Comparison

Grade Book vs RCM 7

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

Head to head
About

Grade Book

This app assists educators in managing student grades, marks, and credits across various classes. It provides real-time updates on student averages and credit totals, and allows for goal setting and data export.

Highlights
  • Track grades, marks, and credits
  • View up-to-date student averages
  • Set and monitor class goals
  • Email data for backup and processing
  • Supports multiple classes and students
Features
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This application helps teachers to keep track of the grades, marks and credits of their different classes in school and university. It always shows the up to date average mark or the sum of the credits for each student and the number of marks. More Features: - you can set a goal for each class and see which student already meets it and who doesn't - email the data for backup and further processing

About

RCM 7

Create and manage student report cards directly from your mobile device. Features include custom report card designs, global editing, color-coding, and extensive comment libraries. Requires a school-provided login.

Highlights
  • Custom report card designs
  • Global student editing
  • Edit grades in list view
  • Color coding for grades
  • Password protection
  • Pre-written and custom comments
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Report Card Maker brings the desktop version of RCM to your iPhone and iPad allowing you to complete your student report cards on your mobile device. IMPORTANT: A login is required to use RCM. If you do not know your login, contact your principal. You cannot login to RCM without a valid username and password. If your school does not use RCM, tell your principal that you should! :) RCM's Main Features: • Custom Report Cards as designed by district or school officials • Global Mode (edit all students at once!) • Edit Grades in List (edit student grades in a list view) • Color Coding • Password Protection • Libraries of pre-written, pre-translated, searchable, editable comments • Custom Comments (create your own library of comments) • RCM Gradebook (if licensed) • Much, much more!

Screenshots

Grade Book4 screens
RCM 73 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RCM 7 at Free against Grade Book's $4.99. RCM 7 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

RCM 7 is free to download; Grade Book costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Grade Book against 1.0 for RCM 7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grade Book ships an update every 10 months, RCM 7 every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grade Book versus RCM 7: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrade BookRCM 7
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasClearVision Apps

Customer experience

Grade Book

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative87.5%

RCM 7

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Grade Book

No in-app purchases

None

RCM 7

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grade Book free?
Grade Book costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RCM 7 free?
RCM 7 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grade Book or RCM 7?
Grade Book and RCM 7 are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Grade Book or RCM 7 have ads?
Neither Grade Book nor RCM 7 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grade Book or RCM 7?
Grade Book ships an update every 10 months, and RCM 7 every 16 months. Most recently, Grade Book was updated on October 19, 2026 and RCM 7 on October 17, 2026.

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