Comparison

Gradekeeper for iPad vs Grades Tracker/Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Gradekeeper for iPad

Manage student grades effortlessly with this iPad application. Create classes, import student data, track assignments and attendance, and generate progress reports. Supports various grading systems and school term structures.

Highlights
  • Create and manage classes
  • Import student rosters
  • Track assignments and scores
  • Take attendance with seating chart
  • Generate student progress reports
  • Flexible grading systems
Features
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Gradekeeper makes dealing with grades easy! Thousands of teachers use Gradekeeper to manage their grades. Now you can use Gradekeeper on your iPad. With Gradekeeper for iPad, you can: - Create new classes right on your iPad - Open existing classes from your Dropbox - Copy existing classes to your iPad using iTunes file sharing - Import student rosters from a text or csv file - Email or print individual student progress reports - Add new assignments and scores - Take attendance - Take attendance using the seating chart - Assign seats or make a new seating chart - Set up your school year to use semesters, trimesters, quarters, or six terms - Set up assignment categories and weights - Compute grades using total points or category weights - Set up your own letter grades and percents If you have questions, you can email me by tapping About when in the classes view and then tapping the email button. Your feedback will help make Gradekeeper better!

About

Grades Tracker/Calculator

This application helps students meticulously track their academic performance throughout a semester. It allows for the creation of classes with weighted categories and individual assignments, automatically calculating current grade percentages.

Highlights
  • Track grades for multiple classes
  • Add weighted categories
  • Enter individual assignments
  • Automatic grade percentage calculation
  • Create new classes easily
Features
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Have you ever wanted a app that helps you keep track of your grades through out a semester? If so this is the perfect app. Grade Tracker/Calculator allows students to seamlessly track their grades for multiple classes. It allows you add weighted categories for classes and individual assignments for each category. Along with tracking your grades, it also calculates your current grade in a class. Here’s how it works: - First you make a new class by pressing on the ‘+’ button on the top right - After selecting a class, a new view will appear which is where you enter the specific categories and their weights - Then you select a category where you can add individual assignments for the selected category - The app automatically calculates your grade percentage at each level

Screenshots

Grades Tracker/Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Grades Tracker/Calculator at Free against Gradekeeper for iPad's $4.99. Grades Tracker/Calculator also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.8) and device support (3 vs 1). Gradekeeper for iPad's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 23 months). On review sentiment, 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

Grades Tracker/Calculator is free to download; Gradekeeper for iPad costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grades Tracker/Calculator holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Gradekeeper for iPad's written reviews are positive against 60% of Grades Tracker/Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gradekeeper for iPad ships an update monthly, Grades Tracker/Calculator every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gradekeeper for iPad versus Grades Tracker/Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradekeeper for iPadGrades Tracker/Calculator
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (10 ratings)3.4 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better9
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel EthierSatish Boggarapu

Customer experience

Gradekeeper for iPad

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive54.0%
Neutral18.4%
Negative27.6%

Grades Tracker/Calculator

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Gradekeeper for iPad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Bug stopped dropping low scores
  • App shuts down and classes disappear
  • Lost classroom setups
  • Files would not sync with older version

Requested features

23 requests
  • Batch email student grade reports
  • Link with Google Drive
  • Add OneDrive access
  • Displaying adding to the app
  • Google Drive support
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  • Dropbox support
  • Instant file syncing
  • Email or print whole class reports
  • Cloud service file opening
  • Summaries and subject reports
  • Type down feature for data entry
  • Remember assignment entry
  • Save files to PDF
  • Ability to print
  • Unlock printing after connecting once
  • Larger add button
  • See grade online without showing them
  • Wireless syncing
  • Take attendance on seating chart
  • Create seating chart on app
  • Flag/bold/code late/failing grades
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Grades Tracker/Calculator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gradekeeper for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

Grades Tracker/Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gradekeeper for iPad free?
Gradekeeper for iPad costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grades Tracker/Calculator free?
Grades Tracker/Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gradekeeper for iPad or Grades Tracker/Calculator?
Grades Tracker/Calculator is rated higher. Gradekeeper for iPad averages 2.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Grades Tracker/Calculator averages 3.4 from 9 ratings.
Do Gradekeeper for iPad or Grades Tracker/Calculator have ads?
Neither Gradekeeper for iPad nor Grades Tracker/Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gradekeeper for iPad or Grades Tracker/Calculator?
Gradekeeper for iPad ships an update monthly, and Grades Tracker/Calculator every 23 months. Most recently, Gradekeeper for iPad was updated on October 23, 2026 and Grades Tracker/Calculator on October 24, 2026.

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