Comparison

Grade Book vs Simple Gradebook

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
Currently charting
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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

Simple Gradebook

Features
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Simple Gradebook is a simple app to track and calculate your grades. Simply enter your Courses and Assessments, and Gradebook will calculate your current average in your Course and Term. Gradebook supports: • Assessments with individual weights e.g. "My Midterm exam is worth 10% of my final grade." • Assessments with multiple sub-assessments e.g. "There are 10 assignments. Combined they are worth 10% of my final grade." • Courses with a number of credit units • Pass/fail Courses I created Gradebook when I was in school to track my grades. Before that I was using a spreadsheet to do my calculations. I hope you enjoy using Gradebook. Please leave a review If you have suggestions for improvement! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Grade Book4 screens
Simple Gradebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Gradebook at Free against Grade Book's $4.99. Simple Gradebook also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months). Grade Book's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). On 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

Simple Gradebook is free to download; Grade Book costs $4.99 up front. Simple Gradebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grade Book asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grade Book ships an update every 8 months, Simple Gradebook every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Grade Book versus Simple Gradebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrade BookSimple Gradebook
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasJory Cooper

In-app purchases

None

Grade Book

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Gradebook

One-time1
  • Gradebook Premium$12.99

Questions

Is Grade Book free?
Grade Book costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Gradebook free?
Simple Gradebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grade Book or Simple Gradebook have ads?
Neither Grade Book nor Simple Gradebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grade Book or Simple Gradebook?
Grade Book ships an update every 8 months, and Simple Gradebook every 4 days. Most recently, Grade Book was updated on September 15, 2026 and Simple Gradebook on September 17, 2026.

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