Comparison

Chronicle Cloud vs Class Planner (cloud)

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chronicle Cloud

This app helps educators monitor and record student learning outcomes with research-based tools. It supports personalized instruction and actionable data analysis to improve teaching quality and student success.

Highlights
  • Monitor student learning outcomes
  • Record individual and group progress
  • Personalize instructional strategies
  • Actionable student data analysis
  • Formative assessment tools
  • Conferring notes
Features
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Determining student learning outcomes is essential for maintaining and improving the quality of teaching and learning. Chronicle Cloud has the unique capability of monitoring and accurately recording individual and group learning outcomes established on "research-based best practices." At the heart of Chronicle Cloud are the teacher and the individual student. With an action-oriented Lesson plan, Formative assessment, Conferring-notes, and Chronicle Cloud help teachers personalize, modify and adjust their instructional strategies to minister to individual student needs, and derive the best individual and group learning outcomes. The easy-to-use interface of Chronicle Cloud makes student data highly actionable. Chronicle Cloud is available for commercial consumption and powers several school systems globally. Terms of use / End User Licensing Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Class Planner (cloud)

This app helps educators organize their teaching materials in the cloud. It allows for easy access to lesson plans, standards, homework, and web resources across multiple devices. Features include schedule management, PDF generation, and integration with other educational tools.

Highlights
  • Cloud data synchronization across devices
  • Lesson plan management (standards, notes, homework)
  • Schedule support (1, 2, or 6-day)
  • PDF lesson generation
  • Google Classroom homework sync
  • Home screen widget for daily schedule
Features
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Class Planner (cloud) is a new release of the Class Planner app. This version stores data in the cloud instead of on device, so the app data is accessible from multiple devices such as a phone, an iPad and a MacBook computer. Your data automatically syncs from all your devices. Class Planner allows teachers to easily keep a record of their lesson plans which include the standards, lesson notes, homework and an online web resources. Features • Support a 1 week, 2 weeks or 6 day schedule. • Easily import standards and link to a lesson • View lessons for the day, the week, or by a class • Easily move lessons forward or backwards • Generate a PDF of the lesson for administrators or personal records • Sync homework with Google Classroom announcements. • Add a home screen widget to show today's class schedule Try the app for free for 2 classes. Activate an autorenewable subscription to support up to 20 classes or up to 30 classes. Autorenewable Subscription Details To access additional features the user needs to subscribe to an auto renewable subscription. This means the subscription automatically renews 24 hours before the end of the subscription date. Auto renewable subscriptions can be managed from the user iTunes account, and a link is provided in the subscription screen while in the app. All future updates are included with the auto renewable monthly subscription fee. The subscription may be cancelled for any future months, and the user will still have access to the data, only the additional features will be disabled. Feel free to email the developer at support@inpocketsolutions.com to give feedback. I love to make improvements based on user suggestions and anything to help teachers keep track of their lesson plans is appreciated. Privacy Policy: https://inpocketsolutions.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://inpocketsolutions.com/terms

Screenshots

Chronicle Cloud4 screens
Class Planner (cloud)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Class Planner (cloud) at 53 against Chronicle Cloud's 8. Chronicle Cloud's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Chronicle Cloud sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Class Planner (cloud) sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Chronicle Cloud against 4.6 for Class Planner (cloud). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Class Planner (cloud) has 53 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 71% and 71% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronicle Cloud ships an update every 3 weeks, Class Planner (cloud) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chronicle Cloud versus Class Planner (cloud): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronicle CloudClass Planner (cloud)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)4.6 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better70.8% of reviews
Number of ratings853 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSynapse LLCGlen Botha

Customer experience

Chronicle Cloud

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Class Planner (cloud)

All ratings53 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Chronicle Cloud

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Plan1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Professional Plan1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Expert Plan1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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  • Premium Yearly Plan1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Professional Yearly Plan1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Expert Yearly Plan1 Month trial$99.991 Year
4 purchases

Class Planner (cloud)

Subscriptions4
  • Premium (20 classes)$5.991 Month
  • Premium (30 classes)$8.991 Month
  • Premium (20 classes)$59.991 Year
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  • Premium (30 classes)$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Chronicle Cloud free?
Chronicle Cloud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Class Planner (cloud) free?
Class Planner (cloud) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chronicle Cloud or Class Planner (cloud)?
Chronicle Cloud and Class Planner (cloud) are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 53 ratings respectively.
Do Chronicle Cloud or Class Planner (cloud) have ads?
Neither Chronicle Cloud nor Class Planner (cloud) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chronicle Cloud or Class Planner (cloud)?
Chronicle Cloud ships an update every 3 weeks, and Class Planner (cloud) fortnightly. Most recently, Chronicle Cloud was updated on June 3, 2026 and Class Planner (cloud) on September 21, 2026.

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