Comparison

Simple Gradebook vs GlowGrades

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

Head to head
About

Simple Gradebook

Features
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Simple Gradebook is a simple app to track and calculate your grades. Simply enter your Courses and Assessments, and Gradebook will calculate your current average in your Course and Term. Gradebook supports: • Assessments with individual weights e.g. "My Midterm exam is worth 10% of my final grade." • Assessments with multiple sub-assessments e.g. "There are 10 assignments. Combined they are worth 10% of my final grade." • Courses with a number of credit units • Pass/fail Courses I created Gradebook when I was in school to track my grades. Before that I was using a spreadsheet to do my calculations. I hope you enjoy using Gradebook. Please leave a review If you have suggestions for improvement! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GlowGrades

This app connects students with live teachers for one-on-one classes and daily practice. Parents can monitor progress and communicate with teachers, while teachers manage schedules and student performance.

Highlights
  • Live one-to-one classes
  • Daily adaptive practice
  • Teacher and family portals
  • Shared whiteboard and quizzes
  • Progress tracking
  • Homework management
Features
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GlowGrades is where a child learns with a real teacher — and where the grown-ups can actually see it happening. ONE APP, THREE WAYS IN Sign in as a student, a teacher, or a family. The app opens the right world for whoever is holding the device. FOR STUDENTS • A map of what you know, and what comes next • Daily practice that adjusts to how you are doing • Live one-to-one classes with your teacher — video, a shared whiteboard, and quizzes you answer together • Homework from your teacher, in one place • Your progress, in your own words FOR TEACHERS • Your classes for today, and one tap to start • Every student's progress, topic by topic • A shared whiteboard and live quizzes during class • Schedule single classes or a repeating series • Your earnings, and what is ready to withdraw FOR FAMILIES • What your child covered in every class • Their progress across every subject • Class summaries written after each lesson • Message your child's teacher directly • Approve a price before any class is booked BUILT FOR SCHOOL-AGE LEARNERS Every question a child sees has been checked by independent verifiers that must agree before it is ever shown. Practice is organised by age band and skill, so a child works on what is actually next for them rather than a generic year group. MADE WITH PARENTS IN THE LOOP A parent's email address is required when a student account is created, and we send a one-time notice explaining what we store and how to remove it. No advertising trackers. No third-party analytics in this app. Ever. Classes are one-to-one between a family and a teacher they choose. Teachers are reviewed before they appear publicly. Questions? glowgrades.com/contact Privacy: glowgrades.com/privacy Terms: glowgrades.com/terms

Screenshots

Simple Gradebook4 screens
GlowGrades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GlowGrades at none against Simple Gradebook's 1. Simple Gradebook's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Gradebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GlowGrades asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Gradebook ships an update every 4 days, GlowGrades every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Simple Gradebook versus GlowGrades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple GradebookGlowGrades
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJory CooperGlowGrades LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Gradebook

One-time1
  • Gradebook Premium$12.99
None

GlowGrades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Gradebook free?
Simple Gradebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GlowGrades free?
GlowGrades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Gradebook or GlowGrades have ads?
Neither Simple Gradebook nor GlowGrades shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Gradebook or GlowGrades?
Simple Gradebook ships an update every 4 days, and GlowGrades every 5 days. Most recently, Simple Gradebook was updated on October 25, 2026 and GlowGrades on October 25, 2026.

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