# School Assistant

> Free school planner for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch

School Assistant is a school planner for Apple devices from Sun Apps, a one-person developer. Students track assignments and tests, keep a class schedule that can alternate between weeks, and store details for each class, with an Apple Watch app, widgets and iCloud sync. The developer describes it as 100% free, with no subscriptions, paywalls, premium features or ads. The only in-app purchases are optional tips.

- **Category:** Daily Planner Apps
- **Made by:** Sun Apps, LLC
- **Website:** https://sunapps.org/school-assistant
- **Runs on:** iOS, macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

School Assistant is free to use.

- **Pricing model:** Free
- **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.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/school-assistant-planner/id1465687472 on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with School Assistant before buying.

## App Store prices by country

"Tip Jar – $0.99", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $0.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £0.99 | about $1.31 (32% more) |
| Germany | 0,99 € | about $1.11 (12% more) |
| Canada | $0.99 | about $0.70 (30% less) |
| Australia | $1.99 | about $1.39 (40% more) |
| India | ₹ 99 | about $1.02 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 6,90 | about $1.38 (39% more) |
| Mexico | $19.00 | about $1.04 (5% more) |
| Turkey | ₺49,99 | about $1.02 (about the same) |
| Indonesia | Rp 19ribu | about $1.06 (7% more) |
| Philippines | ₱ 49.00 | about $0.78 (21% less) |
| South Africa | R19.99 | about $1.21 (22% more) |

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 4,713 ratings in the United States, read Oct 9, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1465687472

## Works with

Apple Calendar, iCloud, Siri, Shortcuts

**Tags:** Tasks, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Power Planner](https://toolgpa.com/tools/power-planner): Homework planner with class schedules and GPA calculation. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/power-planner-vs-school-assistant)
- [MyStudyLife](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mystudylife): Student planner for classes, homework, exams and grades. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mystudylife-vs-school-assistant)
- [Smart Timetable](https://toolgpa.com/tools/smart-timetable): Class schedule and homework planner with rotating timetables. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/school-assistant-vs-smart-timetable)
- [Saturn](https://toolgpa.com/tools/saturn): Free social calendar app built around school schedules and friends. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/saturn-vs-school-assistant)
- [Shovel](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shovel): Study planner that checks if you have time for every task. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/school-assistant-vs-shovel)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://sunapps.org/school-assistant
- https://sunapps.org/about
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/school-assistant-planner/id1465687472

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/school-assistant
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).