Comparison

Student Attendance System vs Timetable‑Principal Version

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

Head to head
About

Student Attendance System

Features
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The student attendance registration system at universities performs several basic functions: Automatically generate student IDs that contain the barcode and add a photo of the student. Register attendance via barcode. Communication between the application and the system is through barcodes. It is fast and smooth to use. Easy to use graphical interface. Create complete and comprehensive reports with the click of a button. Export data and reports to PDF. Sort data by date. Comprehensive statistics for attendance and absence. Preparing weekly, monthly, annual and ad-hoc attendance reports. Uploading PDF files, images, or text information, with the ability to be accessed by students within the lecture without an Internet connection. Easy access to data. The system contains 4 accounts (manager, professor, employee, student). The administrator can manage all the data in the system such as adding students and professors. The professor manages student attendance and prepares attendance and absence reports and statistics without the need to reach out to other departments. The employee can receive and examine students’ identities to verify their authenticity and reveal whether they are fake or real. The student account works in online mode only for universities, where the barcode can be viewed and attendance recorded through it without the professor’s intervention. An easy and responsive system for computers and mobile devices (compatible with iOS). College management. Department management. Class schedule management. Course material management. Professor data management. Student data management. Attendance data management. Ability to manually add and delete student attendance. Change student stages or classes with the click of a button. Create backup copies of data and settings and restore them at any time. And many other features.

About

Timetable‑Principal Version

Features
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TimeTable - run your whole school's timetable in one app [Scheduling in a few taps] · Auto-fill the week from each class's weekly periods, avoiding teacher and room clashes · Tap two lessons to swap their times, or press and hold to force a lesson in (blocking lessons move out of the way) · One tap fills the empty slots with Study Hall · Review the result by class, by teacher or by room [The whole school on one screen] · Class, teacher, room and multi-dimension overviews · Wide layout for the whole week, tall layout for a single day - switch with one tap · Rows line up so one class, one teacher or one room is easy to follow · Double periods merge into a single block; lessons never merge across days [Export print-ready timetables] · Class, teacher and room posters, with your school name and logo · Save to Photos, share, or print - laid out for A4 [Enter your lists once] · Import teachers, classes, subjects, rooms and weekly periods from Excel / CSV, with templates · No spreadsheet needed: paste a table and import it · Colours are assigned automatically so the grid stays readable [Your data stays yours] · One timetable = one independent data set (its own stages, classes, teachers, rooms, subjects and lessons) · Multiple timetables: Gold 2 / Diamond 3 / Supreme unlimited · Stored only on your device, never uploaded; a built-in Data check finds broken records [Membership] · Free: 1 timetable, up to 5 teachers, 2 subjects per teacher · Gold / Diamond / Supreme: more timetables and teachers, plus finished timetable image export · All plans include a 1-month free trial; subscriptions renew automatically 24 hours before the period ends and can be cancelled anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions [Who it is for] Head teachers, timetabling and school office staff, and training centres that would rather not buy expensive scheduling software - or fight with spreadsheets. Scheduling, without the busywork. Terms of Use (EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy:https://www.iphonesir.com/privacy.php

Screenshots

Student Attendance System3 screens
Timetable‑Principal Version4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Student Attendance System at none against Timetable‑Principal Version's 3. Timetable‑Principal Version's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Timetable‑Principal Version sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Student Attendance System asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Student Attendance System ships an update every 2 weeks, Timetable‑Principal Version every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Student Attendance System versus Timetable‑Principal Version: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudent Attendance SystemTimetable‑Principal Version
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMahmoud Shamranshouhui qi

In-app purchases

None

Student Attendance System

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Timetable‑Principal Version

Subscriptions3
  • Gold VIP1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Diamond VIP1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Supreme VIP1 Month trial$5.991 Month

Questions

Is Student Attendance System free?
Student Attendance System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timetable‑Principal Version free?
Timetable‑Principal Version is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Student Attendance System or Timetable‑Principal Version have ads?
Neither Student Attendance System nor Timetable‑Principal Version shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Student Attendance System or Timetable‑Principal Version?
Student Attendance System ships an update every 2 weeks, and Timetable‑Principal Version every 3 days. Most recently, Student Attendance System was updated on November 4, 2026 and Timetable‑Principal Version on October 31, 2026.

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