The Homework App vs School Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Homework App
Organize your schoolwork with this intuitive planner. Track assignments, set reminders, and manage tasks with features like subtasks and color-coding. Stay on top of your studies with a clear dashboard and calendar view.
- Add and manage homework assignments
- Organize tasks with subtasks
- Color-code subjects
- Dashboard for an overview
- Attach photos to tasks
- In-app calendar view
- Set homework reminders
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2017: 9To5Mac - "EduTech: The best iOS apps for keeping track of assignments..." 2016: Paste Magazine - "Back to School Tech: Apps for All" 2015: Forbes - "6 Back-to-School Tools You Need To Know About" 2014: ABC Action News - "App of the Day" 2013: AppOLearning - "High School Scheduling & Organizing Apps" 2012: Lifehacker - "Lifehacker Pack for iPhone: Student Edition" "This colorful take on our coursework is a dream come true" - Brit + CO "A definite must-have to be the most organized student ever" - Gurl.com "The Homework App is visually appealing and easy to read" - As Mom Sees It Never forget your homework with The Homework App. Add, View and Complete your homework the easy way. With The Homework App you can... - Add subtasks, a convenient way to organize projects and tasks that have multiple steps - Color code your subjects! - Dashboard to see what's up - Pictures say 1000 words, take a photo and attach it to your task - Add your instructor's details so you can stay in the loop - In-app calendar, see your tasks on a daily, monthly or yearly basis - Make sure you don't forget your homework with reminders - Get help with your homework Upgrade to The Homework App - Boost to gain access to instructors, subtasks, picture notes and an ad-free experience. Subscription options available for 1 month, 6 months or 12 months. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew and your account will be charged unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation is allowed during active subscription period. Support: http://theappshop.helpshift.com or email: support@thehomeworkapp.com Terms of use: http://thehomeworkapp.com/terms.html Privacy policy: http://www.thehomeworkapp.com/privacy.html
School Assistant
This app helps students organize their academic life by tracking homework, tests, and class schedules. It provides a dedicated space for class information, website links, and customizable reminders. The app offers seamless integration across Apple devices and a user-friendly interface.
- Homework and test tracking
- Class schedule management
- Class information storage
- Website link saving
- Customizable reminders
- Apple Watch app integration
- iCloud data syncing
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~ Featured by Apple, 9to5Mac, and Macrumors ~ ~ “A+ Apps for Students”, “Apps We Love Right Now”, “23 Apps for 2023”, and more from Apple School Assistant by Sun Apps is a simple but powerful school planner app. It allows you to quickly and easily keep track of your homework and tests, manage your schedule, save all your class info, quickly access saved websites, and more. First, as a student myself, I know how hard it can be to pay for these types of apps. So, School Assistant is 100% free: no subscriptions, no paywalls, no premium features, and no ads! There is a tip jar if you feel like supporting, though (these are the in-app purchases the App Store shows). Schoolwork: – Manage your upcoming assignments and tests – Sort by due date, class, category, alphabetically, or manually – Add a related class, due date, links, and notes – Add Subtasks to your schoolwork to keep track of large assignments – Schedule reminders – Highlight upcoming and overdue schoolwork – Keep an entire archive of your completed schoolwork – View your upcoming schoolwork and classes right from your Home Screen / Desktop with Widgets Schedule: – Keep track of your classes for every day – Add associated teacher and room information (or, add a link for online classes) – Automatically switch days based on the day of the week – Automatically switch between two weeks (great for A/B week schedules) – Manually switch between up to ten weeks – See your current class and next class on the Dashboard and with Widgets Classes: – A dedicated place to manage all your class info – Store your teacher’s name and email – Store a title, class code, links, and notes for each class – Assign an icon to each class, which also shows in Schoolwork Siri AI and Shortcuts: – Ask Siri about your schoolwork and classes – Create and modify your schoolwork with Siri – Ask Siri about on-screen content in the app – Access, create, and modify your schoolwork and classes from the Shortcuts app Apple Watch App: – Super quick access to your most important information – View your Schoolwork, automatically sorted into assignments and tests – View your Schedule for any day – View your current and next classes, and how long you have left – Set a custom theme color to match your Watch, band, or outfit – Designed for quick interactions Other features: – Save website bookmarks for quick and easy access right in the app – Set a custom accent color – Theme the entire app with a color of your choosing – Over 20 app icon choices – Liquid Glass design – Full and automatic data syncing over iCloud – Tight iOS and iPadOS integration with support for features like Slide Over and Split View, iPad cursor, keyboard shortcuts, system sidebars, Home Screen widgets, Dynamic Text, multi-window support, and full iPhone Duo support – Support for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro – Designed with quick and easy usability in mind – Full support for Dark, Tinted, and Clear Home Screen modes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: School Assistant at 4.8 against The Homework App's 4.2. School Assistant also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 65%) and device support (5 vs 3). The Homework App's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. The Homework App sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and School Assistant sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
School Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.2K and 4.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of The Homework App's written reviews are positive against 88% of School Assistant's.
The Homework App ships an update fortnightly, School Assistant every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Homework App | School Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (4.2K ratings) | 4.8 (4.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.1% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 538 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Homework App: Classroom Calendar - Solver - Class Planner INC | Sun Apps, LLC |
Customer experience
The Homework App
School Assistant
Bugs and requests
The Homework App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
School Assistant
Reported bugs
3 issues- Schedule details disappearing when switching days
- App crashing on certain devices after updates
- Widgets not displaying information correctly
Requested features
5 requests- Calendar view for assignments and tests
- Ability to mark assignments as in-progress
- Syncing across multiple devices
- More customization options for widgets
- Integration with other school apps like Canvas
In-app purchases
The Homework App
- Boost (1 month)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Boost (1 Week)3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Boost (1 Week)7 Days trial$6.997 Days
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- Boost (12 months)3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Boost (1 month)$19.991 Month
- Boost (New)$19.991 Year
- Boost (12 months)$29.991 Year
- Boost (1 Month)$29.991 Month
- Boost (1 Week)$49.991 Year
- Boost - Lifetime purchase$99.99
School Assistant
- Tip Jar – $0.99$0.99
- Tip Jar – $1.99$1.99
- Tip Jar – $2.99$2.99
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- Tip Jar – $3.99$3.99
- Tip Jar – $4.99$4.99
- Tip Jar – $0.99$400.00
Questions
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