Comparison

Syllabae vs upnext

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

Head to head
About

Syllabae

Features
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Syllabae turns your course syllabi into one calendar of everything that's due, with reminders so nothing sneaks up on you. UPLOAD ONCE, DONE FOR THE SEMESTER • Upload a PDF, or take photos of a printed syllabus • Syllabae finds assignments, exams, quizzes, readings and projects with their due dates • Review the list before anything is added, and fix titles or dates in a tap SEE WHAT'S COMING • Upcoming: today, tomorrow and the week ahead, with countdowns to exams • Week view with every class side by side • Month view that shows when work piles up • Color-coded courses and a filter for each class • Check things off as you finish them REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY HELP • The night before: what's due tomorrow • The morning of: what's due today • Heads-ups a week and 3 days before exams and projects • A Sunday preview of your week • Mark things done or snooze right from the notification • Never more than two a day, and only when something is due SYLLABAE PRO: $0.99/YEAR Free includes 2 syllabi. Syllabae Pro unlocks unlimited syllabi for every class, priced to just cover the cost of the AI that reads them. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://syllabae.app/privacy

About

upnext

Effortlessly manage your academic life with an AI-powered planner that scans your timetable, organizes assignments and notes per class, and tracks deadlines. Stay on top of your schedule with smart reminders and a dedicated dark mode interface.

Highlights
  • AI timetable scanning
  • Class-specific workspaces
  • Assignment and quiz tracking
  • Integrated notes per subject
  • Smart class and deadline reminders
  • Dark mode interface
Features
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Three apps open. One semester to manage. There's a better way. upnext is the class schedule app that sets itself up. Point your camera at your printed timetable — AI extracts every class, time, and room in seconds. No manual entry. No switching apps. Your entire semester, sorted before your coffee gets cold. SNAP YOUR TIMETABLE. DONE. Point your camera at any timetable — printed handout, PDF on screen, even handwritten — and watch AI build your full class schedule instantly. Review, confirm, done. Most students are set up in under 60 seconds. Prefer to go manual? Choose from 37 subjects with dedicated emojis — from Physics to Law — and set your days, times, room, and teacher in a few taps. EVERY CLASS GETS ITS OWN WORKSPACE Tap any class on your timeline and open its dedicated workspace. Three tabs, everything you need: Assignments — add each assignment with its due date, total marks, and status. Enter your obtained marks when results come back. Graded or non-graded, it handles both. Quizzes — track every quiz date, marks, and what to study. Everything syncs to your main timeline automatically. Notes — one running notepad per class. Paste your assignment brief, jot down what the lecturer said about the exam, save the rubric. Auto-saves as you type. YOUR TASKS LIVE ON YOUR CALENDAR Add a deadline in your class workspace and it shows up on your timeline immediately. No separate homework tracker. No switching between apps. Your essay deadline sits right next to the class it belongs to. Get a reminder at 9am on every due date. Get a 15-minute heads-up before every class. Never miss either again. BUILT FOR HOW STUDENTS ACTUALLY LIVE AI timetable scanner — photograph any schedule, done in seconds Class workspace — assignments, quizzes, and notes per subject Infinite timeline — scroll 30 days back, 30 days forward Assignment and quiz tracker with marks and status Smart class reminders — 15 minutes before every lecture Deadline reminders — 9am on every due date Dark mode only — deep purple UI that doesn't look like school WHO IT'S FOR University and college students juggling lectures, seminars, labs, and assignments. High school students managing a complex weekly timetable. Anyone who's ever opened three apps just to figure out what's due tomorrow. 14-day free trial. Then $2.99 once, yours forever. No subscription. Stay ahead. Barely.

Screenshots

Syllabae4 screens
upnext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: upnext at every 2 days against Syllabae's every 9 months. Syllabae's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Syllabae sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year and upnext sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Syllabae ships an update every 9 months, upnext every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Syllabae versus upnext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyllabaeupnext
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucker Dogs LLCSyed Maisam Ali Haider Naqvi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Syllabae

Subscriptions2
  • Syllabae Pro (Yearly)$0.991 Year
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
1 purchases

upnext

One-time1
  • Unlock upnext? forever$2.99

Questions

Is Syllabae free?
Syllabae is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is upnext free?
upnext is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Syllabae or upnext have ads?
Neither Syllabae nor upnext shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Syllabae or upnext?
Syllabae ships an update every 9 months, and upnext every 2 days. Most recently, Syllabae was updated on October 28, 2026 and upnext on October 8, 2026.

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