Comparison

TimeCrunch vs Assignment Planner

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

Head to head
About

TimeCrunch

This app helps students organize their academic life by planning courses and assignments. It offers features like reminders, calendar views, and analytics to track progress. Stay on top of your studies with this intuitive educational tool.

Highlights
  • Unlimited courses and assignments
  • Customizable reminders
  • Calendar view for assignments
  • Assignment completion tracking
  • Multi-device support (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch)
  • Student resource recommendations
  • Progress analytics
Features
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TimeCrunch is a planner built for students in school, college, and university. It keeps your classes, assignments, due dates, and grades in one place, with a clean design that stays out of your way so you can focus on the work itself. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set up your term with its start and end dates. 2. Add the courses you are taking this term. 3. Add your assignments and check them off by swiping or tapping as you finish them. 4. Enter your scores as they come back and watch your course grades and GPA update on their own. GRADES AND GPA See exactly where you stand in every class. TimeCrunch works out your grade in each course and your GPA for the term, and it recalculates the moment you add a new score. You can set it up the way your school actually grades, with weighted categories, custom grade scales, and credit hours, so the numbers you see match the ones on your transcript. ASSIGNMENTS Add as many assignments as you need all year, with or without a course attached. Each one can carry a due date, a reminder, and notes, and TimeCrunch suggests a sensible due date so there is less to fill in every time. Everything you complete is saved, so you can search back through it whenever you need it. COURSES Build out your courses for the term, then keep them for reference once the term ends, so you always have a record of what you have taken. NOTES AND ATTACHMENTS Keep handouts, worksheets, photos, and links with the assignment they belong to. Scan paper documents straight in with your camera and they save as a clean PDF, right next to your notes. CALENDAR See your whole term at a glance and move through your assignments by date. WIDGETS Put your next assignments and your current GPA on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, so one glance tells you what is due and how you are doing. REMINDERS Things slip when life gets busy. Reminders give you a nudge before a due date so nothing catches you off guard. SYNC Your term goes with you. TimeCrunch stays in sync across your iPhone and iPad, and it keeps working when you are offline, then catches up once you are back online. APPLE WATCH Check off assignments from your wrist, look over your courses, and keep track of when your term starts and ends. TIMECRUNCH PRO Pro opens up the tools for students who want the full picture: Weighted grade categories, so tests, homework, and projects count the way your syllabus says they should. Custom grade scales for each course, because an A is not always ninety percent. A grade goal calculator that shows the exact score you need on what is left to hit your target. Unlimited courses, terms, and reminders. More ways to customize, including default assignment times and calendar styling. Early access to new features through beta testing, with a direct line to send your feedback. Privacy Policy: https://www.lzctrl.com/policies/timecrunch-privacy-policy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Additional Terms of Use: https://www.lzctrl.com/policies/timecrunch-terms-of-use

About

Assignment Planner

Easily track homework and assignments with a planner focused on due dates. Receive timely notifications to ensure you never miss a deadline. This app syncs across all your devices, including Apple Watch, for seamless organization.

Highlights
  • Track homework and assignments
  • Focus on due dates
  • Plan ahead for deadlines
  • Receive assignment notifications
  • Syncs across all devices
  • Mark assignments as complete on Apple Watch
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Track your homework with a super easy to use planner. Focus on due dates, so you can plan ahead and never miss a deadline. Get a notification before assignments are due so you never forget to turn in your work. No mess. No stress. Never forget to turn in your homework again. Assignment Planner works on all your devices. Add new assignments and exams in class from your Mac. In the library, use your iPad to view upcoming assignments and exams. When you’re ready, mark assignments as complete from your wrist on Apple Watch. No need to pick up your phone, so you can stay focused on getting work done.

Screenshots

TimeCrunch4 screens
Assignment Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TimeCrunch at every 10 days against Assignment Planner's every 5 weeks. TimeCrunch also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 57%). Assignment Planner's advantage is ratings volume (138 vs 27). On price, rating, ads 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. TimeCrunch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Assignment Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for TimeCrunch against 4.6 for Assignment Planner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Assignment Planner has 138 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of TimeCrunch's written reviews are positive against 57% of Assignment Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeCrunch ships an update every 10 days, Assignment Planner every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TimeCrunch versus Assignment Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeCrunchAssignment Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (27 ratings) — better4.6 (138 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings27138 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLzctrl LLCJohn Zeglarski

Customer experience

TimeCrunch

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

Assignment Planner

All ratings138 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral11.7%
Negative31.2%

Bugs and requests

TimeCrunch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Assignment Planner

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Date picker unresponsive on mobile and desktop
  • App freezes when modifying assignment due dates
  • Notifications fail to send despite being enabled
  • Notifications disable themselves after being set
  • Forced app crashes requiring computer restart
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  • Data disappears after app updates
  • Assignments deleted unexpectedly
  • Subject colors revert to orange
  • Changing subject resets date and time fields
  • Cannot click anything after adding first assignment
  • Widget displays only in orange color
  • Inconsistent note-adding functionality
  • iPad UI lost column layout in recent update
  • Email support bouncing back

Requested features

16 requests
  • Cross-device synchronization via iCloud
  • Apple Watch app support for adding assignments
  • Recurring/repeating assignments feature
  • Calendar view integration
  • Subject folder organization by year/semester
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  • Timetable/class schedule feature
  • Customizable widget colors
  • Month view for assignments
  • Ability to add notes and attachments to assignments
  • Custom class icons instead of auto-assigned
  • Homework section separate from assignments
  • Undo/delete recovery option
  • Light mode toggle option
  • All assignments combined view page
  • Assignments without due dates option
  • Calendar sync with system calendar

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeCrunch

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$24.99
1 purchases

Assignment Planner

One-time1
  • Personality Pack$1.49

Questions

Is TimeCrunch free?
TimeCrunch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Assignment Planner free?
Assignment Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimeCrunch or Assignment Planner?
TimeCrunch is rated higher. TimeCrunch averages 4.7 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Assignment Planner averages 4.6 from 138 ratings.
Do TimeCrunch or Assignment Planner have ads?
Neither TimeCrunch nor Assignment Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeCrunch or Assignment Planner?
TimeCrunch ships an update every 10 days, and Assignment Planner every 5 weeks. Most recently, TimeCrunch was updated on October 11, 2026 and Assignment Planner on October 18, 2026.

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