prior GPA data to accurately see the impacts of the current semester on your overall GPA. - Adjust the grading scale so that it is tailored to your schools grading policy. - Unlimited semesters (premium feature) - Unlimited classes (premium feature) - Premium upgrade is a one-time, lifetime upgrade - No expensive subscriptions - No login or registration required - No annoying ads

Screenshots

Grade Control4 screens
Target GPA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Target GPA at 89% against Grade Control's 30%. Target GPA also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Grade Control's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (495 vs 33). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Target GPA 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

Target GPA holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grade Control has 495 ratings behind it against 33, 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 89% of Target GPA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grade Control ships an update monthly, Target GPA every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grade Control versus Target GPA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrade ControlTarget GPA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (495 ratings)4.6 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings495 — better33
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKango Studios LLCOwen Rector

Customer experience

Grade Control

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

Target GPA

All ratings33 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

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

Target GPA

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

Target GPA

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Grade Control free?
Grade Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Target GPA free?
Target GPA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grade Control or Target GPA?
Target GPA is rated higher. Grade Control averages 4.2 out of 5 from 495 ratings, while Target GPA averages 4.6 from 33 ratings.
Do Grade Control or Target GPA have ads?
Neither Grade Control nor Target GPA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grade Control or Target GPA?
Grade Control ships an update monthly, and Target GPA every 3 months. Most recently, Grade Control was updated on September 21, 2026 and Target GPA on September 18, 2026.

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