Comparison

Planit vs Exam Countdowns

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

Head to head
About

Planit

This app helps students organize their academic life by tracking assignments, exams, and class schedules. It offers countdowns to deadlines and allows for color-coded organization of subjects and timetables. A premium version provides ad-free experience, notifications, and cloud synchronization.

Highlights
  • Task and deadline tracking
  • Countdown to important dates
  • Color-coded subjects and timetable
  • Unlimited task countdowns
  • Cloud synchronization (Premium)
  • Notifications (Premium)
Features
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Planit is a beautifully simple student study planner app for students, teachers, schools, colleges and universities. From the creators of the 5 star rated Exam Countdown app used by millions worldwide. The 'must have' app for ALL students studying at ALL levels! Countdown to important days, dates, exams, tests, coursework and homework deadlines. Lite version: - Store all your tasks, homework, coursework, tests and exam dates in one place - Create unlimited task countdowns - Countdown the number of days, hours, minutes and seconds to deadlines - Colour code your subjects and timetable and choose from 400 icons Planit is free to download and use. Premium Version: - Ad Free - 400 Colour Icons - Notifications - Synchronise tasks and timetable to all your devices - Task result entry Planit Premium is an auto-renewable subscription, charged at £1.49 per year. Each Planit Premium subscription period lasts 1 year and provides access to the following premium features: no ads, 400 colour icons, notifications, cloud sync and results entry. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. 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, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Use - https://root38.com/terms.html Privacy Policy - https://root38.com.com/privacypolicy.html

About

Exam Countdowns

This app helps students prepare for exams and deadlines with live countdowns, a focus timer, and progress tracking. Organize subjects, compete with friends on study time, and receive timely reminders to ensure you never miss an important date. It's designed to motivate you to start revising and manage your academic workload effectively.

Highlights
  • Live countdowns to exams and deadlines
  • Focus timer with tasks and alarms
  • Organize exams by subject
  • Friend leaderboards for focus time
  • Mark tracking and progress statistics
  • Customizable exam reminders
  • Widgets and Live Activities support
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ExamCountdowns makes your exams impossible to ignore - and helps you actually do the work. Add every exam, test and deadline, and watch the countdown push you to start revising. Study in proper sessions with a built-in focus timer, organise everything by subject, track your marks, and compete with friends on focus time. Timely reminders mean you’ll never miss the day. Built for GCSE, A level, IB, mocks and university finals. Designed and built by a student. No ads, ever. FEATURES Live countdowns in days, hours, minutes and seconds Focus timer with tasks - and a real alarm when your session ends Organise exams by subject Friends and a weekly focus-time leaderboard Share your exam timetable with friends Track your marks and see your progress Stats, streaks and personal records Customisable reminders so you never miss an exam Widgets and Live Activities Syncs with examcountdowns.com on desktop Beautiful light and dark modes PLUS Free to start. Plus unlocks unlimited exams and subjects, mark tracking, and full stats. Try it free for 7 days, then £9.99/year. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms: examcountdowns.com/terms Privacy: examcountdowns.com/privacy Questions or ideas? Email me at support@examcountdowns.com

Screenshots

Planit4 screens
Exam Countdowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Planit at 4.7 against Exam Countdowns's 4.0. Planit also leads on ratings volume (58 vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Planit sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per year and Exam Countdowns sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Planit holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planit has 58 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Planit versus Exam Countdowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanitExam Countdowns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (58 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings58 — better4
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROOT38 LIMITEDJagjit Singh

Customer experience

Planit

All ratings58 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Exam Countdowns

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Planit

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Yearly Subscription$1.491 Year
1 purchases

Exam Countdowns

Subscriptions1
  • ExamCountdowns Plus7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Planit free?
Planit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Exam Countdowns free?
Exam Countdowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Planit or Exam Countdowns?
Planit is rated higher. Planit averages 4.7 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Exam Countdowns averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Planit or Exam Countdowns have ads?
Neither Planit nor Exam Countdowns shows ads.

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