Comparison

Planbook Mobile vs Teacher Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Planbook Mobile

This is a comprehensive online lesson planning tool designed for educators. It offers a wide array of features, meticulous student learning standards, and excellent support. A free trial is available to experience its capabilities.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive lesson planning
  • Meticulous student learning standards
  • Extensive features for educators
  • Outstanding support and tutorials
  • Continuous improvement based on feedback
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Welcome to Planbook! With over one million teachers and one billion lessons, Planbook is the established leader in online lesson planning! Why is Planbook preferred by educators? * We offer the most features for teachers and schools * At $20 per year, we offer the best value on the market * Outstanding support plus knowledge base and tutorials * Our student learning standards are meticulous * Our product is always improving thanks to educator feedback Download and take advantage of our 90 day free trial!

About

Teacher Notebook

This app helps educators manage their daily tasks by tracking student grades, taking notes for documentation, and organizing important events on a calendar. It's designed to streamline classroom management and record-keeping for teachers.

Highlights
  • Grade tracking
  • Note-taking for documentation
  • Event calendar
  • Classroom data management
  • Daily task organization
Features
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Teacher Notebook is a Gradebook and Notebook app for teachers who need help keeping tracking of all their data throughout the day. App features include tracking grades, taking notes for documentation, and a calendar for keeping track of important events.

Screenshots

Planbook Mobile4 screens
Teacher Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Teacher Notebook at none against Planbook Mobile's 3. Planbook Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (7.2K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.2). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Planbook Mobile sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Teacher Notebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teacher Notebook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planbook Mobile has 7.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Planbook Mobile versus Teacher Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanbook MobileTeacher Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlanbook Inc.Travis Ratliff

Customer experience

Planbook Mobile

All ratings6,987 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral10.6%
Negative38.8%

Teacher Notebook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Planbook Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to add school year dates
  • Login page issues (keyboard blocking screen)
  • Inability to use Gmail account for sign-up
  • Lesson plans deleted without explanation

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add copy and paste feature
  • Improve mobile app experience (e.g., biometric login, portrait mode)
  • Enhance integration with other platforms (e.g., Canvas)

Teacher Notebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Planbook Mobile

One-time3
  • 1-Year Planbook Subscription$20.00
  • 2-Year Planbook Subscription$36.00
  • 3-Year Planbook Subscription$48.00
None

Teacher Notebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planbook Mobile free?
Planbook Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Teacher Notebook free?
Teacher Notebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Planbook Mobile or Teacher Notebook?
Teacher Notebook is rated higher. Planbook Mobile averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.2K ratings, while Teacher Notebook averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Planbook Mobile or Teacher Notebook have ads?
Neither Planbook Mobile nor Teacher Notebook shows ads.

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