Comparison

iSchool iStaff vs CUTS

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

Head to head

Your personal timetable helper

Free

📚 Education

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About

iSchool iStaff

Features

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iStaff is introducing a new experience for the school's staff to access the class's information. FEATURES: - Class Notifications - My Student - Task Assignment - Class Schedule - Messages - Photo Corner - Center Information SUPPORT: - Should you have any questions, suggestions or problems, please contact us at support@dreamware.com.hk

About

CUTS

Features

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CUTS is the timetable manager for CUHK undergraduates. A. Timetable planning and editing features: - Plan, edit and view your timetables of different semesters - Search for courses with different ways while editing, with "add to favorite" feature - Choose which periods to show in your timetable, e.g. hide unwanted sections when they are optional - Edit customized ("TSA") period's time and location B. Other features: - Sharing your timetable as an image - Showing a pointer indicating the current time on the timetable following the CUHK almanac

Screenshots

iSchool iStaff4 screens

CUTS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iSchool iStaff at every 2 weeks against CUTS's every 49 months. CUTS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSchool iStaff ships an update every 2 weeks, CUTS every 49 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

iSchool iStaff versus CUTS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	iSchool iStaff	CUTS
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks — better	Every 49 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	13.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	12 MB	23 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Dreamware Limited	Yuk Cho YEUNG

In-app purchases

None

iSchool iStaff

No in-app purchases

None

CUTS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSchool iStaff free?

iSchool iStaff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is CUTS free?

CUTS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do iSchool iStaff or CUTS have ads?

Neither iSchool iStaff nor CUTS shows ads.

Which is updated more often, iSchool iStaff or CUTS?

iSchool iStaff ships an update every 2 weeks, and CUTS every 49 months. Most recently, iSchool iStaff was updated on October 29, 2026 and CUTS on October 25, 2026.