Comparison

StudyCal vs Auto Study Planner

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

Head to head
About

StudyCal

Features
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How many days until the exam? What should you study today? StudyCal is a study calendar that turns your plans into today's to-do list. Check a plan off and your study time adds up automatically. Exam countdowns, home screen widgets, a streak heatmap, a focus timer and more than 50 achievement badges are all included. No sign-in needed. With Pro+, you can reschedule missed plans in one tap, see your pace toward exam day, sync between iPhone and iPad, and share your progress with a parent. StudyCal brings your study plans, timetable, to-do list and study time tracking together in one simple app for middle school, high school and exam students. Plans you add appear on that day's to-do list, and a single tap marks them done. Subjects are color-coded, and your study time is shown in charts. ■ Made for - Students who want to keep studying every day - Anyone tired of using separate apps for a timetable and a to-do list - Students preparing for exams who want to see time spent on each subject - Anyone who wants to add weekly recurring classes in seconds ■ Main features - Today's to-do: today's study plans in one list, with your completion rate at a glance - Calendar: switch between month, week, day and list views in one tap. Color-coded subjects and recurring plans - Timetable: the week view works as a timetable (any number of periods) - Quick plans: pick a subject and a type, and the title fills in for you - Recurring plans: every week on one or more days, with an end date. Automatic numbering such as "Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3..." - Check off: tap the circle to finish a plan; it goes straight into your totals - Stats: weekly, monthly and yearly study time in stacked bar charts, with a breakdown by subject - Materials and bookshelf: attach textbooks and workbooks to your plans and see the study time for each one (icon-only materials are unlimited; up to 5 with photos for free) - Plan types: homework, preview, review, past exams, drills, workbooks and more (add your own) - Export to your iPhone calendar or Google Calendar - Automatic backup: once a day, your plans, records, settings and photos are backed up, including to iCloud, so you can restore them on a new device (free; keeping several devices in sync is Pro+) - Sharing with a parent (Pro+): once the student approves, a parent can see study time, time per subject, streak days and completion rate on their own phone. Plan names and notes are never sent. Parents can send stamps and short messages - Exam countdown: add an exam date to see the days left on the home tab and on widgets - Widgets: check today's to-do list and the days until your exam from the home screen - Streaks and badges: see the days you studied on a heatmap and collect badges as you keep going - Focus timer: a Pomodoro-style timer that alternates focus and breaks - No sign-in needed ■ Easy to start StudyCal needs no account and no sign-in. Your study records stay on your iPhone or iPad and in your own iCloud. Study totals are sent only when you use sharing with a parent. ■ Optional upgrades - StudyCal Pro (one-time purchase): app colors, calendar background photos, unlimited material photos, widget colors and background images, rewards, focus timer styles and custom stamps - StudyCal Pro+ (auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription): reschedule missed plans, iPhone and iPad sync, pace toward exam day, past weekly reports, monthly reports, exam reviews and sharing with a parent (a parent can see up to 6 children if the parent subscribes). Includes everything in Pro All the basic features, including plans, to-do lists and stats, work without upgrading. Pro+ renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime from your subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://kazutaka.biz/kiyaku/ Privacy Policy: https://kazutaka.biz/privacy/

About

Auto Study Planner

Features
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Stop spending your study time planning your study time. Add your fixed commitments - classes, club activities, cram school, part-time shifts - and the tasks you want to get done. The app works out the time you have left and places your study tasks into the gaps. WHO IT IS FOR - You lose time to planning every single week - Your plans fall apart after three days - You find it hard to work backwards from a deadline - Short gaps between commitments go to waste WHAT IT DOES Build a timetable just by adding your schedule Add recurring commitments once and reuse them every week. Whatever is left over is counted automatically as time you can study in. Place tasks automatically Add a task like "Vocabulary, 30 min" or "Maths problems, 2 hours" and the app fits it into your free slots. Long tasks are split up, with breaks in between. Work backwards from deadlines Tasks with deadlines are placed in order of urgency. If something will not fit before its deadline, you find out while there is still time to act. Avoid overloading yourself Your available time and your total task time are shown side by side, with a warning when you have taken on more than fits. See the whole week at a glance Your commitments and study tasks laid out as a timetable. Drag anything to adjust it by hand. Get told what you did not finish An end-of-day notification lists the tasks you did not complete, so they can be rescheduled. Track your study (Premium) Charts for study time over time, a breakdown by subject, and your current streak. PRICING Everything central to the app is free. Premium removes ads and unlocks study statistics and longer automatic scheduling. - Premium (Monthly) - Premium (Yearly) Subscriptions renew automatically. Unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, they renew for the same period at the same price. You can cancel any time from your App Store account settings. YOUR DATA Your schedule, tasks and records are stored only on your device. No account is required. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tanupi0821.github.io/katteni-gakushu/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

StudyCal4 screens
Auto Study Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StudyCal at none against Auto Study Planner's shown. StudyCal also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. StudyCal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Auto Study Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudyCal ships an update every 3 days, Auto Study Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 5 level
StudyCal versus Auto Study Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudyCalAuto Study Planner
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuaki TakahashiRyota Yoshimatsu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

StudyCal

Subscriptions2
  • Pro+ 月額プラン$0.991 Month
  • Pro+ 年額プラン$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • 勉強カレンダー Pro$1.99
2 purchases

Auto Study Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$24.991 Year

Questions

Is StudyCal free?
StudyCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auto Study Planner free?
Auto Study Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StudyCal or Auto Study Planner have ads?
Auto Study Planner shows ads; StudyCal does not.
Which is updated more often, StudyCal or Auto Study Planner?
StudyCal ships an update every 3 days, and Auto Study Planner every 3 weeks. Most recently, StudyCal was updated on October 29, 2026 and Auto Study Planner on October 25, 2026.

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