Aplumi vs NerdSchool Learner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aplumi
This app helps students organize their academic life with AI-powered note-taking, grade tracking, and a private journal. It offers features like syllabus import, daily study plans, and voice-note transcription, all running locally on your device for enhanced privacy.
- AI note-taking and document summarization
- Syllabus import for schedule generation
- Grade tracking and 'what-if' analysis
- Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil support
- Private journal with mood tracking
- Task management with focus timers
- Automatic iCloud sync and backups
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Aplumi is the all-in-one student planner, AI note-taker, grade tracker, and private journal. Everything runs on your device: no account, no servers, no ads. AI, BUILT IN AND PRIVATE Powered by Apple's on-device Foundation Models on iOS 26 and later. No cloud AI, nothing leaves your device: • Syllabus Import: drop in a syllabus PDF and get a complete semester schedule — course meetings, assignments, and exams with dates — in seconds. • Today's Plan: a smart, ranked daily study plan you can chat with and refine. • Grade Coach: turns your grade numbers into a clear, encouraging plan. • Smart Nudges: one helpful notification a day about upcoming coursework, stalled tasks, and free study gaps. • Voice-note transcription: your audio attachments become searchable text. • Document Summaries: get a clear, structured summary of any document or long note, streamed live on your device. NOTES FOR EVERY KIND OF THINKING • Handwritten notebooks with Apple Pencil: stroke smoothing, shape recognition, lined, dotted, or blank paper, and PDF export. • Keep lecture notes, labs, readings, and study materials next to your tasks, with photos, document scans, PDFs, links, drawings, and voice notes attached. • Annotate PDFs right inside the app. • Markdown and LaTeX files preview beautifully: headings, tables, code blocks, and fully typeset math. • A rich-text diary with moods, photos, a week calendar, and full-text search. Export any entry as a DOCX document. PLAN YOUR SEMESTER • Organize schools, terms, and courses with teachers, rooms, meeting times, and custom colors. • See your week at a glance on a timetable that merges classes, assignment due dates, and coursework into one timeline. STAY ON TOP OF EVERY TASK • Priorities, subtasks, and time estimates for every item. • Start a Focus Timer from any task's estimated time and get the work done. • Reminders with flexible lead times so nothing slips through the cracks. OWN YOUR GRADES • Record exams, quizzes, homework, papers, projects, labs, and more, weighted per course. • Automatic semester and cumulative GPA with multiple grading scales and a trend chart. • What-if analysis shows exactly what average you need on remaining work to hit your target grade. AUTOMATIC ICLOUD SYNC AND BACKUP • Syncs automatically across all your devices signed in to the same iCloud account — private by design, stored in your own iCloud, and easy to turn off in Settings. • Automatic daily backups, plus manual backup and restore to iCloud Drive or On My iPhone. SHARE TO ACADEMY ONE Send files, links, and text from any app straight into your inbox with the share extension, and import them when you are ready. FREE AND PREMIUM The core planner is free forever: courses, timetable, tasks, grades, sync, and backup. Upgrade to Premium, a monthly subscription with a 14-day free trial, to unlock the AI features, handwritten notes, and the diary. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE No account. No analytics. No tracking. No servers of ours. Everything you write stays on your devices and in your own iCloud, protected by Face ID where it matters most. Download Aplumi and make this your best semester yet.
NerdSchool Learner
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NerdSchool is a multi-academy learning platform designed for structured learning, exam preparation and ongoing academic support. Learners can join NerdSchool directly or connect to another participating academy using an academy code. Each academy can provide its own courses, subjects, programmes, teachers, live classes and learning resources. Depending on your academy and access, NerdSchool may include: • Structured courses and chapter-based learning • Previous-year questions and focused practice • Mock tests and assessments • Live classes and classroom activities • Study plans and revision tools • PDFs and digital study resources • Podcasts and audio lessons • AI-assisted learning and guidance • Teacher and mentor information • Announcements and academy updates Your available content is determined by the academy and learning access connected to your account. NerdSchool students can also purchase Full Access 1 Year where available. This optional non-renewing in-app purchase provides 12 months of access to eligible NerdSchool digital learning content. NerdSchool brings learning, practice, revision, assessment and live education together in one connected learner experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NerdSchool Learner at 15.1 against Aplumi's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Aplumi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and NerdSchool Learner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Aplumi | NerdSchool Learner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IT Gear LLC | Ankit Sharma |
In-app purchases
Aplumi
- Academy One Premium Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
NerdSchool Learner
- Full Access 1 Year$49.99
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