Semestra vs ClassPulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Semestra
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Upload your syllabus. Semestra turns it into structured lessons, quizzes and flashcards — then plans your semester around your deadlines. The app combines semester planning, centralized scheduling, and AI-powered study tools to support students balancing academics with work, personal commitments, and other responsibilities. With Semestra, you can organize semesters, courses, lessons, exams, and deadlines in one place. Integrated schedules help reduce missed deadlines and keep your academic workload clear and manageable. Semestra also includes AI-powered learning features that assist with studying. The app can generate concise lesson summaries to help break down complex material into key concepts. AI-generated quizzes reinforce learning by helping you assess understanding and identify knowledge gaps before exams. These features are designed to support learning, not replace source materials or instruction. Push notifications can be enabled to deliver helpful reminders such as daily schedules, lesson preparation prompts, and upcoming deadlines. Notification preferences can be managed at any time through your device settings. Semestra is built around the principle that strong foundational knowledge improves learning outcomes. By organizing academic content and supporting structured review, the app helps students engage more confidently with coursework and manage their time efficiently. Key Features: • Semester, course, and lesson planning • Centralized schedules and deadlines • AI-powered lesson summaries and quizzes • Flashcards and a match game for active recall • Listen to lessons with natural-voice audio (premium) • Spaced review that resurfaces what you're forgetting (premium) • Study groups — chat, share quizzes, decks and timetables • Share a semester with classmates via a share code • Optional push notifications for reminders Semestra is intended for students aged 13 and older. Study group messages can be reported or blocked, and you can delete your own messages at any time. Semestra offers free and premium features. AI-generated content may be inaccurate or incomplete and should be treated as assistive suggestions. Privacy Policy: https://semestra.co/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://semestra.co/legal/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ClassPulse
This app transforms your syllabus into a usable semester plan, automatically tracking deadlines, grading weights, and calculating the exact scores needed for your target grade. It also helps create personalized study schedules based on your availability and offers a GPA calculator with various grading scales.
- Syllabus scanning for course data
- Automatic deadline and grading weight tracking
- Score calculation for target grades
- Personalized study plan scheduling
- GPA calculation with custom scales
- Pomodoro focus timer and streaks
- Grade simulation
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Stop guessing where you stand in class. ClassPulse is a GPA calculator, grade calculator, and homework planner in one app, built for high school, college, and university students in the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe. A 2% reading quiz and a 30% midterm should never look the same on your to-do list. ClassPulse shows you what actually moves your grade. Open the app and start right away. No sign-up needed. A sample semester shows you how everything works before you add your own classes. WHY STUDENTS USE CLASSPULSE SYLLABUS SCANNER Skip hours of typing due dates into a calendar. Snap a photo or upload a PDF of your syllabus, and ClassPulse pulls out your courses, assignment weights, and exam dates. You check everything before it saves. CANVAS & SCHOOL CALENDAR IMPORT Paste your Canvas calendar link once and your assignments and due dates come in automatically. When a teacher moves a due date, ClassPulse updates it for you. FINAL GRADE CALCULATOR What do you need on the final to keep your scholarship or pass the course? ClassPulse works backwards from your target grade through your weighted scores and tells you the exact number. No spreadsheet math. WEIGHTED GRADES & GPA CALCULATOR - Course grades that follow your syllabus weights and update as you add scores - US 4.0, Canada 4.33, UK Honours, European ECTS, or your own custom grading scale - What-If Grade Simulator: try an exam score before test day and see what it does to your GPA AUTOMATIC STUDY PLANNER THAT FITS YOUR WEEK Most study planners assume you have endless free time. ClassPulse schedules study sessions only in the hours you say you're free, and puts the heaviest, soonest work first. ASSIGNMENT TRACKER & DEADLINE REMINDERS - Every assignment and exam in one list, with countdowns - High Impact tags on anything worth 20% or more - A morning brief each day with what's due and what to study first - Reminders scheduled on your phone so you never miss a due date POMODORO FOCUS TIMER & STREAKS - 15, 25, or 50 minute focus sessions, linked to the task you're studying - Days you study build a streak, so the habit sticks BUILT BY AN INDEPENDENT DEVELOPER Your grades are yours. No ads and no third-party ad tracking. Clean light and dark modes, designed for focus. FREE VS PREMIUM Free: grades, GPA, needed scores, deadlines, reminders, the focus timer, study plans, and 3 syllabus scans per semester. No ads. Premium: unlimited semesters and courses, full-semester syllabus import, 30 scans per semester, longer study plans, an unlimited grade simulator, and Google Calendar sync. SUBSCRIPTION ClassPulse Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered as a semester (3-month) or yearly plan, both starting with a 7-day free trial. The exact price in your local currency is shown in the app before you confirm anything. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Manage or cancel your subscription in Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://classpulse.store/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://classpulse.store/terms.html Support: support@classpulse.store Try it free. No sign-up, no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ClassPulse at none against Semestra's shown. ClassPulse also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Semestra's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Semestra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and ClassPulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Semestra ships an update every 5 weeks, ClassPulse fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Semestra | ClassPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Perry Patterson | Bahru Habtemariam |
In-app purchases
Semestra
- Monthly PRO3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Annual PRO3 Days trial$34.991 Year
ClassPulse
- ClassPulse Premium Semester$5.993 Months
- ClassPulse Premium Yearly$17.991 Year









