Comparison

Class Monster vs Teacher Aide (cloud)

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

Head to head
About

Class Monster

Organize your notes and lecture slides by class schedule. Capture important information with the in-app camera, add annotations, and search by subject. Share notes with friends for collaboration.

Highlights
  • Organize notes by timetable
  • In-app camera for capturing notes
  • Search notes by subject
  • Add annotations to photo notes
  • Share notes with friends
  • Free to use
Features
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Meet the better way to take notes. Whether it’s for class, college, meetings, or interviews, ClassMonster can help you capture what’s important and organize it according to your timetable. It’s free to use and quick to set up for your class or meeting schedule, with no pesky ads disturbing your study time. The perfect homework helper, revision aid, filing cabinet, and personal assistant is just one download away. Once you have created your personal calendar, use the in-app camera to snap and save the notes and lecture slides you will need. ClassMonster will organize and autosave your notes according to your timetable. To find a snap, simply search by subject. No more stacks of messy paper you can’t remember writing! Add annotations to give your photo notes context for the next time you use them. You can even share your snaps with friends and colleagues for better collaboration on group projects. With ClassMonster, every subject is at the tip of your fingers wherever you are.

About

Teacher Aide (cloud)

This app helps educators manage student attendance, grades, and seating charts across multiple semesters. It offers cloud synchronization for seamless device switching and provides tools to identify at-risk students and communicate with parents. Export data easily for integration with other systems.

Highlights
  • Cloud database for multi-device sync
  • Attendance and grade tracking
  • Seating chart creation
  • Identify at-risk students
  • Bulk email notifications
  • Google Classroom roster sync
  • CSV grade export
Features
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Designed by a teacher, for teachers! • Cloud database allows easy switching between iPhone, iPad and MacBook • Attendance, Grades, Seating Chart for up to 6 semesters with 10 classes each. • Variety of PDF reports • Identify students at-risk due to attendance or grades • Easily notify students, parents and advisors with bulk email. • Easily sync student roster from Google Classroom • Export grades in CSV format to use with other grading systems Teacher Aide (cloud) is designed for use by individual teachers or co teachers of the same class. The app stores data in the cloud, so the the teacher can easily switch between devices, such as an iPhone, iPad or MacBook. Try out the app for free for 1 month with one class and see if you find it useful. An easy to use attendance and grading interface makes record keeping in the digital classroom a simple process. Additional features teachers will find useful are the seating chart, progress report and identification of student at risk due to attendance or academic performance. An auto-renewable monthly subscription allows access for up to 10 or 20 classes in each semester, and multiple semesters are supported. Please email the developer at support@inpocketsolutions.com with any questions or suggestions. Privacy Policy: https://inpocketsolutions.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://inpocketsolutions.com/terms Autorenewable Subscription Details To access features after the 1 month free access, the user needs to subscribe to an auto renewable monthly or annual 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. 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. Facebook page www.facebook.com/TeacherAidePro

Screenshots

Class Monster4 screens
Teacher Aide (cloud)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Teacher Aide (cloud) at 4.8 against Class Monster's 3.1. Teacher Aide (cloud) also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Class Monster's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). 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. Teacher Aide (cloud) sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Class Monster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teacher Aide (cloud) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teacher Aide (cloud) has 45 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Class Monster's written reviews are positive against 79% of Teacher Aide (cloud)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Class Monster ships an update fortnightly, Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Class Monster versus Teacher Aide (cloud): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClass MonsterTeacher Aide (cloud)
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (8 ratings)4.8 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings845 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMonster HubGlen Botha

Customer experience

Class Monster

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Teacher Aide (cloud)

All ratings45 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

Class Monster

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Teacher Aide (cloud)

Subscriptions6
  • Standard (10 classes)$3.991 Month
  • Standard (20 classes)$6.991 Month
  • Premium (10 classes)$6.991 Month
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  • Premium (20 classes)$9.991 Month
  • Premium (10 classes)$69.991 Year
  • Premium (20 classes)$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Class Monster free?
Class Monster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teacher Aide (cloud) free?
Teacher Aide (cloud) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Class Monster or Teacher Aide (cloud)?
Teacher Aide (cloud) is rated higher. Class Monster averages 3.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Teacher Aide (cloud) averages 4.8 from 45 ratings.
Do Class Monster or Teacher Aide (cloud) have ads?
Neither Class Monster nor Teacher Aide (cloud) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Class Monster or Teacher Aide (cloud)?
Class Monster ships an update fortnightly, and Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. Most recently, Class Monster was updated on September 24, 2026 and Teacher Aide (cloud) on October 8, 2026.

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