Adapt vs Helium

Adapt creates personalised revision plans for GCSE, A Level and other supported qualification students. The planner uses exam dates and available study time, then adjusts as a student progresses. Its catalogue lists more than 1,200 courses across 20 qualifications and levels, although the notes and practice questions available depend on the course. Premium adds teacher-written notes, audio lessons, unlimited quizzes and past-paper questions, worked explanations for multiple-choice answers, and hints for written questions. Students can also control topic rescheduling, daily subject mixing and how many weeks ahead to plan. Adapt for Schools gives teachers aggregated, anonymous class confidence ratings. A six-character code from a student's school is used to connect to the school service. The free plan includes ads, limited revision content and practice questions, and a weekly limit on note views. Adapt runs on web, iOS and Android. Premium Monthly costs £24.99 per month; one-time options include £89.99 for access until August 2027, £149.99 until August 2028, and £249.99 for lifetime access.

Helium is a free planner for organizing classes, homework, grades, notes, and academic workload. Its grade tools calculate results in real time, let students test hypothetical scores, and estimate what is needed on a final to reach a target grade. Scheduling offers Month, Week, 3-Day, Day, and Agenda views with color coding, filters, search, and drag-and-drop. Push notifications on iOS, Android, and web, or email reminders, can cover assignments, classes, exams, and events. Helium supports two-way syncing with Google, Apple, other calendars, and iCal sources. Notes can include headings, lists, quotes, links, and search, and can connect to classes or assignments. The open-source service provides a public REST API for actions available in its apps, though it does not maintain official tooling or pre-built integrations. Users can access, export, or delete their data, and full schedules can be exported as JSON. Data is stored and processed on servers in the United States. Helium says it suits middle school, high school, college, university, graduate school, and homeschool students.