Comparison

Addition Skills vs Class Planner (cloud)

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

Head to head
About

Addition Skills

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Addition Skills provides teachers and parents with an educational tool for teaching a standard problem solving method for adding numbers between 0 and 999. The skills needed to add large numbers are developed incrementally. The app uses an active learning approach. Students slide number tiles in order to find the answer to an addition problem. Based on Common Core Standards, Addition Skills gives kids the power to use their iPads to learn an algorithm that they will use for their entire lives. Addition Skills includes a complete curriculum that provides teachers with lesson ideas and a variety of projects.

About

Class Planner (cloud)

This app helps educators organize their teaching materials in the cloud. It allows for easy access to lesson plans, standards, homework, and web resources across multiple devices. Features include schedule management, PDF generation, and integration with other educational tools.

Highlights
  • Cloud data synchronization across devices
  • Lesson plan management (standards, notes, homework)
  • Schedule support (1, 2, or 6-day)
  • PDF lesson generation
  • Google Classroom homework sync
  • Home screen widget for daily schedule
Features
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Class Planner (cloud) is a new release of the Class Planner app. This version stores data in the cloud instead of on device, so the app data is accessible from multiple devices such as a phone, an iPad and a MacBook computer. Your data automatically syncs from all your devices. Class Planner allows teachers to easily keep a record of their lesson plans which include the standards, lesson notes, homework and an online web resources. Features • Support a 1 week, 2 weeks or 6 day schedule. • Easily import standards and link to a lesson • View lessons for the day, the week, or by a class • Easily move lessons forward or backwards • Generate a PDF of the lesson for administrators or personal records • Sync homework with Google Classroom announcements. • Add a home screen widget to show today's class schedule Try the app for free for 2 classes. Activate an autorenewable subscription to support up to 20 classes or up to 30 classes. Autorenewable Subscription Details To access additional features the user needs to subscribe to an auto renewable subscription. This means the subscription automatically renews 24 hours before the end of the subscription date. Auto renewable subscriptions can be managed from the user iTunes account, and a link is provided in the subscription screen while in the app. All future updates are included with the auto renewable monthly subscription fee. The subscription may be cancelled for any future months, and the user will still have access to the data, only the additional features will be disabled. Feel free to email the developer at support@inpocketsolutions.com to give feedback. I love to make improvements based on user suggestions and anything to help teachers keep track of their lesson plans is appreciated. Privacy Policy: https://inpocketsolutions.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://inpocketsolutions.com/terms

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Class Planner (cloud) at Free against Addition Skills's $1.99. Class Planner (cloud) also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 37 months). Addition Skills's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On 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

Class Planner (cloud) is free to download; Addition Skills costs $1.99 up front. Class Planner (cloud) sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Addition Skills asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Addition Skills ships an update every 37 months, Class Planner (cloud) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Addition Skills versus Class Planner (cloud): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAddition SkillsClass Planner (cloud)
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.6 (55 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—70.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—55 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVentura Educational SystemsGlen Botha

In-app purchases

None

Addition Skills

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Class Planner (cloud)

Subscriptions4
  • Premium (20 classes)$5.991 Month
  • Premium (30 classes)$8.991 Month
  • Premium (20 classes)$59.991 Year
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  • Premium (30 classes)$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Addition Skills free?
Addition Skills costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Class Planner (cloud) free?
Class Planner (cloud) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Addition Skills or Class Planner (cloud) have ads?
Neither Addition Skills nor Class Planner (cloud) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Addition Skills or Class Planner (cloud)?
Addition Skills ships an update every 37 months, and Class Planner (cloud) fortnightly. Most recently, Addition Skills was updated on October 8, 2026 and Class Planner (cloud) on October 24, 2026.

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