# Pathway Degree Planner vs CourseTrees

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CourseTrees at none against Pathway Degree Planner's 3. Pathway Degree Planner's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Pathway Degree Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CourseTrees asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pathway Degree Planner against 5.0 for CourseTrees. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pathway Degree Planner has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pathway Degree Planner | CourseTrees |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pathway-degree-planner/id6781561748/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coursetrees/id6801833465/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **6** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Size | 37 MB | 11 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **17.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Zane Aloia](https://appshunter.io/developer/6781561750) | [NOAH BAER FINKELSTEIN](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790465202) |

## What reviewers say

### Pathway Degree Planner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pathway-degree-planner/id6781561748)

This app helps college students plan their academic journey by visualizing degree requirements, course schedules, and progress towards graduation. It allows users to map out semesters, track credits, and identify potential issues before registration.

**Highlights:** Map out semesters to graduation, Add courses from school catalogs, Track credits and requirement coverage, Identify overloaded semesters, See which requirements courses satisfy, Record completed courses and grades, Track GPA

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pathway+ (Monthly) | $1.99 | per month |
| Pathway+ (Yearly) | $9.99 | per year |
| Pathway+ | $19.99 | one-time |


### CourseTrees

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coursetrees/id6801833465)

Visualize university course catalogs as interactive graphs. Easily see course prerequisites, plan academic paths, and explore what each course unlocks. Supports 156 universities, simplifying semester planning.

**Highlights:** Interactive course graph, Visualize prerequisites, Plan academic routes, Explore course unlocks, Supports 156 universities

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pathway Degree Planner free?

Pathway Degree Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is CourseTrees free?

CourseTrees is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Pathway Degree Planner or CourseTrees?

Pathway Degree Planner and CourseTrees are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Pathway Degree Planner or CourseTrees have ads?

Neither Pathway Degree Planner nor CourseTrees shows ads.

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