Coursicle vs Professor Index
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coursicle
This academic planner helps college students organize their coursework. It syncs with major learning platforms, provides timely reminders for assignments and classes, and offers features like professor reviews and backup schedule creation.
- Syncs with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle
- Assignment and class reminders
- Class seat opening notifications
- Professor reviews
- Schedule building and backup schedules
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Coursicle is an all-in-one academic planner: • Sync and color code assignments from Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace D2L, Moodle, and more • Get reminders of upcoming classes and about all of your assignments, quizzes, projects, and exams • Get notified when classes have open seats • Read reviews of your professors • Build your schedule and create backup schedules for class registration Millions of students use Coursicle to manage classes, track assignments, and plan ahead. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: coursicle.com/terms/
Professor Index
This app allows college students to rate and review professors and courses, providing insights into teaching effectiveness and course relevance. Students can compare professor profiles and make informed enrollment decisions based on peer feedback.
- Rate and review professors
- Get feedback on future professors
- Compare professor profiles
- Make data-informed enrollment decisions
- Gamified review incentives
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Professor Index (PI) is a user-friendly mobile app that enables college students to voice their opinions on various aspects of their higher educational experience, ranging from the effectiveness of their professors’ teaching methodologies to the relevance of their course materials. Students can rate and review their professors, request and get feedback about their future professors and courses at a glance, compare different professor profiles, and ultimately, make data-informed class enrollment decisions. To enhance engagement and response rates, PI uses gamification and nudging algorithms to incentivize students to actively review their professors by rewarding meaningful, objective, and fair reviews.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Professor Index at 88% against Coursicle's 38%. Professor Index also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 17) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Coursicle's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). 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. Coursicle sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Professor Index asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coursicle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coursicle has 822 ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Coursicle's written reviews are positive against 88% of Professor Index's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Coursicle ships an update every 9 days, Professor Index monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coursicle | Professor Index |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (822 ratings) — better | 4.5 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 822 — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coursicle, Inc. | Professor Index, LLC |
Customer experience
Coursicle
Professor Index
Bugs and requests
Coursicle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Classes shown as open when they are actually full
- App crashes or freezes when trying to add classes
- Referral system not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to track classes for multiple semesters
- More customizable notification settings
- Schedule planning and visualization tools
- Support for summer courses
Professor Index
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Coursicle
- Coursicle Premium$4.991 Month
- Coursicle Premium$29.991 Year
- Premium4 variants$4.99
- Premium8 variants$6.99
- Premium2 variants$9.99
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- Coursicle Premium$99.99
Professor Index
No in-app purchases
