# Papers Grade Please! vs First To Life

Papers Grade Please! and First To Life both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of Papers Grade Please!'s written reviews are positive against 39% of First To Life's. Papers Grade Please! also leads on ratings volume (116K vs 26K). First To Life's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Papers Grade Please! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and First To Life sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Papers Grade Please! against 4.7 for First To Life. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 116K and 26K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Papers Grade Please!'s written reviews are positive against 39% of First To Life's.

Papers Grade Please! ships an update every 2 months, First To Life fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Papers Grade Please! | First To Life |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (116K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/papers-grade-please/id1511646233/reviews) | **[4.7 (26K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-to-life/id1593290421/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **116K** | 26K |
| Positive reviews | **62.9% of reviews** | 39.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 505 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Lion Studios](https://appshunter.io/developer/1362220666) | [SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1499845738) |

## What reviewers say

### Papers Grade Please!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/papers-grade-please/id1511646233)

Test your intelligence by grading student answers in this fun simulator game. Decide if answers are right or wrong, assign grades, and prepare students for college. It's a challenging and amusing journey through a teacher's day.

**Highlights:** Grade student answers, Assign A's or F's, Test math, English, geography, Multiple challenging levels, Simple and addictive gameplay, Break up fights, watch detention

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| No Ads Bundle Discount | $1.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |
| No Ads Bundle | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun and engaging game
- 🤩 Educates players
- 😊 Addictive gameplay

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤬 Too many ads
- 🤖 Creepy character designs
- 🙄 Repetitive gameplay

**Reported bugs**

- Incorrect answers marked as correct
- Glitches causing app crashes or freezes
- Ads not loading properly

**Requested features**

- Add more schools and levels
- Increase difficulty of questions
- Allow customization of teacher and students
- Introduce new gameplay modes (e.g. lunchtime, school events)


### First To Life

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-to-life/id1593290421)

Guide swimmers through challenging levels, collecting units to create and customize your own babies. Battle armies and bosses in a fun, satisfying experience with many levels.

**Highlights:** Create and customize babies, Swim through obstacles, Collect units, Battle armies and bosses, Challenging levels, Satisfying gameplay

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| No Ads | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun game concept
- 🤩 Relaxing gameplay
- 💯 Smooth animations

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤬 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 🤯 Laggy performance
- 🤒 Game freezing issues

**Reported bugs**

- Game resets progress after updates
- Ads causing game to freeze or crash
- Inability to progress past certain levels

**Requested features**

- Reduce number of ads
- Improve game stability and performance
- Add option to disable ads for a fee


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Papers Grade Please! free?

Papers Grade Please! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is First To Life free?

First To Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Papers Grade Please! or First To Life?

First To Life is rated higher. Papers Grade Please! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 116K ratings, while First To Life averages 4.7 from 26K ratings.

### Do Papers Grade Please! or First To Life have ads?

Both Papers Grade Please! and First To Life show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Papers Grade Please! or First To Life?

Papers Grade Please! ships an update every 2 months, and First To Life fortnightly. Most recently, Papers Grade Please! was updated on October 22, 2026 and First To Life on October 22, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*