Comparison

USA vs MySched

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

Head to head
About

USA

Features
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This is a mobile app designed for university students and internal stakeholders. It allows students to access their schedules, attendance, view a detailed breakdown of miscellaneous fees and balances, and use a query management system to address concerns and make recommendations to various university offices. The app also includes an internal messenger for students and stakeholders to connect with one another.

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MySched

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Screenshot your class schedule. MySched turns it into a schedule that shows your next class, reminds you before it starts, and works out your GWA. Your schedule, reminders, attendance, tasks and GWA are free, work offline and need no account. MySched Pro is an optional purchase that adds grade goal and catch-up tools. ADD YOUR SCHEDULE IN A MINUTE • Import a screenshot of your schedule, paste schedule text from a group chat, or add classes by hand. • Find your school among 2,700+ Philippine colleges and campuses, and use its published schedule when one is ready. • Check every class before it saves. If a row is unclear, MySched tells you instead of guessing. • Reading starts on your iPhone. Improved reading then sends the screenshot or text to our reading service, which uses a third-party AI provider only to read it. KNOW WHAT IS NEXT • See your current class, your next class and the rest of today. • Switch between week, month and list views. • Get a reminder before each class, plus quiet hours, exam reminders and a Morning summary. • Add the Next Class widget, and Today's Agenda, This Week, This Month and Term Countdown to your Home Screen. TRACK YOUR ATTENDANCE • Check in from the "Did you attend?" reminder after class, without opening the app. • Mark present, late, absent or excused, and fix a past mark from your history. • Set your school's maximum absences for each class and watch each absence count. • Mark a class cancelled. It leaves your reminders and your attendance counts. WORK OUT YOUR GWA • Enter grades and units to see your term GWA and honors standing. • Set a GWA goal and see the average your remaining classes need. • See your GWA trend and your grade history by term. • Mark a class INC, W or DRP, and log activity scores. • Classes with 0 units, like NSTP or PE, stay out of your GWA. TASKS AND EXAMS • Keep assignments, tasks and exams in one list, with subtasks and priority colors. • Get due-date reminders, and swipe a task to push it to tomorrow. • Keep class announcements in the app. • Export to Apple Calendar and Reminders, or subscribe from Google Calendar. SHARE WITH CLASSMATES • Share your schedule with a share code or QR code. Classmates preview it and join. • Find schedules other students from your school have shared. • Find free time with up to two classmates. • Save your schedule as a PDF, or as an image in Week, List or Stats designs. MYSCHED PRO Pro is an optional purchase. It adds: • What Grades Do I Need? and What Score Do I Need?, which work back from your target. • Plan by Course Difficulty, Keep My Scholarship and Honors Path. • Grade slip scan, so you don't type each grade. • Catch Me Up, a plan for when you fall behind, and Exam Review Plan for each exam. • Term Recap, saved grade plans, saved Today setups and an exam-day countdown. • Free time with up to five classmates. • More widgets, Live Activities, app icons, colors and schedule-sharing designs. YOUR DATA Your schedule works without an account. Sign in to sync across your devices. You can delete your account inside the app. MySched supports Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, Bold Text, Increase Contrast and Reduce Motion. Requires iOS 17.2 or later. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Buying Pro needs a MySched account. Choose a plan: • Semester: renews every 6 months. Eligible accounts start with a free trial. • Monthly: renews every month. • Lifetime: one payment, no subscription. Works with Family Sharing. The app shows each price before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends; the renewal is charged in those last 24 hours. Cancel a trial at least 24 hours before it ends and you pay nothing. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getmysched.com/privacy

Screenshots

USA4 screens
MySched4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: USA at none against MySched's 9. USA also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). MySched's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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. MySched sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. USA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

USA ships an update every 2 months, MySched weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
USA versus MySched: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSAMySched
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB62 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMastersoft ERP Solutions Private LimitedNeil Daquioag

In-app purchases

None

USA

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

MySched

Subscriptions3
  • MySched Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • MySched Pro Semester1 Month trial$9.996 Months
  • MySched Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Jeepney fare$0.99
  • Lunch at the caf$1.99
  • A week of coffee$2.99
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  • Supporter$2.99
  • MySched Pro Lifetime$3.99
  • MySched Pro Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is USA free?
USA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MySched free?
MySched is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do USA or MySched have ads?
Neither USA nor MySched shows ads.
Which is updated more often, USA or MySched?
USA ships an update every 2 months, and MySched weekly. Most recently, USA was updated on October 27, 2026 and MySched on October 31, 2026.

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