School Assistant vs Assignd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Homework and test tracking
- Class schedule management
- Class information storage
- Website link saving
- Customizable reminders
- Apple Watch app integration
- iCloud data syncing
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~ Featured by Apple, 9to5Mac, and Macrumors ~ ~ “A+ Apps for Students”, “Apps We Love Right Now”, “23 Apps for 2023”, and more from Apple 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 your upcoming schoolwork and classes right from your Home Screen / Desktop 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 Siri AI and Shortcuts: – Ask Siri about your schoolwork and classes – Create and modify your schoolwork with Siri – Ask Siri about on-screen content in the app – Access, create, and modify your schoolwork and classes from the Shortcuts app 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, multi-window support, and full iPhone Duo 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
Assignd
This app helps students manage schoolwork by organizing assignments and setting reminders. It also offers study tools like flashcards and a Pomodoro timer to improve focus and make learning more efficient.
- Assignment organization
- Deadline reminders
- Class categorization
- Flashcards
- Pomodoro timer
- Schedule control
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Assignd keeps every class, assignment, and grade in one place — then hands you an AI study buddy for the parts that are actually hard. The planner is free forever: • Day, week, and month views built around your class schedule • Assignments sorted by class, due date, and priority • Unlimited flashcards • Grades, GPA, and term tracking • Groups and daily streaks Upgrade to Pro for Abi, your AI study buddy: • Ask anything about your coursework • Scan a problem and get step-by-step explanations • Practice quizzes and flashcard decks from your own notes • Unlimited classes and Canvas import Free forever, no card required. Pro available monthly, yearly, or lifetime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: School Assistant at 4.7K against Assignd's 3. School Assistant also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and device support (5 vs 3). Assignd's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. School Assistant sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Assignd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Assignd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: School Assistant has 4.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
School Assistant ships an update every 2 months, Assignd every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | School Assistant | Assignd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.7K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.7K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 538 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sun Apps, LLC | Jordan Feldstein LLC |
Customer experience
School Assistant
Assignd
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
Assignd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
School Assistant
- Tip Jar – $0.99$0.99
- Tip Jar – $1.99$1.99
- Tip Jar – $2.99$2.99
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- Tip Jar – $3.99$3.99
- Tip Jar – $4.99$4.99
- Tip Jar – $0.99$400.00
Assignd
- Assignd Monthly Pro$3.991 Month
- Assignd Yearly Pro$34.991 Year
- Assignd Lifetime Pro$99.99








