School Assistant vs ClassDeck
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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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
ClassDeck
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ClassDeck is the school planner that keeps your whole student life in one place — your weekly class timetable, homework and assignments, exam countdowns, and a full grade and GPA tracker. It works completely offline, with no account and no sign-up, so your school data stays private on your device. Whether you are in middle school, high school, college or university, ClassDeck is built to make your term calmer and more organized. Set up your subjects once, drop your classes onto a beautiful weekly timetable, and let ClassDeck show you exactly what class is happening now and what comes next. WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE - Build a clean weekly class schedule with subject, teacher, room and color. - A clear "now and next" card tells you which class is on and what follows. - Rotating A/B week support for schools with alternating timetables. - Tap any class to edit it in seconds. HOMEWORK & ASSIGNMENT TRACKER - Add assignments with a due date, priority and to-do, in-progress or done status. - Attach a photo of the worksheet or whiteboard and add notes. - Smart filters: today, this week, overdue, done, or everything at once. - Check off homework as you finish it and watch your workload shrink. - Optional reminders before each due date so nothing slips through. EXAM COUNTDOWNS - Add every exam and deadline and see a clear days-until countdown. - A calendar view marks every exam and deadline at a glance. - A simple revision tip helps you spread your study before the big day. GRADES & GPA TRACKER - Record marks for any grading scale: percentage, points or GPA on a 4.0 scale. - Weighted categories (exams, homework, labs) give you an accurate average. - See each subject's average and your overall GPA update instantly. - A term overview chart shows how every course is going. INSIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS - A consistency heatmap shows how steadily you complete your homework. - This week vs last week comparison and your best day of the week. - Personal records: best day, best week, current and longest streak. - A grade trend chart follows your marks over time. - Dozens of achievements to unlock as you stay on top of your work. PRIVATE & OFFLINE - 100% offline. No account, no login, no cloud, no tracking of your school data. - Everything is stored locally on your device. - Export and import a JSON backup whenever you want, entirely on-device. FULLY LOCALIZED - Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese. PERFECT FOR - High school and middle school students who want a simple homework planner. - College and university students juggling a class schedule and exam dates. - Anyone who wants a private student timetable and grade tracker without a subscription. ClassDeck brings your class schedule, homework tracker, exam countdowns and grade book together into one polished, distraction-free planner. Start the school year organized — add your subjects, build your timetable, and let ClassDeck handle the rest. ClassDeck is a personal study companion and is not affiliated with any school, college or examination board.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ClassDeck at none against School Assistant's 6. ClassDeck also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). School Assistant's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (5 vs 3). On price 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. ClassDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | School Assistant | ClassDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 538 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sun Apps, LLC | Ferran Espuna |
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
ClassDeck
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
ClassDeck
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is School Assistant free?
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