School Assistant vs Smart Timetable
We give School Assistant a 3.4 GPA and Smart Timetable a 3.6, out of 4.0. School Assistant grades higher on the free plan. Smart Timetable grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
School Assistant
Free school planner for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch
Smart Timetable
Class schedule and homework planner with rotating timetables
How we grade them
| 3.4GPASchool AssistantVery good | 3.6GPASmart TimetableExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AIt costs nothing. The developer calls it 100% free, with no subscriptions, paywalls, premium features or ads. The only in-app purchases are tips from $0.99 to $4.99, and they unlock nothing extra. | AEvery in-app purchase on the US App Store is between $0.99 and $7.99, so even the dearest costs no more than a typical planner charges for one month. The catch is the labelling: only one names a term, Pro for 1 month at $0.99, and the website shows no prices. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe whole app is the free plan: every feature on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro, iCloud sync included. There's nothing to upgrade to, so nothing is held back. | BFree with daily and weekly schedules, a Today widget with a timer, the Apple Watch app, Siri shortcuts and sending a schedule to others. But class and task reminders, sync between devices and keeping more than one schedule are all Premium. No reminders is a tight deal. |
| Features | BAssignments and tests with due dates, subtasks and reminders, a class schedule that can rotate through up to ten weeks, and a page per class for the teacher, room and links. Solid for school. But there's no calendar view in the app. You see schoolwork in Apple Calendar instead. | BIt does timetables properly: schedules that repeat over 1 to 4 weeks or follow a rotation, homework on any day with photos or documents attached, and widgets that count down to the end of class. It's a class schedule, though, not a general planner, and keeping several schedules at once is Premium. |
| Ease of use | A4.8 from about 4,700 App Store ratings. Each class gets an icon and a colour that carry over to its homework, and on newer devices you can paste in text and have it turned into entries. | A4.6 from about 3,500 App Store ratings. Fill in your lessons once and the widget shows the current one, the next one and how long is left. Sharing is a code or a link. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro, with iCloud sync, Siri, Shortcuts and Apple Calendar. All Apple, though. No Android, Windows or web version is listed. | AiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Android and Wear OS, plus a web version of your schedule, with Apple Calendar sync on Premium and Siri Shortcuts. No Windows app is listed, and the site doesn't say whether you can edit in the browser. |
| Best for | a free school planner on Apple devices | timetables that rotate over several weeks |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: School Assistant and Smart Timetable. How we grade
Where they differ
- School Assistant is free. Smart Timetable starts at $0.99 to $7.99 (US App Store in-app purchases; terms mostly not shown).
- Only Smart Timetable lists a web app.
- Only Smart Timetable lists an Android app.
- Smart Timetable also covers calendar.
At a glance
| School Assistant | Smart Timetable | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $0.99 to $7.99 (US App Store in-app purchases; terms mostly not shown) |
| Free plan | The whole app is free: the listing says there are no subscriptions, paywalls, premium features or ads. A tip jar offers optional in-app tips from $0.99 to $4.99. | Daily and weekly schedules, a Today widget with activity timer, the Apple Watch app and widget, sending schedules to others, Siri shortcuts and a web version of the schedule. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Android | ||
| Made by | Sun Apps, LLC | Denis Kravcov |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
School Assistant
- Students on Apple devices who want a planner at no cost
- Class schedules that alternate between A and B weeks
- Checking assignments and the next class from an Apple Watch
Smart Timetable
- Students and teachers whose timetable rotates over two to four weeks
- Seeing the current and next class on a widget or a watch
- Sharing one timetable with classmates or coworkers
Worth knowing
School Assistant
- Apple devices only: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. No Android, Windows or web version is listed.
- There is no calendar view inside the app. The developer chose to show schoolwork in Apple Calendar through Sync to Calendar.
- The Siri AI integration is limited to supported devices, and Smart Create depends on Apple Intelligence.
- Sun Apps is run by a single developer, according to its About page.
Smart Timetable
- Multiple schedules, class and task reminders, device sync, files on tasks and Apple Calendar sync are all listed under Premium.
- The website shows no prices. The US App Store lists five in-app purchases from $0.99 to $7.99 and names a term for only one of them.
- The browser option is described as a web version of your schedule. The site does not say whether a schedule can be edited there.
- No Windows app is listed.
Key features
School Assistant
- Schoolwork
- Assignments and tests carry a class, due date, links, notes, subtasks and reminders, can be sorted several ways, and move to an archive when completed.
- Schedule
- Classes are listed for each day with teacher and room, or a link for online classes. The schedule can switch automatically between two weeks or manually between up to ten.
- Classes
- Each class has its own page for the teacher's name and email, a class code, links and notes, with an icon and a color that carry over to schoolwork.
- Apple Watch app and widgets
- The Watch app shows schoolwork, the schedule for any day, and the current and next class with time left. Home Screen widgets show assignment counts and the current and next class.
- Siri AI, Shortcuts and Smart Create
- Version 5 lets Siri AI on supported devices answer questions about schoolwork and create it, adds Shortcuts actions, and turns pasted text into entries with Apple Intelligence.
- iCloud sync and Sync to Calendar
- Data syncs automatically across devices over iCloud, and schoolwork can be shown in Apple Calendar through the Sync to Calendar feature.
Smart Timetable
- Rotating and multi-week schedules
- A timetable can repeat over 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks or follow a rotation. Keeping several schedules at once, for school, the gym and so on, is a Premium feature.
- Homework tasks with attachments
- Tasks are added to any day of the schedule and can carry photos, video, audio or documents. Attaching any type of file is listed under Premium.
- Class and task notifications
- Regular class notifications and homework reminders. The vendor's FAQ lists class and task reminders among the Premium features.
- Widgets and watch apps
- Widgets show the current, next or tomorrow's lesson with a countdown to the end of class. There is an Apple Watch app and widget, and Wear OS is supported.
- Schedule sharing
- A schedule can be sent to friends or coworkers by code or by a link to its web version. Sending a schedule that stays in sync is a Premium feature.
- Sync and Apple Calendar
- Premium synchronizes schedules between devices and with Apple Calendar. The App Store listing also mentions iCloud sync and Siri Shortcuts.
Plans
School Assistant
Free$0
Every feature on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. Tips of $0.99 to $4.99 are optional and unlock nothing extra.
Smart Timetable
Free$0
Daily and weekly schedules, the Today widget with activity timer, Apple Watch support, schedule sharing and Siri shortcuts.
Upgrade to Pro - 1 month$0.99
per month
The only in-app purchase on the US App Store whose name gives a term. The listing does not describe what it unlocks.
Class Schedule Premium$0.99 to $7.99
billing basis not shown on the US App Store listing
Premium adds multiple schedules, class and task reminders, device sync, files on tasks and Apple Calendar sync. Two amounts are listed under this name.
Schedule Planner PRO$2.99
billing basis not shown on the US App Store listing
Listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store without a description of its term or contents.
Schedule Planner Premium$7.99
billing basis not shown on the US App Store listing
Listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store without a description of its term.
