Comparison

Transcript Tracker vs Throughline Homeschool Planner

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

Head to head
About

Transcript Tracker

Features
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Transcript Tracker makes it easy for homeschooling families to track courses, calculate GPA, and generate professional transcripts for college applications. COURSE MANAGEMENT - Add courses by grade level (9th-12th) - Track Standard, Honors, AP, and Dual Enrollment classes - Assign credits and grades - Organize by semester or school year AUTOMATIC GPA CALCULATION - Weighted GPA (Honors +0.5, AP/DE +1.0) - Unweighted GPA on 4.0 scale - Real-time updates as you add courses - Credit-weighted calculations PROFESSIONAL TRANSCRIPTS - Generate college-ready PDF transcripts - Share via email, AirDrop, or save to Files - Professional formatting accepted by colleges - All courses, grades, and GPA included MULTIPLE STUDENTS - Premium: Manage unlimited students - Free: Track 1 student with 3 exports/month - Keep all your children's records organized PREMIUM FEATURES - Unlimited students - Unlimited transcript exports - Custom transcript templates - Classical Conversations support - Priority support PRICING - Free: 1 student, 3 exports/month - Monthly: $4.99/month - Annual: $39.99/year (Save 33%) - Lifetime: $79.99 one-time Built specifically for homeschooling families who need accurate, professional transcripts for college applications, scholarships, and record-keeping. Privacy Policy: https://sketchmyapp.com/transcripttracker/privacy Terms of Service: https://sketchmyapp.com/transcripttracker/terms

About

Throughline Homeschool Planner

This app provides a comprehensive system for homeschool planning, record-keeping, and progress tracking. It allows for individual student profiles with customizable tracking styles, from simple checklists to detailed academic records. Organize curriculums, lessons, attendance, grades, and goals all in one place.

Highlights
  • Individual student profiles
  • Customizable tracking styles
  • Curriculum and lesson planning
  • Attendance and grade tracking
  • Progress review and reporting
  • Exportable reports
  • Goal organization
Features
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Throughline is one system for homeschool planning, record-keeping, and everything in between. Each child gets their own profile—from simple time and attendance logs to full subject, curriculum, grade, and progress tracking—so the app fits each learner without a one-size-fits-all approach. Most families stitch together a planner, spreadsheets, notes, and paper. Throughline brings planning, daily lessons, attendance, grades, portfolios, and progress into one place so nothing gets lost. One account. Every child. Each student has a profile inside your family account. Manage children separately while keeping everything organized. Each profile can use a different tracking style—from simple daily checklists to full assignment, attendance, and grade tracking—and you can change it anytime. Plan the way you actually work All Activities now includes List, Week, and Month views so you can see the big picture or zoom into a day. Use Agenda for a clean week-at-a-glance, or Premium Subjects and Progress layouts when you want a subject matrix or status board. Built for every kind of homeschool Whether you follow a structured curriculum, a relaxed rhythm, or an interest-led approach, Throughline adapts to your method. Lightweight tracking stays fast; detailed tracking builds complete records for evaluations, portfolios, or state requirements. What you can do • Plan curricula, lessons, and schedules with calendars, templates, and bulk tools • See activities in List, Week, or Month views • Track daily lessons, learning activities, and attendance per student • Record grades and build academic records when needed • Review progress by week, term, or year • Export clean reports for record-keeping, evaluations, or documentation • Organize goals, subjects, curricula, resources, and school years • Get Premium push alerts, a Home bell inbox, and email digests for assignments, summaries, and compliance reminders Throughline Premium Try Premium free for 14 days. After the trial, Premium is $5.99/month or $49.99/year (auto-renewable; cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings). Premium unlocks: • Unlimited students in your family account • Week planner Subjects and Progress layouts • Full-year reporting across attendance, grades, goals, and progress • Progress trends and year-end portfolio tools • Gradebook exports and performance trends • Advanced goal tracking with subject goals and charts • Planning defaults that save time when creating activities • Push notifications, Home bell inbox, and email digests • Expanded storage for work samples, attachments, and records • Theme accent colors for a more personal workspace • ID card verification QR (ID cards themselves stay Free) Free to start—plan and log with up to two active students. Upgrade when your records need more depth, more students, or longer-term reporting. Throughline works for the simple days and the detailed ones—helping you plan, track, and preserve the story of your homeschool year. Terms of Use: https://jointhroughline.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://jointhroughline.com/privacy

Screenshots

Transcript Tracker4 screens
Throughline Homeschool Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Transcript Tracker and Throughline Homeschool Planner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Transcript Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Throughline Homeschool Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Transcript Tracker versus Throughline Homeschool Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscript TrackerThroughline Homeschool Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames PeltonThroughline LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Transcript Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Throughline Homeschool Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Throughline Premium Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Throughline Premium Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Transcript Tracker free?
Transcript Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Throughline Homeschool Planner free?
Throughline Homeschool Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Transcript Tracker or Throughline Homeschool Planner have ads?
Neither Transcript Tracker nor Throughline Homeschool Planner shows ads.

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