Comparison

My Study Life vs Sigma Planner

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

Head to head
About

My Study Life

Organize your academic life with this comprehensive planner. Track classes, homework, grades, and exams, and get AI-powered study assistance. Plan extracurriculars and share your schedule with family.

Highlights
  • AI Study Coach (Scout)
  • Smart Class Scheduler
  • Homework Planner & Task Manager
  • Grade Tracking & GPA Overview
  • Exam Tracker & Study Planner
  • Focus Timer
  • Extracurricular Planner
  • Family Connect
Features
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Trusted by 10 million students worldwide. New school year, all in one place — build your schedule, track homework, and let Scout help you plan and stay on top of it all. MyStudyLife is the #1 student planner — trusted by over 10 million students across 187 countries to organize classes, manage homework, track grades, and prepare for exams. "Staying organized is a critical part of being a disciplined student, and the MyStudyLife app is an excellent organizer." — The New York Times "MyStudyLife offers a comprehensive palette of schedules, timetables and personalized notifications" — Forbes Whether you're starting a new semester in high school with a rotating schedule, heading off to college, or juggling lectures, labs, and deadlines at university, MyStudyLife brings your entire academic life together in one place. SCOUT: YOUR AI STUDY COACH Meet Scout, MyStudyLife's new AI Study Coach. Ask Scout to help plan your studying, track your workload, or figure out how to organize your week — plus reminders to keep you on track. SMART CLASS SCHEDULER Build your class schedule in minutes, with support for weekly & rotating schedules. View your daily and weekly calendar with color-coded classes, assignments, and exams. HOMEWORK PLANNER & TASK MANAGER Stay on top of every assignment by organizing tasks, setting deadlines, creating subtasks, and receiving timely reminders. Track recurring coursework each semester. GRADE TRACKING Log your grades and assessments as you go, so you always know where you stand and what it'll take to hit your target GPA. EXAM TRACKER & STUDY PLANNER Plan ahead for exams with study schedules and reminders. Spread your study sessions over time to reduce stress and improve preparation. FOCUS TIMER Boost productivity with the built-in Focus timer. Study in focused intervals while building healthier study habits. XTRA PLANNER Organize extracurriculars, clubs, sports, volunteering, part-time jobs, and personal commitments — not just school. FAMILY CONNECT Share your schedule with a parent or guardian. Family Connect keeps everyone informed while students stay in control of what they share. SYNC EVERYWHERE Your classes, assignments, exams, and schedules stay synced across every device automatically. WIDGETS & PERSONALIZATION See upcoming classes and deadlines from your Home Screen widgets. Light and Dark Mode included. FEATURES Scout: AI Study Coach for studying, workload & reminders Schedule Scan: add your timetable from a photo Weekly and rotating class schedules Homework planner with reminders and priorities Grade tracking and GPA overview Exam calendar and study planner Subtasks for complex assignments Built-in Focus timer Xtra Planner for extracurricular activities iCal calendar synchronization Home Screen widgets WHY STUDENTS CHOOSE MYSTUDYLIFE Built specifically for students and designed with executive function in mind — not a generic calendar or paper planner. Download MyStudyLife today and start the new school year organized. MYSTUDYLIFE+ & FAMILY CONNECT SUBSCRIPTIONS Free to download. Optional auto-renewing subscriptions unlock premium features: • MyStudyLife+ (Individual): $6.99/month or $39.99/year ($3.33/mo equivalent) • Family Connect, 1 Student: $9.99/month or $59.99/year ($5.00/mo equivalent) • Family Connect, 2 Students: $14.99/month or $89.99/year ($7.50/mo equivalent) • Family Connect, 3-5 Students: $19.99/month or $119.99/year ($10.00/mo equivalent) Prices shown in USD; may vary by region. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time from your Apple ID Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.mystudylife.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Sigma Planner

This app helps students organize their academic life by tracking classes, tasks, and schedules. It offers customizable features, cross-device syncing, and home screen widgets for easy access to important information.

