Comparison

School Assistant vs Due Gooder

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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~ 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

About

Due Gooder

Organize your academic life with automated scheduling, assignment tracking, and integrated group chats for each course. Sync with your LMS or upload syllabi to never miss a deadline or class.

Highlights
  • LMS sync (Canvas, Brightspace)
  • Syllabus upload
  • Automated assignment detection
  • Class event calendar
  • Deadline and class reminders
  • Course group chats
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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Due Gooder turns your syllabus into a semester you can actually see. Upload a PDF and we pull out every assignment, exam, and class meeting, then organize it into one clean schedule by course — no typing deadlines in by hand. Then it keeps you ahead of it. A morning summary of what’s due, reminders before each deadline at the intensity you choose, and a heads-up 30 minutes before class starts. Home Screen widgets put what’s next in front of you without opening the app. And when it’s time to actually study, Due Gooder works from your own material. Record a lecture and get chapter-marked audio with AI notes. Turn your slides and readings into flashcard decks or a practice test that feels like the real exam. Keep everything in your Locker and search across all of it. Duey, your AI study assistant, knows your classes and can answer questions about them. Main features • Upload a syllabus and auto-detect assignments, exams, and class times • Every course on one organized calendar, color-coded • Morning summaries, deadline reminders, and pre-class alerts • Home Screen widgets for what’s due today and what’s next • AI lecture recording with chapter-marked notes • AI flashcards and practice tests built from your own materials • Locker storage with AI search across everything you’ve saved • Duey, an AI assistant that knows your schedule • Join a classmate’s course with a share code • Google Calendar sync Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

School Assistant4 screens
Due Gooder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: School Assistant at 88% against Due Gooder's 42%. School Assistant also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 47). Due Gooder's advantage is 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. School Assistant sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Due Gooder sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: School Assistant has 4.8K ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of School Assistant's written reviews are positive against 42% of Due Gooder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

School Assistant ships an update every 2 months, Due Gooder every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
School Assistant versus Due Gooder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchool AssistantDue Gooder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.8K ratings) — better3.3 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4.8K — better47
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size538 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSun Apps, LLCNathan Royal

Customer experience

School Assistant

All ratings4,743 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews585 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.8%

Due Gooder

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%

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

Due Gooder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

School Assistant

One-time5
  • Tip Jar – $0.99$0.99
  • Tip Jar – $1.99$1.99
  • Tip Jar – $2.99$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Tip Jar – $3.99$3.99
  • Tip Jar – $4.99$4.99
6 purchases

Due Gooder

Subscriptions6
  • Pro$4.991 Month
  • Pro Plan Monthly$8.991 Month
  • AI Pro$9.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Pro$29.991 Year
  • AI Pro$49.991 Year
  • Pro Plan Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is School Assistant free?
School Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Due Gooder free?
Due Gooder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, School Assistant or Due Gooder?
School Assistant is rated higher. School Assistant averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Due Gooder averages 3.3 from 47 ratings.
Do School Assistant or Due Gooder have ads?
Neither School Assistant nor Due Gooder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, School Assistant or Due Gooder?
School Assistant ships an update every 2 months, and Due Gooder every 4 months. Most recently, School Assistant was updated on November 3, 2026 and Due Gooder on October 30, 2026.

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