Comparison

NextClass vs Skeme

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

Head to head
About

NextClass

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Join hundreds of students worldwide staying organised with NextClass. NextClass is the free university timetable and assessment tracker built for iPhone. Import your courses and assessments directly from Canvas, create your timetable in seconds, stay on top of assignments and exams, and always know what's next. Connect your Canvas calendar to automatically import your courses and assessments. NextClass keeps changes in sync, so your timetable stays up to date throughout the semester. With built-in NextClass AI*, simply type your courses, classes and assessments in plain language. No forms. No complicated setup. Your timetable is ready in seconds. Open the app and instantly see your next class, today's schedule and upcoming assessments. Everything you need to stay organised throughout the semester is in one place. Built for the Apple ecosystem, NextClass keeps your timetable with you wherever you are. β€’ Live Activities keep your current class on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. β€’ Home and Lock Screen widgets show your next class and upcoming assessments at a glance. β€’ Notifications remind you before classes and deadlines, so nothing catches you by surprise. Everything you need for university, in one app. β€’ Import courses and assessments automatically with Canvas β€’ Build your timetable with NextClass AI* β€’ Add assignments, exams, tests and quizzes in seconds β€’ Create recurring assessments with repeating schedules β€’ Support for weekly and fortnightly classes β€’ Track upcoming deadlines and mark work as complete β€’ View your daily and weekly schedule β€’ Archive previous semesters and start new ones with ease β€’ Share your timetable with friends β€’ Stay organised with a clean, modern design built for iPhone Whether you're planning your semester, importing your courses from Canvas, or checking what's next between lectures, NextClass helps you stay organised from your first class to your final exam. NextClass is free to use, making it an easy choice if you want the fastest way to build your timetable, automatically import your university schedule, stay on top of your assessments, and move through your semester with clarity. *NextClass AI requires an Apple Intelligence compatible device running iOS 18.1 or later.

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Skeme

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Skeme puts your curriculum onto your schedule β€” and moves it for you when plans change. Made by a teacher, for teachers. Plan a topic once. Skeme schedules its lessons across the right periods, in the right order, for every class you teach. When a lesson cannot happen β€” a field trip, a PD day, a closure β€” Skeme bumps the rest of the sequence along, and the homework and preparation move with it. SCHEDULING THAT DOES ITSELF β€’ Schedule one lesson, the rest of the topic, or your whole teaching order across topics β€’ See exactly which lesson lands in which period before you commit to it β€’ Topics can be reordered so that every class group follows its own Teaching Order WHEN PLANS CHANGE β€” AND THEY ALWAYS DO β€’ Bump a sequence forward or back, a slot at a time β€’ Lock a period that cannot move β€” a test, an assembly, a lesson already taught β€” and the bump goes round it β€’ Mark a day as non-teaching and the lessons shift themselves β€’ Homework dates and preparation tasks follow the lesson, not the calendar YOUR DAY, ON ONE SCREEN β€’ Every lesson, event and task for today, in order β€’ Four ways to look at it: day, week, class group and schedule β€’ One-week or two-week schedules, with A and B days β€’ Homeroom, break and lunch named the way your school names them PLAN ONCE, REUSE FOR YEARS β€’ A proper curriculum: courses, topics and lessons, with rich-text plans and outcomes β€’ The same lesson works in any period, any class group, any academic year β€’ Preparation checklists become tasks the moment the lesson is scheduled HOMEWORK THAT KEEPS UP β€’ Set homework on a lesson once β€” every class that reaches that lesson gets it β€’ Set and due dates both attach to lessons rather than calendar dates, so each group's dates arrange themselves around their own schedule β€’ The Class Planner grid shows every group side by side: what is set, what is due, what is next YOUR SCHOOL'S WORDS, YOUR SCHOOL'S YEAR β€’ Terminology for the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Hungary, India, Russia and international schools β€’ Homeroom or tutor time or roll call; semester or term; Grade 9 or Year 9 β€’ Available in 31 languages NO ACCOUNT. NO SERVER. NO SIGN-UP. β€’ There is nothing to sign up for and no email address to give β€’ Your planning syncs privately between your own iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud β€’ Export any curriculum or whole academic year to a file, at any time SHARE YOUR PLANNING WITH COLLEAGUES β€’ Export a course, send the file, and a colleague imports it β€’ Re-importing a revised scheme updates it rather than duplicating it β€” and never deletes anything you added yourself ONE SUBSCRIPTION, THE WHOLE APP Skeme has one subscription, with everything included. Setting up your school year is free. Then try everything in Skeme free for 14 days β€” no subscription or payment details required, and nothing to cancel. After the trial, choose a yearly or monthly subscription to keep planning and editing. The App Store shows your local price before you subscribe. Cancel any time. If your trial or subscription ends, nothing is locked away. Your planner stays fully readable and everything stays exportable. Terms of Use: https://skeme.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://skeme.app/legal/privacy

Screenshots

NextClass4 screens
Skeme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Skeme at none against NextClass's shown. NextClass's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. NextClass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Skeme sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextClass ships an update every 10 days, Skeme every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
NextClass versus Skeme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextClassSkeme
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days β€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.6 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size100 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGLP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDAndrew MacLeod

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NextClass

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
3 purchases

Skeme

Subscriptions2
  • Skeme Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Skeme Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Skeme Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is NextClass free?
NextClass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skeme free?
Skeme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NextClass or Skeme have ads?
NextClass shows ads; Skeme does not.
Which is updated more often, NextClass or Skeme?
NextClass ships an update every 10 days, and Skeme every 2 weeks. Most recently, NextClass was updated on October 7, 2026 and Skeme on October 4, 2026.

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