Comparison

Classroom vs Classroom Planner

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

Head to head
About

Classroom

Facilitates real-time communication and file sharing between students and teachers. Offers interactive learning tools like quizzes, screen broadcasting, and a digital whiteboard. Provides a secure login for class participation and cloud storage for iPad users.

Highlights
  • Real-time messaging
  • File sharing
  • Quizzes and results
  • Screen broadcasting and monitoring
  • Interactive whiteboard
  • Class login and cloud storage
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1.Send and receive messages in real time 2.Receive files from teacher 3.Send files to teacher 4.Receive a quiz and get the results 5.Get the screen broadcast from teacher 6.Get the screen monitor from teacher 7.Display one student’s screen to the teacher and other students 8.Play the movie from teacher side 9.Receive the survey from teacher 10.Interactive whiteboard 11.Offer the information to log in the class 12.Classroom cloud (only for iPad) 13.Raise hand

About

Classroom Planner

Organize your classroom with smart seating charts, student management, and weekly timetables. Plan your entire school year, including terms and holidays, all in one app. Export plans and customize themes for a personalized teaching experience.

Highlights
  • Smart seating chart design
  • Student organization and tracking
  • Weekly timetable creation
  • School year planning
  • Exportable seating plans
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Plan your classroom, timetable and school year in one place. Classroom Planner helps teachers build seating charts, organise students, create weekly timetables and keep daily plans clear—without juggling separate apps. SMART SEATING CHARTS • Design classroom layouts with tables, chairs and custom objects • Record student conflicts and use automatic algorithms to reduce problem pairings • Choose from several seating methods, including balanced and minimum-conflict options • Fine-tune every result with drag and drop • Save different seating plans for different classes and lessons CLASSES AND STUDENT GROUPS • Keep digital class lists with useful student details • Track homework, permission slips, merits or your own custom information • Create balanced groups and random student selections • Add notes for the information you need during the school day TIMETABLES AND DAILY PLANNING • Build colour-coded weekly timetables for subjects, classes and classrooms • Create reusable day structures with periods, breaks and lunch • See teaching commitments by day and week • Keep notes, checklists and to-do reminders together YOUR WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR • Add terms, holidays, bank holidays and training days to a school-year calendar • Connect timetables with classes and classrooms • Map curriculum topics across terms and subjects in a flexible long-term overview SHARE AND PERSONALISE • Export seating plans as PDF or PNG for printing and sharing • Choose colour themes, app icons and home-screen layouts • Adjust accessibility, date and time settings to suit the way you work CLASSROOM PLANNER PRO Upgrade to Pro for unlimited classes, students, seating plans and timetables, advanced classroom objects, export options and more customisation. Download Classroom Planner and spend less time organising tools—and more time teaching. Classroom Planner offers an optional auto-renewing Pro subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Classroom3 screens
Classroom Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Classroom at none against Classroom Planner's 6. Classroom also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). Classroom Planner's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price 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. Classroom Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Classroom asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classroom ships an update every 2 months, Classroom Planner monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Classroom versus Classroom Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassroomClassroom Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB155 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer南京极域信息科技有限公司Richard Biddulph

In-app purchases

None

Classroom

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Classroom Planner

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Pro Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Annual Pro Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Annual Pro Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • 10 Tokens$7.99
  • Lifetime Pro$99.99

Questions

Is Classroom free?
Classroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Classroom Planner free?
Classroom Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Classroom or Classroom Planner have ads?
Classroom Planner shows ads; Classroom does not.
Which is updated more often, Classroom or Classroom Planner?
Classroom ships an update every 2 months, and Classroom Planner monthly. Most recently, Classroom was updated on November 2, 2026 and Classroom Planner on November 5, 2026.

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