Comparison

Gradekeeper for iPad vs DeeBee

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

DeeBee

Create custom note formats with text, images, checklists, and more. Ideal for journaling, tracking progress, or recording impressions. Easily search and filter your entries.

Highlights
  • Customizable note formatting
  • Support for text, images, and checklists
  • Calendar integration
  • Advanced search and filtering
  • Record ongoing progress
Features
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DeeBee is a Note-taking app that allows you to create a format that combines sentences, photos, checklists, calendars, etc. You can write in the same format at any time. So, It is perfect for keeping an ongoing record of your diary, training reflections, reading impressions, etc. ◆ Features ◎ Formatting Customization  → You can customize your own formatting.  → This is ideal for keeping a diary, watching movies or books, reviewing practice sessions, etc., when you want to record the same headings every time. ◎ Various types of input fields  → You can easily record non-textual items like images, date and time, drop-down lists, checklists, etc.  → So you can easily create a diary with images, task checklists, etc. ◎ Finding records is simple  → You can easily narrow down your search by using the filter function to search only for records that contain specific words or phrases, only for records from "X days ago," or only for records with a certain numerical value.  → For example, "Chinese restaurant I went to around October" or "Diary of the day when ◯◯ happened" can be easily narrowed down. ◆ System Requirements iOS 17.6 or later

Screenshots

DeeBee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gradekeeper for iPad at 54% against DeeBee's 0%. Gradekeeper for iPad also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). DeeBee's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads 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

DeeBee is free to download; Gradekeeper for iPad costs $4.99 up front. DeeBee sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gradekeeper for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gradekeeper for iPad ships an update monthly, DeeBee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gradekeeper for iPad versus DeeBee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradekeeper for iPadDeeBee
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel Ethieryukihiro iwanaga

Customer experience

Gradekeeper for iPad

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral19.3%
Negative26.5%

DeeBee

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

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

DeeBee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gradekeeper for iPad

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DeeBee

One-time1
  • Unlock all field types$0.99

Questions

Is Gradekeeper for iPad free?
Gradekeeper for iPad costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeeBee free?
DeeBee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gradekeeper for iPad or DeeBee have ads?
Neither Gradekeeper for iPad nor DeeBee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gradekeeper for iPad or DeeBee?
Gradekeeper for iPad ships an update monthly, and DeeBee every 2 weeks. Most recently, Gradekeeper for iPad was updated on October 5, 2026 and DeeBee on October 8, 2026.

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