Comparison

Pocket Schedule Planner vs Open Planner

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

Open Planner

This AI-powered app simplifies school scheduling by automatically generating your calendar from uploaded syllabi. Enjoy unlimited uploads, website and mobile access, and real-time notifications. A subscription is required after the initial free uploads.

Highlights
  • AI-powered calendar creation
  • Syllabus upload
  • Unlimited syllabus uploads
  • Real-time notifications
  • Full website access
  • Full mobile app access
Features
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School scheduling made easy.
 Open Planner uses AI to create your calendar in minutes - just upload your syllabus! With Open Planner, you’ll enjoy:
 * Unlimited syllabus uploads * Full website access * Full mobile application access * Real-time notifications
 Open Planner is free for 3 syllabus uploads, then requires a subscription. We offer flexible auto-renewable subscription plans, including monthly, 6-month, and yearly options. Privacy Policy: https://open-planner.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pocket Schedule Planner4 screens
Open Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Open Planner at free with in-app purchases against Pocket Schedule Planner's subscription. Open Planner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Pocket Schedule Planner's advantage is ratings volume (8.3K vs 11) and iOS requirement (13 vs 18.5). On price, 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 Open Planner sells 3 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

Open Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Schedule Planner has 8.3K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Pocket Schedule Planner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Open Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Schedule Planner ships an update every 2 months, Open Planner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pocket Schedule Planner versus Open Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Schedule PlannerOpen Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.3K ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.3K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeesoft AppsOPEN PLANNER LLC

Customer experience

Pocket Schedule Planner

All ratings8,257 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews371 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral10.8%
Negative21.6%

Open Planner

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Open Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
3 purchases

Open Planner

Subscriptions3
  • Open Planner Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Open Planner 6-Month$14.996 Months
  • Open Planner Yearly$23.991 Year

Questions

Is Pocket Schedule Planner free?
Pocket Schedule Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Planner free?
Open Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Schedule Planner or Open Planner?
Open Planner is rated higher. Pocket Schedule Planner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while Open Planner averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Pocket Schedule Planner or Open Planner have ads?
Pocket Schedule Planner shows ads; Open Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Schedule Planner or Open Planner?
Pocket Schedule Planner ships an update every 2 months, and Open Planner every 10 days. Most recently, Pocket Schedule Planner was updated on September 25, 2026 and Open Planner on July 31, 2026.

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