Comparison

Uluru vs Cinch

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

Head to head
About

Uluru

This app helps students manage their academic workload by tracking assignments, creating study plans, and syncing with calendars. It aims to foster independence and better study habits by simplifying academic organization.

Highlights
  • Assignment and due date tracking
  • Step-by-step assignment planning
  • Calendar sync for study blocks
  • Clear assignment list
  • LMS platform integration
  • Habit building for independence
Features
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Want to become an expert manager of your academic life? Uluru provides insights into how you navigate school, and helps you track your progress, make sense of your work, and how to get it all done even with a busy personal and family schedule. Uluru guides students to build better habits to avoid common issues that popup in school and beyond. It teaches students how to change in order to become more independent! What Uluru does: Automatically pulls assignments and due dates from Canvas, Moodle, Schoology, Brightspace, Blackboard, Blackbaud, and other LMS platforms Helps you break longer assignments into a step-by-step plan with realistic time estimates Syncs with your calendar to find and plan realistic study blocks around your existing schedule Tracks every assignment in one clear list, without extra clutter Built for students who've tried a planner before and dropped it because it took too much upkeep Students use Uluru to: See exactly what's due without digging through school portals Turn a pile of assignments into an actual study plan Get reminders about upcoming deadlines

About

Cinch

Automate your academic life by syncing assignments from your learning management system to your Google Calendar. It intelligently schedules dedicated study time around your existing commitments and automatically reschedules missed blocks.

Highlights
  • Syncs assignments from LMS to Google Calendar
  • Creates automatic study blocks
  • Reschedules missed study sessions
  • Works around existing calendar events
  • Allows manual adjustment of study blocks
  • Imports assignments not on LMS
Features
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Cinch pulls your assignments and syllabi from Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Brightspace (D2L), or Google Classroom and posts them to your Google Calendar in about five minutes. Then it builds a study schedule: a block of time for each assignment, placed around the classes and events already on your calendar. If you miss a study block, Cinch moves it. A block you skipped on Sunday shows up again on Tuesday. You don't have to replan anything. WHAT CINCH DOES • Imports assignments and due dates from your school's LMS • Posts each assignment as a [DUE] event on Google Calendar • Adds [STUDY] blocks with time set aside for each assignment • Works around the classes, work shifts, and events already on your calendar • Reschedules any study block you miss, automatically, overnight WHAT YOU CONTROL • Review every imported assignment so you can confirm nothing was missed • Add any assignments that aren't on your LMS or syllabi • Move, shorten, or delete any study block. They're normal Google Calendar events. Cinch adjusts the rest of your schedule around your changes. YOUR DATA • Cinch reads your existing Google Calendar events only to show your schedule in the app and to find open time for study blocks • Cinch never changes or deletes calendar events it didn't create • Cinch never sells, rents, or shares your data • Delete your account and all your data is permanently deleted • Full policy: https://www.cinchplanner.com/privacy-policy WORKS WITH Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Brightspace (D2L), Google Classroom, and Google Calendar. Cinch is for college and university students in the US and Canada. A Google Calendar account is required. Cinch is a subscription with a free trial. Billing is handled by Apple. Cancel any time in the app (Settings → Manage Subscription) or in your App Store subscriptions. Questions? support@cinchplanner.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Uluru4 screens
Cinch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Uluru at free with in-app purchases against Cinch's subscription. Uluru also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Uluru sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $11.49 per month and Cinch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Uluru against 5.0 for Cinch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Uluru has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uluru ships an update every 5 days, Cinch weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Uluru versus Cinch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUluruCinch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElula, Inc.Cinch Planner LLC

Customer experience

Uluru

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cinch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Uluru

Subscriptions4
  • Uluru Monthly$11.491 Month
  • Uluru Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Uluru Yearly$81.901 Year
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  • Uluru Yearly$95.991 Year
2 purchases

Cinch

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Uluru free?
Uluru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cinch free?
Cinch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Uluru or Cinch?
Cinch is rated higher. Uluru averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Cinch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Uluru or Cinch have ads?
Neither Uluru nor Cinch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Uluru or Cinch?
Uluru ships an update every 5 days, and Cinch weekly. Most recently, Uluru was updated on November 8, 2026 and Cinch on October 31, 2026.

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