Comparison

Class Planner for teachers vs Attendance Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Class Planner for teachers

This app helps educators organize their teaching schedules by recording lesson plans, standards, notes, and homework. It offers timetable views, easy lesson adjustments, and PDF generation for administrative needs. Sync homework assignments with Google Classroom for seamless communication.

Highlights
  • Lesson plan recording
  • Standards association
  • Timetable views (1 or 2 weeks)
  • Lesson rescheduling
  • PDF lesson generation
  • Google Classroom homework sync
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Class Planner allows teachers to easily keep a record of their lesson plans which include the standards, lesson notes, homework and an online reference link. Features • 1 week or 2 week timetable. • Associate content standards with individual lessons • Easily import standards from a text file • View notes by week, class or day. • Easily move lessons forward or backwards to accommodate schedule changes. • Generate a PDF of the day's lesson for administrators or personal records. • Sync homework with Google Classroom announcements. Use the app for free for 1 class. Activate an autorenewable monthly subscription to support up to 20 classes. A 1 week free trial is available to test out all the features. Autorenewable Subscription Details To access additional features the user needs to subscribe to an auto renewable monthly 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

About

Attendance Tracker

Easily capture and archive student attendance records with a simple interface. Import class lists, generate various reports, and add detailed student information, including observations. Create random student groups for activities.

Highlights
  • Capture and archive attendance
  • Import class lists via CSV
  • Generate daily, semester, and summary reports
  • Customizable statuses
  • Dropbox synchronization
  • Detailed student profiles
  • Add student observations
  • Generate random student groups
Features
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Attendance Tracker - Take roll in seconds. See patterns at a glance. Attendance Tracker is built for teachers, coaches, and instructors who need to record who’s present without fighting their app. Tap a name, pick a status, move on. Take attendance fast - One-tap status cycling per student - Set every student to the same status with one button - Reorder by first or last name - See live counts of present, absent, late and any custom status Set up your classes once - Add students manually or import from a CSV file - Save students once and reuse them across courses - Set a recurring schedule and the app generates upcoming classes for you - Each class gets its own date, time and notes Customize the statuses you actually use - Edit the default statuses: Present, Absent, Late, Excused — or create your own - Color-code each status - Choose which statuses count as a missed class so reports stay accurate Reports that make sense to admin - Daily attendance and a list of who was missing - Per-student attendance history with a visual breakdown - Full-term and summary reports across any date range - Email any report directly to parents or colleagues, or share via the iOS share sheet Per-student records - Photo, contact details, and any custom fields you need - Add dated observations and notes — useful for parent meetings or end-of-term reviews - Email a single student’s full record in one tap Extras teachers actually use - Random student picker for cold calls - Random group generator, up to 30 per group, for activities - iCloud sync keeps your classes consistent across iPhone and iPad - Passcode lock for the times your phone leaves your hand Privacy Attendance data is stored on your device and synced through your private iCloud account. We don’t see it, and we don’t sell it. Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://applorium.com/privacy-easy-attendance

Screenshots

Class Planner for teachers4 screens
Attendance Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Class Planner for teachers at 87% against Attendance Tracker's 44%. Class Planner for teachers also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Attendance Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (411 vs 66) and iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Class Planner for teachers sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month and Attendance Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Class Planner for teachers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Attendance Tracker has 411 ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Class Planner for teachers's written reviews are positive against 44% of Attendance Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Class Planner for teachers ships an update every 2 months, Attendance Tracker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Class Planner for teachers versus Attendance Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClass Planner for teachersAttendance Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (66 ratings) — better4.4 (411 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better43.6% of reviews
Number of ratings66411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.016 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlen BothaApplorium Ltd

Customer experience

Class Planner for teachers

All ratings66 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

Attendance Tracker

All ratings410 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive43.6%
Neutral14.5%
Negative41.8%

Bugs and requests

Class Planner for teachers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Attendance Tracker

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • New person given full attendance from start date
  • Cannot download summary
  • Lost a huge chunk of data
  • App keeps crashing on iPad Pro
  • Application crashes when fetching attendance for multiple classes
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  • Deleted all children's photos
  • Attendance erased after update
  • Duplicates entire attendance lists
  • Erases all updates after taking them
  • Errors all over the place
  • Forced to change from monthly to yearly subscription
  • Deleted lengthy email to support
  • Cannot see info across multiple devices
  • Cannot add a student for one meeting
  • Cannot cancel paying for the app
  • Register disappears after saving
  • Keeps opening premium ad
  • Cannot add students from CSV file
  • Tutorial link to sample file broken

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add recurring feature
  • More student info (address, etc.)
  • Ability to email students
  • Transferable classes/registers between staff
  • Option to change/delete attachment date
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  • Easier attendance tracking for simple needs
  • Spreadsheet for daily attendance
  • More report options (time frame)

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Class Planner for teachers

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Features7 Days trial$5.991 Month
5 purchases

Attendance Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Easy Attendance Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$15.491 Year
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  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Class Planner for teachers free?
Class Planner for teachers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Attendance Tracker free?
Attendance Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Class Planner for teachers or Attendance Tracker?
Class Planner for teachers is rated higher. Class Planner for teachers averages 4.7 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Attendance Tracker averages 4.4 from 411 ratings.
Do Class Planner for teachers or Attendance Tracker have ads?
Neither Class Planner for teachers nor Attendance Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Class Planner for teachers or Attendance Tracker?
Class Planner for teachers ships an update every 2 months, and Attendance Tracker every 6 weeks. Most recently, Class Planner for teachers was updated on October 23, 2026 and Attendance Tracker on October 26, 2026.

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