Comparison

Hundred Schools Classics vs StudyPace

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

Head to head
About

Hundred Schools Classics

Features
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The Analects, Laozi, Sunzi, Han Feizi: read the words of ancient China's great thinkers in the original Classical Chinese and in plain English. This app covers 13 thinkers, 13 books, and 2,004 passages. - Read the originals Each passage has a clear English translation alongside the original text. Start with the meaning, then go back to the source whenever you want to. - Keep your place Move through a chapter with Previous and Next, and leave one bookmark in each book. - AI commentary Each passage comes with background and points to notice. The commentary is written by AI from the text alone and does not rely on published annotations. - Search Search the original text and translations together. Use all words, any word, or exclude, and narrow results to specific books. - Collect and share Gather the passages that stay with you into lists. Publish a list so other readers can find it, and save the lists you like. - People and books Learn each thinker's era, dates, school, and related books. - Five languages Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean. Dark mode is supported. - Books included The Analects, Mencius, The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Liezi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, The Book of Lord Shang, Mozi, Sunzi, Gongsun Longzi Original texts are from the Kanripo repository (CC BY-SA). ā–  Supporter Plan (auto-renewable subscription) The Supporter Plan removes ads and is offered monthly or yearly. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://akio-ko.github.io/syoshi-legal/privacy.html

About

StudyPace

Features
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StudyPace counts back from your exam date and tells you just one thing: how many minutes are left today. Built for certification exams, licensing tests, and college prep. No social feed, no friends list — just a quiet tool for putting in the hours on your own. ā–  Simple setup 1. Add an exam: name, date, and a total-hours goal 2. Decide how long you'll study on weekdays and on weekends (fine-tune each day if you like) 3. Log what you study. The home screen shows "2h to go today" ā–  Log in two taps • Stopwatch timer — control it from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • +15 / +30 / +60 minute chips • Add or edit sessions by hand, with a one-line note ā–  Pace check with real suggestions A green / yellow / red signal shows whether your plan gets you to your goal. When you're short, StudyPace suggests concrete fixes: "add 30 minutes to weekdays" or "set the goal to 100 hours". ā–  Keep the streak going • Streak counter and a calendar of goal-met days • Home Screen widget shows today's remaining minutes without opening the app • Optional daily reminder ā–  Look back • Total hours, progress ring, and days left for each exam • After the exam: goal reached, days studied, average per day • Archived exams keep all their records ā–  Premium (one-time purchase, no subscription) • Unlimited exams (free: up to 3) • Ideal-pace vs. actual chart, weekday performance, golden hours • iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad • CSV export • Removes ads Everything else — logging, countdown, pace signal, week plans, widgets, backups — is free. Your data stays on your device (and in your own iCloud if you turn on sync). Privacy policy: https://momokusafarm-pixel.github.io/studypace-privacy/

Screenshots

Hundred Schools Classics4 screens
StudyPace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StudyPace at every 4 days against Hundred Schools Classics's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Hundred Schools Classics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and StudyPace sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hundred Schools Classics ships an update every 6 weeks, StudyPace every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Hundred Schools Classics versus StudyPace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHundred Schools ClassicsStudyPace
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerakio kobayashiSyunya Saruwatari

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hundred Schools Classics

Subscriptions2
  • ę”Æę“ćƒ—ćƒ©ćƒ³$1.991 Month
  • ę”Æę“ćƒ—ćƒ©ćƒ³ļ¼ˆå¹“é”ļ¼‰$19.991 Year
2 purchases

StudyPace

One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Hundred Schools Classics free?
Hundred Schools Classics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StudyPace free?
StudyPace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hundred Schools Classics or StudyPace have ads?
Both Hundred Schools Classics and StudyPace show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hundred Schools Classics or StudyPace?
Hundred Schools Classics ships an update every 6 weeks, and StudyPace every 4 days. Most recently, Hundred Schools Classics was updated on November 6, 2026 and StudyPace on November 6, 2026.

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