Comparison

DormWay vs Coursework

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

Head to head
About

DormWay

This app consolidates assignments and deadlines from various sources like syllabi and learning platforms into a single, accurate view. It offers an AI assistant to answer course-specific questions and works across thousands of universities without requiring IT approval.

Highlights
  • Consolidates assignments from syllabi and learning platforms
  • Connects to Canvas and Moodle for auto-syncing
  • AI assistant for course-specific questions
  • Works at over 6,000 universities
  • Data privacy focused with read-only access
  • Free to use with no premium tiers
Features
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Ever realize at 11pm that something might be due tomorrow — but you're not sure, so you have to check Canvas, dig through your email, and open that 47-page syllabus PDF just to find out? Yeah. That's why we built DormWay. DormWay pulls everything together — your syllabi, Canvas assignments, calendar events — and shows you exactly what's due and when. No more juggling five different apps. No more Sunday night scramble. Do Now. Up Next. Due Soon. Always current. WHAT DORMWAY DOES Upload a syllabus and get a full breakdown in minutes — assignments, deadlines, exam dates, grading breakdown, late policy. Everything that matters, without reading 47 pages. Connect Canvas and your assignments auto-sync across all your classes. No manual entry. No checking Canvas every hour "just in case." Ask Ace anything about your courses. When's my ECON 301 final? What's the late policy in CS 101? What do I need on the final to get a B? Ace knows your syllabi — not generic internet answers, your actual materials. See your whole semester before it eats you alive. Conflicts, crunch weeks, back-to-back deadlines — visible before they become a crisis. WHY STUDENTS TRUST DORMWAY Works at 6,134+ schools, every college in the US — no IT approval needed, no university partnership required. If your school uses Canvas, Moodle, or Brightspace, DormWay works. Free forever. No premium tiers, no paywalls, no "upgrade to see your deadlines." Everything is free. Your data stays yours. We never sell your data to third parties. We never share it with your university. Read-only access to your LMS — we can see your assignments, we can't touch them. You can export or delete everything anytime. Built by a student who needed it to survive. Riley (22, University of Michigan) built DormWay because he was drowning in syllabi and missed things constantly. He still uses it every day — still in classes. HOW IT WORKS Upload your syllabi — email them to syllabus@dormway.app or add them directly in the app Connect Canvas (or Moodle or Brightspace) — one tap, read-only access See everything — Do Now, Up Next, Due Soon, always current across all your classes That's it. No elaborate setup. No system to maintain. It updates itself. Stop wondering what's due. Download DormWay — free, always.

About

Coursework

Features
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Your week at Canvas, without the noise. The official Canvas app shows everything; Coursework shows what matters right now — what's due, what's done, and how close you are to finishing. Sign in with your school's Canvas account and your coursework lands in a clean, fast planner. What you get: • Tasks — this week's assignments grouped by day, with course-colored progress rings. Check something off and it syncs back to Canvas, so you stay in step with the official app. • Courses & grades — every active course, its grade, and the details, in one tap. • Calendar — a month view of what's due, with per-day breakdowns. • Reminders — assignment alerts and optional morning and evening digests, with per-course muting. All scheduled on-device. • Home-screen widget — your per-course progress rings at a glance. • Submit — attach a photo or file to turn in an assignment without leaving the app. Private by design. Coursework has no accounts of its own, no analytics, and no tracking. It talks only to your school's Canvas server, using a token you control and can revoke any time. Your data stays on your device. Coursework is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instructure, Inc. or Canvas.

Screenshots

DormWay4 screens
Coursework4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Coursework at 17.0 against DormWay's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DormWay versus Coursework: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDormWayCoursework
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDormWay LLCAndrew Wittmann

In-app purchases

None

DormWay

No in-app purchases

None

Coursework

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DormWay free?
DormWay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coursework free?
Coursework is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DormWay or Coursework have ads?
Neither DormWay nor Coursework shows ads.

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