Comparison

upnext vs MUST Student Planner

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

Head to head
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.

About

MUST Student Planner

Features
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MUST Student Planner helps university students manage their academic journey with smart planning, reminders, deadlines, notes, and productivity tools. Features: • Semester subject planning • Credit hour tracking • Subject progress monitoring • Remaining subject overview • Suggested completion planning • Academic Deadlines tracking • Classes Reminder with local notifications • Quick Notes module • To-Do List module • Vertical and horizontal semester views • Light mode / dark mode support • Configuration settings Designed to simplify academic planning and help students stay organized throughout their studies. Upcoming features: • PDF and DOCX attachment support • GPA / CGPA analytics • Cloud sync and backup • Multi-university support

Screenshots

upnext4 screens
MUST Student Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MUST Student Planner at none against upnext's 1. MUST Student Planner also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. upnext sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MUST Student Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
upnext versus MUST Student Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterupnextMUST Student Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSyed Maisam Ali Haider NaqviAhmad Zainuddin Bin Zakaria

In-app purchases

1 purchases

upnext

One-time1
  • Unlock upnext? forever$2.99
None

MUST Student Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is upnext free?
upnext is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MUST Student Planner free?
MUST Student Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do upnext or MUST Student Planner have ads?
Neither upnext nor MUST Student Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, upnext or MUST Student Planner?
upnext ships an update every 2 days, and MUST Student Planner every 2 days. Most recently, upnext was updated on October 8, 2026 and MUST Student Planner on October 25, 2026.

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