Comparison

Pocket Schedule Planner vs Grade Pal

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

Grade Pal

Easily calculate your current and future grades for all your courses. This app helps students understand how assignments and tests impact their overall performance, enabling them to stay on track for academic success.

Highlights
  • Calculate future grades
  • Breakdown of grades per course
  • Track all courses at a glance
  • Customize courses and grades
  • See impact of future assignments
Features
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Have you ever tried to calculate your grade? It can get confusing fast. Or have you ever tried to see what grade you need to get on a final to get a passing grade? Grade Pal is the best way to answer these questions. Grade Pal - #1 Grade Tracker is a stunning grade tracking app that is made with the student in mind. Calculating your grade or future grades should be easy, and now it is! With the ability to see how a future test or project will affect your grade, it will keep you on track and stay there. Features - Calculate future grades. - Breakdown of all your grades for each course. - Keep track of every course at a glance. - Customize your courses and grades. Made with the student in mind.

Screenshots

Pocket Schedule Planner4 screens
Grade Pal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Grade Pal at free with in-app purchases against Pocket Schedule Planner's subscription. Grade Pal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Pocket Schedule Planner's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 43%) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 274). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Pocket Schedule Planner sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Grade Pal 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pocket Schedule Planner against 4.5 for Grade Pal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Schedule Planner has 8.3K ratings behind it against 274, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Pocket Schedule Planner's written reviews are positive against 43% of Grade Pal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Schedule Planner ships an update every 2 months, Grade Pal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pocket Schedule Planner versus Grade Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Schedule PlannerGrade Pal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.3K ratings)4.5 (274 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings8.3K — better274
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1310.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeesoft AppsChris Houston

Customer experience

Pocket Schedule Planner

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

Grade Pal

All ratings247 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral17.1%
Negative40.0%

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

Grade Pal

From 274 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for grade tracking
  • 👍 Calculates grades automatically
  • 👍 Good for future test score calculation
  • 👍 User-friendly interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Unusable after payment
  • 🐛 Limited free version (3 classes)
  • 🐛 Premium purchase issues (re-paying)
  • 🐛 Cannot delete assignments/courses easily

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

Grade Pal

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes when adding courses/assessments
  • App crashes when changing premium settings
  • App crashes when adding more than 3 classes
  • App crashes when trying to add assignments
  • App crashes when changing anything (premium)
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  • Upgrade button not working
  • Cannot delete assignments
  • Cannot delete courses
  • App doesn't sync to new phones
  • No sign-in option on Apple devices
  • Premium purchase not recognized on new phone

Requested features

9 requests
  • Category weightings
  • Marking periods
  • Repeated assignments (daily grades)
  • Make total points a decimal number
  • Ability to print report cards
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  • Customizable colors
  • Option to drop grades
  • Modify course info after creation
  • GPA calculation feature

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
1 purchases

Grade Pal

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Pocket Schedule Planner free?
Pocket Schedule Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grade Pal free?
Grade Pal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Schedule Planner or Grade Pal?
Grade Pal is rated higher. Pocket Schedule Planner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while Grade Pal averages 4.5 from 274 ratings.
Do Pocket Schedule Planner or Grade Pal have ads?
Pocket Schedule Planner shows ads; Grade Pal does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Schedule Planner or Grade Pal?
Pocket Schedule Planner ships an update every 2 months, and Grade Pal every 4 days. Most recently, Pocket Schedule Planner was updated on November 3, 2026 and Grade Pal on November 2, 2026.

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