Comparison

School Assistant vs Schooly

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

Head to head
About

School Assistant

This app helps students organize their academic life by tracking homework, tests, and class schedules. It provides a dedicated space for class information, website links, and customizable reminders. The app offers seamless integration across Apple devices and a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Homework and test tracking
  • Class schedule management
  • Class information storage
  • Website link saving
  • Customizable reminders
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • iCloud data syncing
Features
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School Assistant by Sun Apps is a simple but powerful school planner app. It allows you to quickly and easily keep track of your homework and tests, manage your schedule, save all your class info, quickly access saved websites, and more. First, as a student myself, I know how hard it can be to pay for these types of apps. So, School Assistant is 100% free: no subscriptions, no paywalls, no premium features, and no ads! There is a tip jar if you feel like supporting, though (these are the in-app purchases the App Store shows). Schoolwork: - Manage your upcoming assignments and tests - Sort by due date, class, category, alphabetically, or manually - Add a related class, due date, links, and notes - Add Subtasks to your schoolwork to keep track of large assignments - Schedule reminders - Highlight upcoming and overdue schoolwork - Keep an entire archive of your completed schoolwork - View how many assignments/tests you have right from your Home Screen with Widgets Schedule: - Keep track of your classes for every day - Add associated teacher and room information (or, add a link for online classes) - Automatically switch days based on the day of the week - Automatically switch between two weeks (great for A/B week schedules) - Manually switch between up to ten weeks - See your current class and next class on the Dashboard and with Widgets Classes: - A dedicated place to manage all your class info - Store your teacher’s name and email - Store a title, class code, links, and notes for each class - Assign an icon to each class, which also shows in Schoolwork Apple Watch App: - Super quick access to your most important information - View your Schoolwork, automatically sorted into assignments and tests - View your Schedule for any day - View your current and next classes, and how long you have left - Set a custom theme color to match your Watch, band, or outfit - Designed for quick interactions Other features: - Save website bookmarks for quick and easy access right in the app - Set a custom accent color - Theme the entire app with a color of your choosing - Over 20 app icon choices - Liquid Glass design - Full and automatic data syncing over iCloud - Tight iOS and iPadOS integration with support for features like Slide Over and Split View, iPad cursor, keyboard shortcuts, system sidebars, Home Screen widgets, Dynamic Text, and multi-window support - Support for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro - Designed with quick and easy usability in mind - Full support for Dark, Tinted, and Clear Home Screen modes

About

Schooly

Manage your academic life with this planner app. Organize schedules, timetables, to-dos, and assignments. Features include deadline reminders, attendance tracking, and customizable themes for students of all levels.

Highlights
  • Multiple schedule support
  • Color-coded classes
  • To-do, assignment, and exam management
  • Deadline reminders
  • Attendance rate calculation
  • Customizable themes
  • Widgets for upcoming classes and tasks
Features
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Enrich your academic life with our sleek and functional school planner app!! You'll get everything you need to manage school schedules, timetables, to-dos and assignments. We designed Schooly based on research with actual students in middle school, high school and university. Schooly supports you in all stages of academic life! KEY FEATURES ・Support for multiple schedules ・Color-coded classes ・To-do, assignment and exam management ・Deadline reminders ・Attendance rate calculation ・Attendance record ・Notes ・Easy-to-use class registration ・Beautiful and colorful themes ・Upcoming Classes Widget ・Upcoming Tasks Widget NEW: ・iCloud sync across all your devices (premium) ・Whole-week & lock screen widgets ・Class-start reminders ・Custom class colors Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://schooly.rocks/en/privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

School Assistant4 screens
Schooly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: School Assistant at none against Schooly's shown. School Assistant also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (87% vs 73%). Schooly's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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 Assistant sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Schooly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

School Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: School Assistant has 4.6K ratings behind it against 391, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of School Assistant's written reviews are positive against 73% of Schooly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

School Assistant ships an update every 2 months, Schooly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
School Assistant versus Schooly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchool AssistantSchooly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.6K ratings) — better4.5 (391 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better72.9% of reviews
Number of ratings4.6K — better391
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size538 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSun Apps, LLCArtefact Inc.

Customer experience

School Assistant

All ratings4,610 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews538 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative7.4%

Schooly

All ratings391 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral17.8%
Negative9.3%

User reviews

School Assistant

From 4.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful for staying organized
  • 👍 Easy to use and customizable
  • 🔓 Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases
  • 🤖 Integrates with Google Classroom
  • 📆 Useful schedule and countdown features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Limited integration with other school platforms
  • 🕰️ Needs more reminder options for assignments
  • 🗓️ Difficulty sorting assignments chronologically

Schooly

From 391 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Aesthetically pleasing design
  • 📚 Helpful for organizing school schedules
  • 📝 Easy to add tasks and assignments
  • 🎨 Customizable color schemes
  • 🔍 Useful widgets for quick access

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Inability to customize class times
  • 📅 Difficulty handling complex/rotating schedules
  • 🔒 Lack of sync/sharing options across devices
  • 📱 Compatibility issues with larger screens
  • 💰 Ads that can't be removed

Bugs and requests

School Assistant

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Schedule details disappearing when switching days
  • App crashing on certain devices after updates
  • Widgets not displaying information correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar view for assignments and tests
  • Ability to mark assignments as in-progress
  • Syncing across multiple devices
  • More customization options for widgets
  • Integration with other school apps like Canvas

Schooly

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Issues with saving and loading class schedules
  • Problems with marking tasks as complete

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for 12-hour time format
  • Implement a multi-week schedule option
  • Allow customization of class durations
  • Introduce a dark mode and larger widgets
  • Add iCloud sync and sharing capabilities

In-app purchases

6 purchases

School Assistant

One-time6
  • Tip Jar – $0.99$0.99
  • Tip Jar – $1.99$1.99
  • Tip Jar – $2.99$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Tip Jar – $3.99$3.99
  • Tip Jar – $4.99$4.99
  • Tip Jar – $0.99$400.00
4 purchases

Schooly

Subscriptions2
  • Schooly Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Schooly Premium Annual$11.991 Year
One-time2
  • Schooly Premium$2.99
  • Schooly Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is School Assistant free?
School Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Schooly free?
Schooly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, School Assistant or Schooly?
School Assistant is rated higher. School Assistant averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while Schooly averages 4.5 from 391 ratings.
Do School Assistant or Schooly have ads?
Schooly shows ads; School Assistant does not.
Which is updated more often, School Assistant or Schooly?
School Assistant ships an update every 2 months, and Schooly every 5 days. Most recently, School Assistant was updated on September 22, 2026 and Schooly on September 23, 2026.

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