Comparison

Attendance Tracker 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

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

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

Attendance Tracker4 screens
Class Planner (cloud)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Class Planner (cloud) at freemium against Attendance Tracker's subscription. Class Planner (cloud) also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 43%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Attendance Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (376 vs 53). On price, rating, 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. Attendance Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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

Class Planner (cloud) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Attendance Tracker has 376 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Attendance Tracker's written reviews are positive against 71% of Class Planner (cloud)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Attendance Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, Class Planner (cloud) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Attendance Tracker versus Class Planner (cloud): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAttendance TrackerClass Planner (cloud)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (376 ratings)4.6 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.6% of reviews70.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings376 — better53
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS1616.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdGlen Botha

Customer experience

Attendance Tracker

All ratings376 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive42.6%
Neutral14.8%
Negative42.6%

Class Planner (cloud)

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

Bugs and 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)

Class Planner (cloud)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
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 Attendance Tracker free?
Attendance Tracker 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, Attendance Tracker or Class Planner (cloud)?
Class Planner (cloud) is rated higher. Attendance Tracker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 376 ratings, while Class Planner (cloud) averages 4.6 from 53 ratings.
Do Attendance Tracker or Class Planner (cloud) have ads?
Neither Attendance Tracker nor Class Planner (cloud) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Attendance Tracker or Class Planner (cloud)?
Attendance Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, and Class Planner (cloud) fortnightly. Most recently, Attendance Tracker was updated on September 24, 2026 and Class Planner (cloud) on September 21, 2026.

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