Comparison

Due Gooder vs Cinch

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

Head to head
About

Due Gooder

Organize your academic life with automated scheduling, assignment tracking, and integrated group chats for each course. Sync with your LMS or upload syllabi to never miss a deadline or class.

Highlights
  • LMS sync (Canvas, Brightspace)
  • Syllabus upload
  • Automated assignment detection
  • Class event calendar
  • Deadline and class reminders
  • Course group chats
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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Due Gooder turns your syllabus into a semester you can actually see. Upload a PDF and we pull out every assignment, exam, and class meeting, then organize it into one clean schedule by course — no typing deadlines in by hand. Then it keeps you ahead of it. A morning summary of what’s due, reminders before each deadline at the intensity you choose, and a heads-up 30 minutes before class starts. Home Screen widgets put what’s next in front of you without opening the app. And when it’s time to actually study, Due Gooder works from your own material. Record a lecture and get chapter-marked audio with AI notes. Turn your slides and readings into flashcard decks or a practice test that feels like the real exam. Keep everything in your Locker and search across all of it. Duey, your AI study assistant, knows your classes and can answer questions about them. Main features • Upload a syllabus and auto-detect assignments, exams, and class times • Every course on one organized calendar, color-coded • Morning summaries, deadline reminders, and pre-class alerts • Home Screen widgets for what’s due today and what’s next • AI lecture recording with chapter-marked notes • AI flashcards and practice tests built from your own materials • Locker storage with AI search across everything you’ve saved • Duey, an AI assistant that knows your schedule • Join a classmate’s course with a share code • Google Calendar sync Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Due Gooder4 screens
Cinch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cinch at 5.0 against Due Gooder's 3.7. Cinch also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Due Gooder's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). 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. Due Gooder sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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

Cinch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Due Gooder has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Due Gooder ships an update every 4 months, Cinch every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Due Gooder versus Cinch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDue GooderCinch
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathan RoyalCinch Planner LLC

Customer experience

Due Gooder

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%

Cinch

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

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Due Gooder

Subscriptions6
  • Pro$4.991 Month
  • Pro Plan Monthly$8.991 Month
  • AI Pro$9.991 Month
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  • Pro$29.991 Year
  • AI Pro$49.991 Year
  • Pro Plan Yearly$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Cinch

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

Questions

Is Due Gooder free?
Due Gooder 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, Due Gooder or Cinch?
Cinch is rated higher. Due Gooder averages 3.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Cinch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Due Gooder or Cinch have ads?
Neither Due Gooder nor Cinch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Due Gooder or Cinch?
Due Gooder ships an update every 4 months, and Cinch every 5 days. Most recently, Due Gooder was updated on October 19, 2026 and Cinch on October 21, 2026.

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