Comparison

Grade Control vs Napkin Dōjō

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

Napkin Dōjō

Features
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A dojo is where you go to train. You show up with intention, you practice something real, and you leave a little sharper than when you came in. That is the spirit of this app. Napkin Dojo is for the ideas no one teaches you in school. The concepts that keep turning up in the best books and the most interesting conversations - the ones you half-know but can never quite pin down. The vocabulary of craft and cities and design. The words other languages have for feelings yours cannot name. The mental models of people building things at the edge of what is possible. The trade language you need to hold your own in rooms that matter. Each idea is a card: what it means, how it shows up in the real world, and a question that tests whether it actually landed. Rate yourself - Known, Heard of, or Don't know - and Dojo brings it back at the right moment, until the idea stops being something you recognise and becomes something you carry. Current decks: - Japan Mind: 113 Japanese concepts, from kaizen to yugen to ikigai - Lost in Translation: words other languages have for feelings English leaves unnamed - First Principles: how the teams building at the edge of what's possible actually think - City Makers: how great architects and urbanists think about the places we live - Design Eye: the vocabulary of how things are designed well - Cloth and Thread: the language of fine cotton and linen for the discerning buyer New decks added as the world gets more interesting. No account. No algorithm deciding what you should care about. No noise. Just the ideas you have decided are worth knowing, practiced until they are genuinely yours.

Screenshots

Grade Control4 screens
Napkin Dōjō4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Napkin Dōjō at none against Grade Control's 6. Napkin Dōjō also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grade Control sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Napkin Dōjō asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grade Control ships an update monthly, Napkin Dōjō daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grade Control versus Napkin Dōjō: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrade ControlNapkin Dōjō
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (494 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings494 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKango Studios LLCBharat Khandelwal

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

Napkin Dōjō

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
None

Napkin Dōjō

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grade Control free?
Grade Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Napkin Dōjō free?
Napkin Dōjō is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grade Control or Napkin Dōjō have ads?
Neither Grade Control nor Napkin Dōjō shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grade Control or Napkin Dōjō?
Grade Control ships an update monthly, and Napkin Dōjō daily. Most recently, Grade Control was updated on October 29, 2026 and Napkin Dōjō on October 25, 2026.

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