UniSync.io vs School Mom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UniSync.io
This app automatically syncs assignments from your learning management system to create an intuitive checklist. Never miss a homework deadline or manually create a to-do list again.
- iCalendar integration with Canvas and Learning Suite
- Automatic assignment syncing
- Intuitive checklist creation
- Never miss homework assignments
- Eliminates manual checklist creation
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UniSync brings all your university assignments into one organized checklist — no matter which school you attend. Connect your Canvas LMS or iCalendar feed and we'll automatically sync your courses and due dates so you never miss another assignment. Add the iOS home screen widget to see what's due this week at a glance. Check off assignments as you complete them and stay on top of your workload with daily reminder notifications.
School Mom
This app helps students stay focused by locking distracting apps during study sessions. It also organizes assignments and due dates from syllabi or learning platforms into a single to-do list.
- App blocking study timer
- Syllabus and Canvas assignment import
- Customizable study session lengths
- Weekly study schedule planning
- Assignment due date tracking
- Streak tracking for consistent study
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Locks your phone until your homework is done. School Mom is an app blocker and homework planner for college and high school students. She locks the apps that distract you until the work is done, and pulls every assignment and due date out of your syllabus or Canvas into one to-do list. A PHONE LOCK THAT MEANS IT • Pick the apps that eat your time • Tap Study now and a 25, 45, 60 or 90 minute study timer locks them • Plan study times for the week. They lock on schedule, even when School Mom is closed • Connected to Canvas? Your apps lock when a deadline is close and open again when the work is turned in YOU'RE STILL IN CHARGE • End a study time early, up to 3 times a week • Take a day off when you need one • Leave a class out of the lock • No signal? Unlock for 30 minutes from the offline screen • You set the lock up yourself with Apple's Screen Time. School Mom never sees which apps you picked STUDYING ADDS UP • A streak that takes weekends off: ten minutes on a school day keeps it going • Ranks you earn as your minutes add up, from Warming up to Academic Weapon EVERY DUE DATE IN ONE PLACE • Upload a syllabus (PDF or Word) and get every assignment with its due date • Connect Canvas and your list keeps itself up to date • See your week or your month at a glance • Get a daily email with what's due • Send due dates to Google Tasks ASK MOM • Ask what's due, what to start with, or have her plan study times for your week The to-do list, syllabus uploads, daily email and Google Tasks sync are free. Canvas sync, study times and the phone lock are part of School Mom Pro, a monthly subscription. It renews each month until you cancel in your Apple account settings, at least 24 hours before the period ends. Terms: https://getschoolmom.com/terms Privacy: https://getschoolmom.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: School Mom at 5.0 against UniSync.io's 4.3. School Mom also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). UniSync.io's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, device support 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. School Mom sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. UniSync.io asks for nothing beyond the download.
School Mom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniSync.io has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
UniSync.io ships an update every 4 weeks, School Mom every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UniSync.io | School Mom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | UniSync LLC | JOSE RAUL RAMIREZ OZAETA |
Customer experience
UniSync.io
School Mom
In-app purchases
UniSync.io
No in-app purchases
School Mom
- School Mom Pro$2.991 Month
- School Mom Pro$9.99









