Comparison

Pocket Schedule Planner vs Grades

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Schedule Planner

This app helps students, teachers, and parents organize classes, exams, and assignments. It provides intuitive tools to manage schedules, track homework, and receive timely alerts for upcoming events, making academic life more manageable.

Highlights
  • Organize courses, classes, and exams
  • Manage assignments by date, course, or priority
  • Set general and individual notifications
  • View classes in a weekly schedule
  • Manage semesters and holidays
  • Track instructor information
Features
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*Are you a student who often troubled with when and where the next class will be? *Are you a teacher who often troubled with different courses of different grades & classes? *Are you a parent who often troubled with that you would like to take care of kids while they are having exam but you do not even know when the exam is? Then Pocket Schedule is for you! Designed and developed by polycents! Our Pocket Schedule is one of the best tools to track down all your courses, classes, and assignments. Once you use the app you will want nothing else to make your school life easier. ORGANIZE COURSES, CLASSES & EXAMS You can easily input and manage your courses, classes, and exams. All your classes will be displayed in a week-view within the schedule module. You are supplied with a set of icons for your courses, and the icons will be continually updated in every upgrade version. By the way, you can cancel the separate class in case of emergency events. MANAGE ASSIGNMENT Kinds of sections are designed to track down all your assignments easily and intuitively. You can either organize your assignments by date, by course or by priority or sort them by completed or uncompleted. KEEP YOU ALERT A powerful notification feature makes sure that you will never miss even one class or assignment. The app allows you to set general notification of all classes and separate alarms of each assignment. FILLED WITH FEATURES -Easily manage different semesters and holidays. -Manage detailed information of all your instructors. -Add a course, exam or assignment easily. -Each course has a well-designed icon. -Sort all assignments into different sections as you want. -Done an assignment easily, just by one tap. -Today’s classes are shown in a specific module so that you can get them intuitively. -Each assignment and class has its own notification. -All classes are shown in a week view, you can scroll to get the information you want so that you will not forget even one class. # Subscription Details # - Monthly, 6 months and annual subscriptions are available. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - Subscriptions can be managed by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/55082894 Terms of use: https://polycents.com/terms-%26-conditions-3 Download and start to use the Pocket Schedule to make your school life easier. Think of Pocket Schedule as your classes, exams & assignments alarm clock. If you have any problems or suggestions please send a mail to schedule@support.polycents.com, and you will get the response in a short time.

About

Grades

Calculate the exact scores needed on future assignments to achieve desired grades and overall GPA. Customize your experience with icons and colors, and manage assignments with flexible grading options.

Highlights
  • Grade Calculator
  • GPA Calculator
  • Custom icons and colors
  • Grouped assignments
  • Weighted or Points grading
  • Supports all GPA scales
Features
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Grades shows what you need on your next test to hit your target grades and GPA. Features: - Grade Calculator - GPA Calculator - Custom icons and colors - Grouped assignments and extra credit - Weighted or Points grading - Supports all GPA scales - Light and dark modes - Super fast customer support Hope you find my app helpful! - Seth Radman, Georgia Tech ---------- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/50447321

Screenshots

Pocket Schedule Planner4 screens
Grades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Grades at free with in-app purchases against Pocket Schedule Planner's subscription. Grades also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Pocket Schedule Planner's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Pocket Schedule Planner sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Grades sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grades holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.3K and 13K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Pocket Schedule Planner's written reviews are positive against 70% of Grades's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Schedule Planner ships an update every 2 months, Grades every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pocket Schedule Planner versus Grades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Schedule PlannerGrades
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.3K ratings)4.9 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better69.6% of reviews
Number of ratings8.3K13K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeesoft AppsPlutonium Apps, LLC

Customer experience

Pocket Schedule Planner

All ratings8,257 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews810 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.9%
Negative17.4%

Grades

All ratings12,649 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative21.4%

User reviews

Pocket Schedule Planner

From 8.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and visually clear
  • 🚀 Helps stay organized and on top of assignments
  • 💡 Detailed and helpful features like color coding, reminders, and syncing
  • 👍 Convenient to have everything in one app on your phone

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs with adding/editing semesters and holidays
  • 🔒 Premium features locked behind paywall
  • 🔋 App can slow down and overheat devices
  • 🔒 Sync issues between devices

Grades

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 🚀 Helpful for tracking grades and calculating target grades
  • 💡 Customizable grade settings
  • 👍 Useful for staying on top of academic progress
  • 👍 Aesthetically pleasing interface

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited to 3-4 classes in free version
  • 💰 Premium version is required for more features
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and data loss issues
  • 🔍 Lack of flexibility in grade scales and weighting

Bugs and requests

Pocket Schedule Planner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't add or edit semesters
  • Crashes when trying to add new semester
  • Sync issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add recurring assignments and tasks
  • Integrate with calendar apps
  • Add widgets for home screen
  • Grade tracking and GPA calculation

Grades

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Courses and assignments disappearing after using the app
  • Incorrect grade calculations when using grouped assignments
  • Crashes after recent app updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more than 4 classes in free version
  • Ability to customize grade scales (e.g. GCSE, WAM)
  • Option to add bonus points or extra credit
  • GPA calculator that accounts for credit hours
  • Calendar integration for assignment tracking

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Pocket Schedule Planner

Subscriptions6
  • Premium - 1 Month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium - 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • Premium - 6 Months$8.996 Months
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  • Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$10.991 Year
  • Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$23.99
7 purchases

Grades

Subscriptions6
  • Grades Premium$3.991 Month
  • Grades Premium$5.991 Month
  • Grades Premium$7.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Grades Premium$9.991 Year
  • Grades Premium$14.991 Year
  • Grades Premium$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Grades Premium$8.99

Questions

Is Pocket Schedule Planner free?
Pocket Schedule Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grades free?
Grades is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Schedule Planner or Grades?
Grades is rated higher. Pocket Schedule Planner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while Grades averages 4.9 from 13K ratings.
Do Pocket Schedule Planner or Grades have ads?
Pocket Schedule Planner shows ads; Grades does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Schedule Planner or Grades?
Pocket Schedule Planner ships an update every 2 months, and Grades every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pocket Schedule Planner was updated on October 21, 2026 and Grades on October 23, 2026.

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