Coursicle vs BearCheck
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/
BearCheck
This app streamlines classroom attendance for students by allowing them to scan a dynamic QR code for secure check-in. It offers features like location verification and attendance history, while teachers manage sessions and review attendance via a web app.
- Secure QR code check-in
- Location-based verification
- Attendance history
- Required check-in questions
- Dispute resolution
- Account settings
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BearCheck makes classroom attendance fast and secure. Students scan a rotating BearCheck QR code to check in from their iPhone. The app supports secure sign-in, QR scanning, location-based attendance verification, attendance history, required check-in questions, disputes, and account settings. Teachers continue to manage courses, sessions, QR display, and attendance review from the BearCheck web app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BearCheck at none against Coursicle's 17. BearCheck also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Coursicle's advantage is ratings volume (749 vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. BearCheck asks for nothing beyond the download.
BearCheck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coursicle has 749 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Coursicle ships an update every 9 days, BearCheck every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coursicle | BearCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (749 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 749 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coursicle, Inc. | XUEFEI TAO |
Customer experience
Coursicle
BearCheck
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
BearCheck
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
BearCheck
No in-app purchases
