Comparison

Grade Corner vs HLS Grades

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

Head to head
About

Grade Corner

Access your academic performance on the go. View grades, assignments, schedules, and attendance. Communicate with teachers and track your progress throughout the school year.

Highlights
  • Check grades and class categories
  • View upcoming assignments and due dates
  • Track attendance records
  • Email teachers directly
  • Filter assignments by category
  • View past grades
  • Supports multiple students
Features
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Grade Corner is the fastest way for students and parents to check grades, schedules, assignments, and attendance as part of your daily routine without logging in every time. Compatible with Aspen, Infinite Campus (beta), and PowerSchool (beta). This app is an independent tool students may use to calculate and track their own grades. === GRADE CORNER PREMIUM We are committed to providing every student full access to their grades without advertisements. We offer the following additional functionality to support the ongoing development of the app: - Grade Calculator — see your true percentage including missing assignments - Add hypothetical future assignments to see how they'd affect your grade - Edit current assignments to plan makeup work Important: The Grade Calculator is for estimation only and does not guarantee your final score. === PRIVACY & ENDORSEMENTS Grade Corner is a member of the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) and is available for schools to endorse in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. === SUPPORTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS - School districts using Aspen Student Information System (SIS) - School districts using Infinite Campus - School districts using PowerSchool Grade Corner is an independent application and is not affiliated with, associated with, authorized by, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Follett School Solutions (Aspen Student Information System), Infinite Campus, Inc., PowerSchool Group LLC, or any school district using those systems, unless explicitly stated. === COMMON QUESTIONS Q: Do I need an existing account with my school's grading system? A: Yes. Grade Corner is a companion app — it uses your existing gradebook credentials. If you don't know yours, ask your school administrator. Q: How often are grades updated? A: As soon as teachers post them. When they update grades in the gradebook, you'll see the changes on your next refresh. Q: Is this app officially supported by my school district? A: Sometimes. Grade Corner was built independently by a parent with two kids in DC Public Schools. We're working on more official endorsements — the current list lives on our website. === DISCLAIMERS Grade Corner is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Follett School Solutions (Aspen Student Information System), Infinite Campus, Inc., PowerSchool Group LLC, or any of the school districts listed above, unless otherwise stated. Aspen is a trademark of Follett School Solutions. Infinite Campus is a trademark of Infinite Campus, Inc. PowerSchool is a trademark of PowerSchool Group LLC. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HLS Grades

Access your school's learning management system on the go. View grades, assignments, and course materials. Communicate with teachers and manage your academic progress.

Highlights
  • View grades and past assignments
  • Track upcoming assignments with a calendar
  • Send and receive messages with teachers
  • View course syllabuses and files
  • Submit assignments and add comments
  • Dark mode for readability
Features
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Access your HLS courses on the go with the HLS Grades mobile app! This app is compatible with Student, Parent, Teacher, and Admin account types. Parents and Students can: • View grades in an at a glance format with the "View Grades" page accessible from the bottom of the Dashboard page • View past assignments and grades from previous trimesters in list format • Keep track of upcoming assignments with the calendar • Send and receive messages with teachers • View and (sometimes) post to class discussions • View course syllabuses, users, and modules • View and download course files • View all information for past courses Students can: • Edit/resubmit already submitted assignments • Submit upcoming assignments, quizzes, and tests • Add comments to assignments Teachers can: • Enter & edit grades for students • Create & edit assignments/modules/announcements/discussions/files, etc. • Create & edit calendar entries • Send messages to Parents and Students There are currently no special features for admin accounts. Other features: • Dark mode for night-time readability • Hide or show certain tabs in the Navigation Drawer to prioritize the features most meaningful to you • Clicking on the "View Assignment" link in an email notification will open the app to the specific assignment What's not possible: • Notifications. Please rely on emails from Canvas for this functionality, which can be set up by clicking the profile button in settings. • Downloading files already uploaded for submission. Current issues and how to fix them: https://github.com/tneotia/HLSGrades/blob/master/knownissues.md Notes: 1. This app will not work if you are not using Highlands Latin School's Canvas domain! Details on how to set this app up for your school's free (non-Instructure url) Canvas domain: https://tneotia.github.io/HLSGrades 2. Bugs or suggestions? Send feedback from within the app's settings! 3. This app is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Instructure or Canvas. Canvas LMS is a registered trademark and property of Instructure, Inc.

Screenshots

Grade Corner4 screens
HLS Grades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HLS Grades at none against Grade Corner's 4. HLS Grades also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). Grade Corner's advantage is ratings volume (28K vs 19). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Grade Corner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. HLS Grades asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Grade Corner against 4.8 for HLS Grades. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grade Corner has 28K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grade Corner ships an update weekly, HLS Grades every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grade Corner versus HLS Grades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrade CornerHLS Grades
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (28K ratings) — better4.8 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings28K — better19
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.410.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucky Dog Collective, LLCTanay Neotia

Customer experience

Grade Corner

All ratings27,780 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative11.7%

HLS Grades

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and requests

Grade Corner

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • No schedule information displayed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Grade notifications
  • Schedule view for future days
  • Ability to delete or rearrange classes
  • Integration with other platforms (e.g., Google Classroom)

HLS Grades

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Grade Corner

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Six Month Subscription7 Days trial$12.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Family Plan$29.991 Year
None

HLS Grades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grade Corner free?
Grade Corner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HLS Grades free?
HLS Grades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grade Corner or HLS Grades?
Grade Corner is rated higher. Grade Corner averages 4.9 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while HLS Grades averages 4.8 from 19 ratings.
Do Grade Corner or HLS Grades have ads?
Neither Grade Corner nor HLS Grades shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grade Corner or HLS Grades?
Grade Corner ships an update weekly, and HLS Grades every 10 days. Most recently, Grade Corner was updated on September 26, 2026 and HLS Grades on June 4, 2026.

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