Comparison

Student Timetable vs Smart Diary

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

Head to head
About

Student Timetable

Easily manage your school or college class schedule. Input your timetable details to get a clear overview of when and where your classes are. Includes a task list and lock screen widget for quick access.

Highlights
  • Class schedule management
  • Seven-day week view
  • Task list functionality
  • Lock screen widget
  • Cross-device data sync
Features
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Student Timetable is a simple and straightforward reference for your school or college timetable. After easily entering your timetable details, Student Timetable will become your 'go-to' guide for knowing when and where your studies take place! Features include: • Full seven-day week • Task list • Home Screen widgets • Seamless data sync across all your iOS & macOS devices Find full terms of use and our privacy policy at https://armchairengineering.com/privacy.

About

Smart Diary

This student planner helps organize your academic life by tracking homework, tests, and absences. It includes tools for time management, grade tracking, and setting academic goals. Customize your experience with themes and access advanced features through an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Add homework, tests, and notes
  • Manage absences and count by type
  • Time management organizer
  • Track and manage grades
  • Set academic goals
  • Customizable timetable
  • Notes with text formatting
Features
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Smart Diary is a complete student planner / school diary, with this application you can: • add homework, tests and free notes on the Diary • manage your absences • use the Organizer, a tool that help you managing the time dedicated to tasks Upgrading to the Premium version (through in-app purchase) you will be able to: • manage your weekly timetable • manage your grades, set goals • customize the app appearance with themes Here are all the functions. 1. Subjects and Timetable • For every subject you can choose a color, add the Professor, and other notes • Set the timetable selecting the subject and the lesson type. You can customize the timetable changing the maximum hours, the end of the week, set the hour in the 'hour:minute' format • Multiple Timetables • Print your weekly timetable 2. Tasks and Absences • Mark a task as important or done, set the required time, set a reminder, associate an emoji • View your tasks in different ways; classic diary with pages or list grouped by day • Reorder the tasks to better organize the Diary, just tap and hold on a task • Mark absences. Count absences by type and period • Memos section 3. Time Management • Organizer - a powerful but simple tool to schedule tasks, it allow you to specify the required time and schedule the task over multiple days. Calculation of the daily work, swipe and consult the days with the bar chart • Time - a pure time management tool. Create work session with customized countdowns 4. Grades Management • Multiple evaluation systems supported (numeric 0 - 10, alphabetical A - F, etc) • Grades chart and filter by grade type / period • Check your general average 5. Goals • Set a grade as a goal, by subject and grade type • Calculate the required grade to reach your goal or the sufficiency 6. Notes • Dedicated editor to write notes • Text formatting in bold, italic, highlighted • History of the previous text reviews 7. General features and customization • Set a reminder notification for tasks, you can select a rapid reminder or a specific date • 3D Touch Shortcut by pressing deeply on the app icon • Customize the appereance of the Diary section with themes 8. Widget and backup • Widget with tasks overview for the following day, timetable widget • Data and Preferences Backup on iCloud 9. Apple Watch • Add new tasks dictating in natural language • View tasks and timetable • Mark a task as done The app is free with limitations, you can unlock all the features through in-app purchase.

Screenshots

Student Timetable4 screens
Smart Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Diary at 4.8 against Student Timetable's 4.2. Smart Diary also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Student Timetable's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Student Timetable sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Smart Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Student Timetable's written reviews are positive against 66% of Smart Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Student Timetable ships an update every 4 weeks, Smart Diary every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Student Timetable versus Smart Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudent TimetableSmart Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (25 ratings)4.8 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.6% of reviews65.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2543 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArmchair EngineeringMatteo D'Ignazio

Customer experience

Student Timetable

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive32.6%
Neutral13.0%
Negative54.3%

Smart Diary

All ratings42 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral18.2%
Negative15.9%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Student Timetable

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Timetable Plus14 Days trial$9.996 Months
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
1 purchases

Smart Diary

One-time1
  • Premium version$2.99

Questions

Is Student Timetable free?
Student Timetable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Diary free?
Smart Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Student Timetable or Smart Diary?
Smart Diary is rated higher. Student Timetable averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Smart Diary averages 4.8 from 43 ratings.
Do Student Timetable or Smart Diary have ads?
Neither Student Timetable nor Smart Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Student Timetable or Smart Diary?
Student Timetable ships an update every 4 weeks, and Smart Diary every 2 months. Most recently, Student Timetable was updated on October 23, 2026 and Smart Diary on October 29, 2026.

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