Comparison

CourseBell vs EHS Today Bell

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

Head to head
About

CourseBell

This app helps students and teachers stay on track with their school day by providing customizable bell notifications. Set up your weekly schedule with custom period names and times, and receive alerts for the start, end, and upcoming end of each class. It works offline and offers various sound options for each notification type.

Highlights
  • Customizable bell notifications
  • Weekly schedule setup
  • Period start, warning, and end alerts
  • 8 built-in bell sounds
  • Offline functionality
  • Schedule sharing via QR code/link
  • Schedule history and restore
Features
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CourseBell keeps you on schedule with customizable bell notifications for every period of your school day. Set up your weekly schedule with custom period names, start and end times, and let CourseBell handle the rest. Get notified when a period starts, when it's about to end, and when it's over each with its own sound. KEY FEATURES - Live countdown to your next bell - Separate notifications for period start, warning, and end - 8 built-in bell sounds, independently configurable per notification type - Weekly schedule with per-day customization - Copy a day's schedule to quickly set up similar days - One-tap mute for assemblies, early dismissals, or days off - Share your schedule instantly via QR code or link - Import a shared schedule with one scan - Schedule history with one-tap restore - Works completely offline — no account required Built for teachers and students managing block schedules, rotating periods, or any weekly routine that runs on bells.

About

EHS Today Bell

This app provides Emerald High School students with a live countdown to their next bell, class management, grade tracking, and a campus map. It offers features like lunch information, game day schedules, and a friends feature to see availability, all with a strong focus on user privacy.

Highlights
  • Live bell countdown
  • Class and grade tracking
  • Campus map with walk times
  • Lunch and event schedules
  • Homework management
  • Friends availability feature
Features
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EHS Today is the unofficial schedule app for Emerald High School students in Dublin, CA. Built by an EHS student for EHS students. NEVER MISS A BELL A live countdown to your next bell on Today, the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island, through classes, passing periods, lunch and Access. Drag the Day Dial to see any time of the day. Regular, block, minimum, finals and special schedules are built in and update on their own. YOUR CLASSES, YOUR WAY Add classes from Infinite Campus (optional; you choose what it can read and it all stays on your phone), from a screenshot of your schedule, or by hand. GRADES, GPA AND HOMEWORK Track grades and your weighted and unweighted GPA, work out what you need on the final, snap a photo of an assignment to add it, and see what's due tonight. Don't use homework? Turn it off. FIND YOUR WAY A 3D map of the campus with room search and walk times between your classes, plus a 3D walk to your next class during passing periods. LUNCH, GAME DAYS AND MORE Today's lunch with allergy flags and favorites, varsity games and ASB events with team alerts, a morning summary, Friends (see who's free when you are), widgets, Apple Watch and Siri. PRIVACY No ads, no tracking, no selling data. Grades, Infinite Campus data, homework, notes and location stay on your phone. If you use Friends, only your username, class names and rooms are shared with friends you add. Not affiliated with Emerald High School, Dublin Unified School District or Infinite Campus.

Screenshots

CourseBell4 screens
EHS Today Bell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EHS Today Bell at 4.5 against CourseBell's 4.0. EHS Today Bell also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EHS Today Bell holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EHS Today Bell has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CourseBell ships an update every 5 months, EHS Today Bell every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CourseBell versus EHS Today Bell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCourseBellEHS Today Bell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpears Software LLCLAVANYA PADAKANDLA

In-app purchases

None

CourseBell

No in-app purchases

None

EHS Today Bell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CourseBell free?
CourseBell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EHS Today Bell free?
EHS Today Bell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CourseBell or EHS Today Bell?
EHS Today Bell is rated higher. CourseBell averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while EHS Today Bell averages 4.5 from 16 ratings.
Do CourseBell or EHS Today Bell have ads?
Neither CourseBell nor EHS Today Bell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CourseBell or EHS Today Bell?
CourseBell ships an update every 5 months, and EHS Today Bell every 3 days. Most recently, CourseBell was updated on October 31, 2026 and EHS Today Bell on November 13, 2026.

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