USTCBot vs SC Class Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USTCBot
This app provides essential tools for University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) students and faculty. It offers real-time school bus schedules with notifications and a comprehensive course table that syncs automatically or can be manually edited. A widget extension allows for quick access to daily course schedules.
- Real-time school bus schedules
- Bus time notifications
- Automatic course synchronization
- Manual course entry
- Daily and weekly course views
- Widget for today's courses
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Welcome come to USTCBot, a powerful USTC (University of Science and Technology of China) 's app on iOS. USTCBot is designed for undergraduates, graduates, professors and teachers in USTC. # Key Features • School Bus - Auto locate your campus and offer you the latest school bus time - Provides full timetables of every campus's school bus - You can add notifications for a specific time in commuting view • Courses Table - Automatically synchronize all courses from the education system (for undergraduate only) - Manually add course to the courses table - Courses table enables you to check the daily courses or all weekly courses - Edit the existing course information - A gorgeous user interface just similar to the traditional paper-based courses table • Widget Extension - Add widget to view today's courses # Note USTCBot is also available on Mac App Store, go check it out. # Contact For any suggestions, tips or complaints, please feel free to contact us via E-mail:ustcbot@outlook.com
SC Class Assistant
This classroom management tool allows educators to easily manage attendance, homework, and student behavior using a visual seating chart. It offers features like roster import, random student selection, and dynamic group generation. Student data is kept private on the device.
- Customizable seating chart
- Attendance and homework tracking
- Random student picker
- Dynamic group generator
- Behavior management logging
- Roster import from CSV
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SC Class Assistant Empower your teaching with the classroom management tool designed by an educator* for educators. Take attendance, track homework, and manage behavior with a single tap on your custom seating chart. Get started for free with support for up to 2 classes and 10 students per class. Upgrade via a lifetime purchase or annual subscription to unlock unlimited classes and students. • Effortless Roster Import Stop manual typing! Import your student list in seconds from any CSV (headers supported) or plain-text file. Compatible with exports from almost all major Student Information Systems. Detailed import templates and instructions available at: https://www.SCClassAssistant.com/support • Seating Chart-Based Tracking Manage your classroom visually. Record attendance, track homework, or conduct fire drill checks directly on your layout. Use Pinch-to-Zoom to see the whole room or Pinch-to-Adjust Text Size for perfect visibility. • Truly Fair Random Student Picker Boost engagement without the bias. Our algorithm ensures every present student is called on exactly once per cycle before anyone repeats. The picker Automatically Skips Absent students. • Dynamic Group Generator Create random groups instantly by group size or count. Fine-tune results with easy drag-and-drop and save multiple configurations for different activities. • Advanced Behavior Management Log participation or disruptions with a tap. Generate and print individual or multi-day summaries to share with parents or administration. • Fully Customizable Layouts Recreate your exact room. Add student photos, drag-and-drop seats, snap-to-grid, or hide empty desks. Supports landscape mode for a wider classroom view. • Teacher Tools Included Exam Grade Calculator: Quickly convert "number of incorrect answers" into percentages. Multi-Day Reporting: View and print attendance and behavior history. Privacy First: Your student data stays on your device: no cloud tracking, no data harvesting. Note: On macOS, pinch gestures require a trackpad. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ *"Designed by an educator" does not mean the developer is an educator, but the person who initially requested the App and specified what it should include was an educator. Subsequently, many online educators who use the App have requested (and received) feature updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: USTCBot at none against SC Class Assistant's 2. USTCBot also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). SC Class Assistant's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. SC Class Assistant sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. USTCBot asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for USTCBot against 5.0 for SC Class Assistant. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
USTCBot ships an update every 4 months, SC Class Assistant every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USTCBot | SC Class Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hengyu Zhou | Robert Wilkens |
Customer experience
USTCBot
SC Class Assistant
In-app purchases
USTCBot
No in-app purchases
SC Class Assistant
- Annual Pro Access$2.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro Access$7.99









