Comparison

School Timetable vs ScheduleLab

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

Head to head
About

School Timetable

Easily manage your school, college, or university schedule with this versatile app. Track classes, homework, exams, and events with customizable reminders and a beautiful interface. Includes Apple Watch and home screen widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Color-coded classes
  • Add class details (room, professor, notes)
  • Multiple week timetable support
  • Customizable reminder notifications
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • iCloud Backup and Restore
Features
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School Timetable is the most easy to use, yet versatile scheduling app for students of school, college or university. Easily keep track of your weekly school schedule and events like homework assignments, exams and quizzes in this beautiful tracker accompanied by an Apple Watch app. Check out the following features which makes School Timetable the most complete schedule organizer app for students: - Simply swipe left and right to see all weekdays - Color coded classes - Add room and location, professor name, phone number, email and other information for each class with notes - Classes show break times and conflict time to next class - Multiple week timetable - If you have a very mixed up schedule with the same class at different times on different days, no need to add the same class multiple times. Simply add a variation and choose the days and time. Variations can be given a name too! - Reminder notifications can be set to remind you X minutes before the class where X can be set as 5, 10, 15...55 minutes. - Support for Apple Watch app and many complications - Interactive large widget for home screen for iOS 17+ devices. Legacy widget is still supported on older devices which can be added using steps described at the bottom. - Setup reminders for upcoming events, exams and homework assignments. These reminders will remind you a week before, 2 days before, 1 day before and the morning of the event to keep you on top of your game! - Beautiful landscape view of the entire week at once (Just tap the fullscreen landscape button on top) - Accent theme color settings - No need to unlock your phone as it comes with a lockscreen widget for all your classes and tasks - Force touch the Apple Watch app to change weeks and Tasks - Ability to customize the number of weeks between 1-4 and auto-switch weeks - Ability to customize reminder ringtone - Save timetable as image in photos. Tap the full screen button on top right and there you will see the button to save as image. - Export timetable - Search classes, tasks, professor, room, notes etc. Search screen can also be used to edit reminders of all classes and tasks at a common place. - App detects emails, sites, phone numbers and addresses in the notes and opens them in respective apps - multiple email and maps clients are supported - iCloud Backup and Restore! Tap the hamburger menu button on top left and tap "Backup to iCloud" from side menu. On another device signed in with same iCloud account, tap the "Restore from iCloud" button. Trial version lets you track up to 3 classes and 3 tasks. A one-time-only purchase lets you track unlimited classes and tasks. It also helps pay for yearly development fee and lets me keep supporting the app while keeping it ad-free. No subscriptions. Thank you for your support. Reviews: "This is dope **2 clapping emojis**" - Sarah "It looks good" - Tom "That's dope dude!!" - Rachel "So clean man, nice **thumbs up emoji**" - Nathan If you find this app useful, please leave me a positive rating on the app store as that helps get the word out to others. If you have any feature suggestions, bug reports or just wanna say good job, email me at: pran@pranapps.com

About

ScheduleLab

This app helps students find the perfect class schedule by quickly calculating the best course options based on their preferences. It allows users to plan time off, request specific professors, and find classes with open seats, simplifying the registration process.

Highlights
  • Lightning-fast scheduling algorithm
  • Personalized course preference matching
  • Plan time off and specific days off
  • Request favorite professors
  • Find schedules with open seats
  • Avoid classes with TBA details
  • Request college support
Features
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Let's bring scheduling down to a science! Every student has a registration story: Finding out a class is full, meeting with their advisors, staying up late working on backup plans. Often it's a matter of trial and error finding the perfect schedule - mixing and matching courses to find ones that fit together. Take the hassle out of registration with ScheduleLab! Our lightning-fast algorithm processes your needs and calculates the best choices available to you. Need a day off? Want your favorite professor? No problem! Just enter your preferences and we'll find the schedules that match. ScheduleLab lets you decide what's important by giving you the power to: • Plan time off for breaks • Take specific days off • Have your favorite professor • Find schedules with open seats • Avoid classes with TBA details Introducing ScheduleLab Pro Take your scheduling even further with ScheduleLab Pro: • Flexible Courses: Need an elective but not sure which one to pick? Add your top choices and we'll find the one that fits your schedule. • Compare Schedules: Found two options you like? View them side by side and save your favorite. • No Ads: Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience throughout the app. Pro is available as a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. We're always looking for ways to improve our app to ensure you have the best experience possible. We support colleges across the United States, and are adding more all the time. Don't see your college? You can request it right in the app! For more information, visit our website at https://schedulelab.io/ Have an issue? Contact us through support@schedulelab.io Privacy Policy: https://schedulelab.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://schedulelab.io/terms

Screenshots

School Timetable4 screens
ScheduleLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: School Timetable at none against ScheduleLab's shown. School Timetable also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (439 vs 10). ScheduleLab's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price 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. School Timetable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ScheduleLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScheduleLab holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: School Timetable has 439 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of School Timetable's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScheduleLab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

School Timetable ships an update weekly, ScheduleLab every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
School Timetable versus ScheduleLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchool TimetableScheduleLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (439 ratings)4.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings439 — better10
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPranoy ChowdhuryScheduleLab, LLC

Customer experience

School Timetable

All ratings439 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative24.0%

ScheduleLab

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

School Timetable

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding/editing classes
  • Notifications not always working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add widgets for better visibility
  • Improve notification system and reminders
  • Allow more flexibility in setting class schedules
  • Integrate with other calendar/productivity apps
  • Add support for macOS and iPad

ScheduleLab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

School Timetable

One-time1
  • School Timetable Premium$7.99
2 purchases

ScheduleLab

Subscriptions1
  • Pro (1 Year)$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro (Lifetime)$14.99

Questions

Is School Timetable free?
School Timetable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScheduleLab free?
ScheduleLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, School Timetable or ScheduleLab?
ScheduleLab is rated higher. School Timetable averages 4.5 out of 5 from 439 ratings, while ScheduleLab averages 4.8 from 10 ratings.
Do School Timetable or ScheduleLab have ads?
ScheduleLab shows ads; School Timetable does not.
Which is updated more often, School Timetable or ScheduleLab?
School Timetable ships an update weekly, and ScheduleLab every 3 months. Most recently, School Timetable was updated on October 21, 2026 and ScheduleLab on October 7, 2026.

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