Comparison

GradeBook Pro vs CLASS Professor

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

Head to head
About

GradeBook Pro

This app helps educators manage their classrooms by tracking student grades, attendance, and behavior. It offers robust reporting and data export features, with options for customization and secure access.

Highlights
  • Record scores and attendance
  • Track student behavior
  • Customizable grade scales
  • Generate attendance and grade reports
  • Export data to CSV
  • Import class rosters
  • Secure with passcode
Features
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GradeBook Pro is a powerful and intuitive classroom management tool. Record scores, attendance, and student performance in an app designed with professional educators in mind. GradeBook Pro is a complete solution, there are no in-app purchases, subscriptions, advertisements, limitations, or third party services to pay for. Grades • Weighted and standard point-based scales are supported. • Customize the grade scale with unlimited letter grade ranges. • Categorize assignments to see student grades by category. • Award extra credit or deduct penalty points. • Drop or exempt a score to exclude it from the grade calculation. • Override the number of points possible on a student-by-student basis. • Record a note with any score. • View student average grade, highest grade, and total point score. • Categorized classes report overall and category-specific grades. Behavior • Assign custom labels to four selectable behavior marks. • Quickly track performance, participation, preparedness, behavior, conduct, or any other criteria. Attendance • Mark students as Present, Absent, or Tardy. • Absent and tardy entries can be flagged as excused or unexcused. • View photos while recording attendance. • Email a daily attendance summary. • Quickly create email addressed to all present, absent, or tardy students. • Student attendance status is displayed on the main and score entry screen. Reporting • Create attendance, grade, performance, and roster reports for the class. • Create attendance, grade, performance, and summary reports for individual students. • Export grade, attendance, and performance data to CSV formatted files. • Upload reports to Dropbox, email them, or view them on the in-app report viewer. • Email a list of ungraded students by assignment. Other • Five color themes to choose from. • Import class rosters or scores via email, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Box, etc… • Backup and restore with via iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Box, etc… • Assign photos to students to view when recording grades or taking attendance. • Copy students, assignments, grade scales, and categories between classes. • Prevent unauthorized access with a launch passcode. === GRADEBOOK PRO SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS We offer an auto-renewing subscription option: - Subscriptions are from $4.99 USD monthly with 3 days trial or $34.99 yearly. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - You will be able to access full features of the app for the duration of the subscription - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original one week unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package weekly - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period - Any unused portion of a free-trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription For more information, please check: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CLASS Professor

Features
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¡Para una Generación Digital Conectada! Educación interactiva con CLASS en su versión Mobile, conéctate a tu Universidad con un solo click. Accede a tu información institucional de manera instantánea y conoce todo lo que pasa en tu clase, podrás consultar las calificaciones de tus alumnos, calendario de actividades académicas y personales, reporte de ausencias, tardías, calificaciones y también contar con mensajería privada. Ahora con CLASS MOBILE, te ofrecemos la mejor forma de disfrutar la educación generando una mayor interacción de los estudiantes con la institución, donde quiera que estén. Características: - CLASS analiza la información y te brinda un gráfico con el detalle del progreso del plan de estudios de cada estudiante. - Calificaciones actualizadas en tiempo real. - Permite consultar en línea las ausencias, tardías de cada estudiante. - Te mantendrá informado de eventos institucionales y tareas programadas. - Te brinda una comunicación en línea, efectiva y de forma privada entre profesores, estudiantes y personal administrativo de la institución. - Te envía avisos de mensajería mediante notificaciones a tu dispositivo Mobile. - Diseño amigable e intuitivo. Funcionalidades: - Calificaciones: muestra un gráfico que resume el estado del plan de estudios en curso, podrás visualizar el porcentaje de las asignaturas aprobadas y pendientes por aprobar. Además, CLASS te mostrará el detalle de las asignaturas que conforma dichos porcentajes. - Agenda: permite mantener informada a la población estudiantil y de profesores sobre los eventos institucionales agendas, así como de los diferentes eventos y tareas que cada profesor puede crear para sus grupos asignados. - Calificaciones: CLASS te mostrará en línea las calificaciones en tiempo real, conforme el profesor va ingresando calificaciones, CLASS te permitirá como estudiante visualizar los resultados de cada una de las evaluaciones realizadas. - Mensajería: permite a los estudiantes y docentes interactuar de manera eficiente. A través de mensajes privados, masivos o individuales. ¿Tu institución ya cuenta con CLASS? Sí, solo debes descargar la aplicación a tu móvil o Tablet y registrar tu código de institución (este código debes solicitarlo a tu institución educativa), con el usuario y contraseña habitual CLASS con la que accedes desde tu computadora.

Screenshots

GradeBook Pro4 screens
CLASS Professor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CLASS Professor at none against GradeBook Pro's 2. CLASS Professor also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. GradeBook Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. CLASS Professor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GradeBook Pro ships an update monthly, CLASS Professor fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GradeBook Pro versus CLASS Professor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradeBook ProCLASS Professor
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRingtones LLCInnovacion De Software Innovasoft Sociedad Anonima

Bugs and requests

GradeBook Pro

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Attendance function no longer works - cannot modify dates
  • Color scheme update made interface nearly invisible
  • App support link broken
  • Dropbox connection fails with error 400
  • Grades disappear without explanation
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  • App crashes on iOS 8 and newer versions
  • Split view and slide over broken after update
  • Weighted grade categories not calculating correctly
  • Cannot enter percentages in grade categories
  • Attendance records input to wrong students

Requested features

20 requests
  • Seating chart functionality
  • Ability to mark assignments as submitted before grading
  • Missing assignment indicator (M for missing = zero)
  • Bulk student deletion
  • Copy students between classes more easily
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  • Rubric integration within app
  • Lesson plan module
  • CSV file import from Dropbox
  • Google Classroom integration
  • Google Drive backup option
  • iCloud sync between devices
  • Customizable absence types (ISS, etc.)
  • Time stamp for tardy tracking
  • Bulk grade entry for all students
  • Print entire class gradebook on one page
  • Student comments on grade reports
  • Timetable/day book feature
  • Random group selection tool
  • Color-coded assignment categories
  • Category weight calculations

CLASS Professor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GradeBook Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$34.991 Year
None

CLASS Professor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GradeBook Pro free?
GradeBook Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CLASS Professor free?
CLASS Professor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GradeBook Pro or CLASS Professor have ads?
Neither GradeBook Pro nor CLASS Professor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GradeBook Pro or CLASS Professor?
GradeBook Pro ships an update monthly, and CLASS Professor fortnightly. Most recently, GradeBook Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and CLASS Professor on October 27, 2026.

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