Comparison

Earth School vs ChalkNote

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

Head to head
About

Earth School

Explore the wonders of Earth and the universe through interactive games and animations. Learn about the Big Bang, planets, galaxies, the origin of life, and evolution in a fun, play-based environment. Designed for young learners aged 2-7.

Highlights
  • 14 mini science games
  • Universe and Earth knowledge
  • Interactive animations
  • Easy interactions for kids
  • Offline functionality
  • No third-party ads
Features
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The spaceship is about to launch! Kids, please make full preparations. The next stop is Earth School! Here, you will discover knowledge about the Earth and the universe. Begin with the Big Bang, then gradually learn the origin of black holes, planets, and galaxies. Interactive animations and easy operations inspire interest in science. Our spaceship is now in the solar system. We can overlook the Earth and find that nearly 71% of its surface is covered by water. By the way, do you know where water came from? And that where there is water, there is life? And how did life originate? In Earth School, life's origin, cell division, and life evolution are all presented with fun animations and games to allow learning through play and feeling the charm of science. By examining the life of the dinosaurs, children learn the foundational concepts of evolution. Features • 14 mini science games help children feel the charm of science. • General knowledge of the universe and the Earth. • Super-easy interactions, recommended for kids aged 2-7. • No third-party advertising. • Works offline. About Yateland Yateland crafts apps with educational value, inspiring preschoolers across the globe to learn through play! With each app we make, we are guided by our motto: "Apps children love and parents trust." Learn more about Yateland and our apps at https://yateland.com. Privacy Policy Yateland is committed to protecting users' privacy. If you would like to know more about how we deal with these matters, please read our full privacy policy at https://yateland.com/privacy.

About

ChalkNote

Features
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ChalkNote, formerly ClassTrack, is a behaviour log for teachers, built by a teacher for the thirty seconds you actually have. Swipe a student right for positive or left for negative and the sheet opens with half the decision already made. Tap what happened, and get back to the lesson. By the time the parent meeting comes around, a term of small notes has already become a report. Your records stay yours. No account, no sign-up, and no advertising for anyone, free or paid. ChalkNote never sends student names or behaviour records anywhere. They leave your device only if you export them, turn on a backup to your own account or folder, or choose online recognition for a voice note — which is what makes ChalkNote easy to put in front of a principal or a privacy officer. LOG IT IN SECONDS • Paste in your class list and start logging in a minute • Swipe or tap a student, pick a behaviour, done • Log the whole class at once when everyone earned it, or hold a name to pick several students • Positive and negative behaviours, grouped under the learning skills report cards ask about • Undo any log for 8 seconds, and correct its behaviour, time or note later • Add a note by typing or by voice • Works entirely offline — a dead Wi-Fi day changes nothing SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING • Class and per-student summaries • Every student's last 14 school days, right on the roster • Sort by who has gone longest without a positive, and find who needs a good word • Behaviour trends and category breakdowns • Every log at a glance, searchable by student, behaviour or note • Notes about a student as a whole, kept on their own page WALK INTO THE MEETING READY • Export a PDF report for one student or the whole class, or a spreadsheet of the logs • Pick the period: this week, the last 30 days, or any dates you choose, like a term or the year • Add a comment for whoever will read it, and signature lines for the meeting • Plain enough to hand to a parent, specific enough for an IEP meeting or a referral A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, WITHOUT STARTING OVER • Archive last year's class • Start a fresh copy with the same students • Move a student to another class, logs included YOUR DATA, AND YOUR BACKUP • Back up and restore whenever you like • Automatic backups daily or weekly • Export a backup to a folder you choose every week, by itself • Free, deliberately and permanently — your records are not a hostage FREE, WITH NO ADS Unlimited classes, unlimited students, unlimited behaviour logs, PDF exports and backups, plus 2 behaviour types of your own. Not a trial, and not capped at one class. CHALKNOTE PLUS • Behaviour heatmaps — which days and times behaviours cluster, per class and per student • Charts in your PDF reports — category breakdowns, trends over time, when in the week and day behaviour happens, and how a period compares with the one before • Your school logo on exported reports • Unlimited behaviour types of your own — add, delete, reorder and organize them and their categories • A report for each student in a class in one go, each a PDF of its own to send to their family • A seating chart — pick a student or a whole table by where they sit when you log Plus is available monthly or annually; the annual plan works out to about half the monthly price and starts with a month free for new subscribers. Prices are shown in your own currency before anything is charged. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ChalkNote Plus is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://chalknote.ca/terms Privacy Policy: https://chalknote.ca/privacy

Screenshots

Earth School4 screens
ChalkNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChalkNote at every 5 weeks against Earth School's every 3 months. Earth School's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Earth School sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ChalkNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earth School ships an update every 3 months, ChalkNote every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Earth School versus ChalkNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarth SchoolChalkNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYateland Kids LimitedJoshua Makes

Bugs and requests

Earth School

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sound feature not working
  • Purchased content not unlocking
  • Glitches in gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free content
  • Longer gameplay
  • Improved educational content
  • Fix bugs
  • Accurate scientific information

ChalkNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Earth School

One-time1
  • Buy full version$2.99
2 purchases

ChalkNote

Subscriptions2
  • ChalkNote Plus$3.991 Month
  • ChalkNote Plus1 Month trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Earth School free?
Earth School is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChalkNote free?
ChalkNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Earth School or ChalkNote have ads?
Neither Earth School nor ChalkNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earth School or ChalkNote?
Earth School ships an update every 3 months, and ChalkNote every 5 weeks. Most recently, Earth School was updated on November 10, 2026 and ChalkNote on November 10, 2026.

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