Highlights
  • Organize courses by semester
  • Create and manage tasks with priority
  • Flexible class schedule support
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Customizable themes and app icons
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Sigma Planner is the perfect companion app for your academics that will help you track your classes and tasks with ease. It features a wide range of features to help you stay organized, as well as a beautiful design that is smooth, customizable, and adaptive for every device. With Sigma Planner, you will never need to carry your school planner anymore; all your planner and school information is available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ORGANIZATION Sigma Planner offers a wide variety of features to organize your academic life. You should not need to clear or clutter your timetable every time you move onto the next semester. Sigma Planner offers the ability to organize your courses by semesters, which will allow you to retain records of all your past classes and assignments without having to delete them. TASKS Tasks are the core of any type of planner. In Sigma Planner, tasks can be created for a course, on a date, with a different task type, priority, and more. Tasks should always be easy to find; with the built-in search and filter features, you will never lose a task. CLASS SCHEDULES Sigma Planner is fully equipped to handle the many different schedule types around the world. The app is very flexible supports time-based, period-based, and block-based schedules, as well as supporting biweekly schedules, and late start or early end dates for specific classes. You can also enable class notifications to receive alerts before your classes occur. WIDGETS On iOS 14, Sigma Planner offers three kinds of home screen widgets which allow you to quickly glance at your planner data. You can quickly view your up next classes and tasks, focus on a specific course, or display your current week's timetable right from your home screen. Each widget also contain customization options to display just the information you want. iCLOUD SYNC Your data is always up to date across your devices through iCloud. You can edit a task on your iPhone, and you will immediately see them on iPad or Mac as soon as you hit save. There are no logins; no external accounts; it just works. FLEXIBILITY There are many built-in customizations available in Sigma Planner, including: dark mode, custom accent colours, display styles for tasks and courses, notification customizations, and more. The app also includes a handful of custom app icons to really spice up your home screen! DESIGN The app has a clean, simple, and intuitive interface. On top of that, Sigma Planner comes with 60 course icons to customize your classes, all on top of the customizations you get with the app. These course icons are also available as an iMessage sticker pack that comes with the app so you can share them with your friends! FOR iPAD Sigma Planner also has additional features for iPadOS users with an interface that is better suited for the larger iPad screen size, while at the same time, remain adaptive in supporting split screen multitasking and multiple-windows. Additionally, you can even drag a course to show the course detail in a separate window. Sigma Planner also offers support for trackpads and mice. ACCESSIBILITY Accessibility is one of the most powerful features of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Sigma Planner supports system accessibility features like Voice Over and Voice Control. Moreover, the app supports Dynamic Type, which scales text based on your system's Dynamic Type settings. SECURITY Protecting your tasks and course information has never been easier. Unlike your paper agenda, Sigma Planner has the ability to lock the app with a passcode, and allow your to easily unlock with Touch ID and Face ID on available devices.

Screenshots

My Study Life4 screens
Sigma Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sigma Planner at none against My Study Life's 10. Sigma Planner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (91% vs 61%). My Study Life's advantage is ratings volume (6.2K vs 595). On price and update cadence 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. My Study Life sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Sigma Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sigma Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Study Life has 6.2K ratings behind it against 595, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of My Study Life's written reviews are positive against 91% of Sigma Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Study Life ships an update every 9 days, Sigma Planner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
My Study Life versus Sigma Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Study LifeSigma Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6.2K ratings)4.8 (595 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews91.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.2K — better595
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMy Study Life, Ltd.Shao-Chi Liang

Customer experience

My Study Life

All ratings6,243 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews992 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative28.3%

Sigma Planner

All ratings570 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative2.2%

User reviews

My Study Life

From 6.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful for organizing school life
  • 📅 Useful for tracking classes, assignments, and exams
  • 🔔 Provides reminders before classes and due dates
  • 🗓️ Syncs across devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🔄 Difficulty syncing data across devices
  • 🔒 Login and account issues
  • 🕰️ Lack of customization for class schedules
  • 🔍 Poor interface for iPhone X and newer devices

Sigma Planner

From 595 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Highly customizable
  • 🚀 Seamless syncing across devices
  • 💡 Comprehensive features for students
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Completely free with no ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Calendar and date picker issues
  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes
  • 🐛 Courses/schedule not always displaying correctly

Bugs and requests

My Study Life

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Classes and assignments not displaying properly
  • Time and date entries not saving correctly
  • Unexpected app crashes and data loss
  • Login and account sync issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to set custom reminders
  • Implement recurring tasks and events
  • Include a grade tracking feature
  • Provide an iPad-optimized version
  • Add a widget for quick access

Sigma Planner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calendar not showing all months
  • Reminders not working as expected
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to set recurring tasks/assignments
  • Integration with other calendars (e.g. Google Calendar)
  • More visual indicators for completed tasks
  • Option to rearrange course order

In-app purchases

10 purchases

My Study Life

Subscriptions10
  • MSL Premium- Weekly$2.997 Days
  • MyStudyLife+ (1 month)7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • MSL+ Family Monthly 1 Student$9.991 Month
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  • MSL+ Monthly Family 2 Students$14.991 Month
  • Family+ 3-5 Students Monthly$19.991 Month
  • MyStudyLife+ Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • MyStudyLife+ (1 year)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Family+ 1 Student Annual$59.991 Year
  • Family+ 2 Students Annual$89.991 Year
  • Family + 3-5 Students Annual$119.991 Year
None

Sigma Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Study Life free?
My Study Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sigma Planner free?
Sigma Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Study Life or Sigma Planner?
Sigma Planner is rated higher. My Study Life averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings, while Sigma Planner averages 4.8 from 595 ratings.
Do My Study Life or Sigma Planner have ads?
My Study Life shows ads; Sigma Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, My Study Life or Sigma Planner?
My Study Life ships an update every 9 days, and Sigma Planner fortnightly. Most recently, My Study Life was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sigma Planner on November 2, 2026.

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