GradeSaver vs StudentPlus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GradeSaver
Access high-quality study guides for literature, written by Harvard students. Each guide provides comprehensive summaries, character analysis, themes, historical context, and quizzes. Purchase individual guides or subscribe for full access to a vast library of literary resources.
- Harvard-edited study guides
- Chapter-by-chapter summaries
- Character and theme analysis
- Historical context
- Author biographies
- Quizzes
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GradeSaver offers the highest quality study guides. Written and edited by Harvard students, ClassicNotes™ are the best book notes available. Each study guide includes essays, an in-depth chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quiz. Study guides for individual works of literature can be purchased within the app. You have two subscription options: 1. $5.99 for a monthly subscription 2. $19.99 for a yearly subscription Your subscription will renew automatically each month or year and payment will be charged to your iTunes Account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of your subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.gradesaver.com/privacy/
StudentPlus
Access grades, scores, attendance, schedules, and homework on your mobile device. Stay updated with school announcements and alerts through a personalized calendar. This app fosters a stronger connection between students and their schools by providing essential academic information.
- Secure mobile access to grades and scores
- View attendance and homework assignments
- Access class schedules
- Receive school announcements and alerts
- Personalized combined calendar
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StudentPlus gives each student secure, mobile access to their grades, scores, attendance, schedule, and homework. Students can easily view school announcements, alerts and a personalized, combined calendar. StudentPlus creates a stronger connection between the school and the student by sharing information that is critical for success and learning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GradeSaver at 3.4 against StudentPlus's 1.7. GradeSaver also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 16%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). StudentPlus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (815 vs 91). On price, 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
Both are free to download. GradeSaver sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. StudentPlus asks for nothing beyond the download.
GradeSaver holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StudentPlus has 815 ratings behind it against 91, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of GradeSaver's written reviews are positive against 16% of StudentPlus's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GradeSaver | StudentPlus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (91 ratings) — better | 1.7 (815 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 15.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 91 | 815 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GradeSaver LLC | Rediker Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
GradeSaver
StudentPlus
Bugs and requests
GradeSaver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
StudentPlus
Reported bugs
5 issues- Please fix the bug where when you check your grades it is default set to second semester
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Request timed out every time I try to go on
- School Name is Invalid
Requested features
4 requests- Please add a recent scores widget for iOS 14
- Please fix the bug where when you check your grades it is default set to second semester
- Should be able to save password so you don't need to keep typing it in when you click on the app
- Can you put the calculation of my GPA somewhere? That would really help in terms of how much more I need to work and what needs to be done
In-app purchases
GradeSaver
- ClassicNote Monthly Pass$5.991 Month
- ClassicNote Yearly Pass$19.991 Year
StudentPlus
No in-app purchases
