Comparison

Elevate Gradebook vs ClassTiles Gradebook +

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

Head to head
About

Elevate Gradebook

This app provides a streamlined way to monitor academic performance. It offers a clear dashboard of grades, GPA, and assignment breakdowns, with a feature to simulate future score impacts.

Highlights
  • Academic progress tracking
  • GPA and grade breakdowns
  • Modern UI dashboard
  • What-If score simulation
  • Secure Skyward API integration
Features
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Elevate is a clear, calm gradebook for students who use Skyward. Sign in with your school account to see your courses, assignments, and category weights for the selected term. Then plan ahead with tools that stay on your iPhone. Grades, clearly • Courses and assignments for the selected term, with category weights • Search assignments in the selected quarter • Past courses, documents, student info, and fees in Settings > School records Try a what-if • Edit a score, add a hypothetical assignment, or mark work as not counting • Save scenarios and return to them later • What-if changes stay on your iPhone and never change your grades in Skyward Goals and GPA • Set a course grade goal and see what it would take, using score assumptions you can see and change • Weighted and unweighted GPA history • Convert completed semesters to a general 4.0 or 5.0 scale, with clear notes on how AP and Honors courses are handled • Explore sourced college profiles with published admissions guidance and GPA data where available. If a college's method can't be verified, Elevate shows no estimate instead of guessing. • Estimate credits from posted semesters, current courses if passed, and semesters you plan These tools are for planning. They are not an official GPA, class rank, admissions prediction, or graduation clearance. Your week • Calendar for the selected quarter with school dates, attendance, and assignments due • This Week: a checklist of the next seven days. Marking something Done is just for you and doesn't change a teacher's Missing mark. • Read your Skyward Inbox Widgets and alerts • Widgets for GPA, GPA Trend, Grades, Recent Grades, Missing Work, Inbox, and School Pulse, a grade-free overview • Optional reminders and grade alerts. Alerts show course and assignment names, never numeric grades. iOS can delay or skip background grade checks. Reminder delivery depends on notification permission and system settings. Private by design • Your iPhone connects directly to Skyward over HTTPS. Elevate runs no academic server of its own. • Sign-in and session details are stored in the iOS Keychain. Grades, plans, and scenarios are kept on your device for your account. • No advertising or analytics SDKs. • Optional Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode lock for the app. App lock does not hide information shown in widgets or notification previews. Made to fit Theme colors, light, dark, or system appearance, plus Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support. Elevate is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Eanes ISD or Skyward. An Eanes ISD Skyward student account is required.

About

ClassTiles Gradebook +

This app provides teachers with a comprehensive digital workspace for managing grades, planning lessons, and organizing classroom activities. It offers features like customizable gradebooks, seating charts, and task management, all while prioritizing user data privacy and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Customizable gradebooks with free tabs
  • Smart grade table setup
  • Integrated lesson planning and calendar
  • Dynamic seating chart generation
  • Class task management
  • Offline functionality and iCloud sync
  • Export grades to PDF and Excel
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Another gradebook app? No. ClassTiles is the complete digital desk for teachers — ready to use in minutes, no training required. Grades, lesson planning, calendar, groups, seating charts, documentation, and class to-dos all work from one shared set of data: set up your class once, and every tool uses it instantly. WHAT MAKES CLASSTILES DIFFERENT • Start right away instead of studying menus: the smart grade table asks you a few questions and builds your individual table structure — no nested menus, no manual needed. • One data set instead of isolated tools: the exam grade, the project group, and tomorrow's seating chart all come from the same class and student data — nothing is maintained twice. • Your students' data stays with you: no user account, no vendor server, no ads, no tracking. The app works fully offline; if you choose to sync, it runs exclusively through your personal iCloud. • Buy once instead of subscribing: no running costs. • Truly native apps for iPad, iPhone, and Mac — not a web service in an app shell. GRADING THAT FITS YOUR TEACHING • Every class gets gradebooks with freely designed tabs — exams, oral participation, terms, projects: you define the structure. • Custom grading scales, including symbol and level scales (e.g. "achieved / partly / not achieved") — great for primary school and special education. • Weighting, configurable rounding, and statistics with averages, distribution, and trends: see at a glance where a class or a single student stands. • Export as PDF and Excel — for grading conferences, parent meetings, or your records. FROM GRADEBOOK TO CLASSROOM • Groups at the tap of a button: mixed-ability, similar-ability, or random — based on your actual grades, optionally gender-balanced. • Seating charts created quickly and adjusted just as fast. • Record observations, conversations, and classroom events per student — everything at hand for the next parent meeting. PLAN & ORGANIZE • Weekly calendar view with your timetable; handwritten notes with Apple Pencil (iPad). • Prepare lessons with materials and attachments. • Class tasks: to-do lists for everything around your class — field trip, parents' evening, supplies. Use them on your own or share them via link with your class team: everyone sees what's open and what's done, and checks things off together. YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL • Everything lives on your device. iCloud sync is optional and uses only your own iCloud account. • Back up wherever you want: locally, to iCloud Drive, or to your own WebDAV server (e.g. Nextcloud) — encrypted if you wish. • No data collection by the developer. PRICING — FAIR, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Start free with one class — try ClassTiles in real school life. • The full version (unlimited classes, tabs, and exports) is a one-time purchase. Data you have already entered is never locked. Questions or ideas? classtiles@icloud.com — feedback flows directly into development.

Screenshots

Elevate Gradebook4 screens
ClassTiles Gradebook +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elevate Gradebook at none against ClassTiles Gradebook +'s 1. Elevate Gradebook also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). ClassTiles Gradebook +'s advantage is device support (3 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. ClassTiles Gradebook + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Elevate Gradebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Elevate Gradebook against 5.0 for ClassTiles Gradebook +. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Elevate Gradebook versus ClassTiles Gradebook +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElevate GradebookClassTiles Gradebook +
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZachary WilsonStefan Venekamp

Customer experience

Elevate Gradebook

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ClassTiles Gradebook +

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Elevate Gradebook

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ClassTiles Gradebook +

One-time1
  • ClassTiles Full Version$12.99

Questions

Is Elevate Gradebook free?
Elevate Gradebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClassTiles Gradebook + free?
ClassTiles Gradebook + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elevate Gradebook or ClassTiles Gradebook +?
Elevate Gradebook and ClassTiles Gradebook + are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Elevate Gradebook or ClassTiles Gradebook + have ads?
Neither Elevate Gradebook nor ClassTiles Gradebook + shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elevate Gradebook or ClassTiles Gradebook +?
Elevate Gradebook ships an update every 4 days, and ClassTiles Gradebook + every 4 days. Most recently, Elevate Gradebook was updated on October 30, 2026 and ClassTiles Gradebook + on October 31, 2026.

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