Easy Grade vs Planbook Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Grade
Effortlessly grade student papers with this digital tool. Customize test parameters, choose grading methods, and adjust display settings for a personalized experience. Offers advanced features like half-point grading through an in-app purchase.
- Adjust number of questions
- Grade by questions right/wrong
- Half-point grading option
- Adjust text size
- Landscape mode support
- Slide Over/Split View on iPad
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Grade papers in seconds — anywhere, anytime. Trusted by 15,000+ teachers. 4.9 stars. The original EZ Grader app with half-point scoring. Features: • Works for any number of questions • Half-point increments • Grade by correct OR incorrect answers • Large text mode for easy reading • Landscape + Split View for iPad • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Color themes and more icons for Easy Grade Premium No cardboard EZ Grader needed.
Planbook Mobile
This is a comprehensive online lesson planning tool designed for educators. It offers a wide array of features, meticulous student learning standards, and excellent support. A free trial is available to experience its capabilities.
- Comprehensive lesson planning
- Meticulous student learning standards
- Extensive features for educators
- Outstanding support and tutorials
- Continuous improvement based on feedback
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Welcome to Planbook! With over one million teachers and one billion lessons, Planbook is the established leader in online lesson planning! Why is Planbook preferred by educators? * We offer the most features for teachers and schools * At $20 per year, we offer the best value on the market * Outstanding support plus knowledge base and tutorials * Our student learning standards are meticulous * Our product is always improving thanks to educator feedback Download and take advantage of our 90 day free trial!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Easy Grade at free with in-app purchases against Planbook Mobile's subscription. Easy Grade also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 51%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Planbook Mobile's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Easy Grade sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Planbook Mobile sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Easy Grade against 4.8 for Planbook Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11K and 7.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Easy Grade's written reviews are positive against 51% of Planbook Mobile's.
Easy Grade ships an update fortnightly, Planbook Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Grade | Planbook Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11K ratings) — better | 4.8 (7.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better | 50.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 7.7K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Objective Jellyfish, LLC | Planbook Inc. |
Customer experience
Easy Grade
Planbook Mobile
User reviews
Easy Grade
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Saves time
- 💡 Convenient mobile app
- 🚀 Quick grading
- 💡 Adjustable question count
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 💡 Needs more grading scale options
Planbook Mobile
From 7.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Time-saving program
- 👍 Helpful for both homeschool and school teachers
- 👍 Allows for easy sharing and organization of lessons
- 👍 Useful for adapting to changes like snow days
Room to improve
- 🐛 Events/features not working in app
- 🐛 Google sign-in not working on app
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable, crashes frequently
- 🐛 Copy/paste feature not working as expected
- 🐛 Inability to access Google Drive files in app
Bugs and requests
Easy Grade
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to use half points on iPad
- App not working properly for some users
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for different point totals
- Integrate school grading scales
- Provide data analytics and reporting
Planbook Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to add school year dates
- Login page issues (keyboard blocking screen)
- Inability to use Gmail account for sign-up
- Lesson plans deleted without explanation
Requested features
3 requests- Add copy and paste feature
- Improve mobile app experience (e.g., biometric login, portrait mode)
- Enhance integration with other platforms (e.g., Canvas)
In-app purchases
Easy Grade
- Half Points$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Easy Grade Premium$6.99
Planbook Mobile
- 1-Year Planbook Subscription$20.00
- 2-Year Planbook Subscription$36.00
- 3-Year Planbook Subscription$48.00
Questions
Is Easy Grade free?
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Which has better reviews, Easy Grade or Planbook Mobile?
Do Easy Grade or Planbook Mobile have ads?
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