Helium vs Homeroom

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.

Homeroom is a student companion for organizing assignments, schedules, courses, and grades. Its assignment tracker records due dates and lets students filter work by course or type. Grade Analytics offers performance insights and a calculator for predicting grades. Homeroom AI can create multiple-choice questions and flashcards from schoolwork, images, or files; its tutor answers questions with step-by-step explanations informed by courses and assignments. It can also extract syllabi, assignments, and schedules from document photos. Students can add courses and assignments manually or connect Google Classroom to access assignment, due-date, and grade information. The privacy policy says the connection can be disconnected and that Homeroom does not store Google passwords. The Help Center says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and users can delete their account at any time. Homeroom is available on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux. Free costs nothing. Homeroom Premium costs $4.99 a month, billed monthly; Homeroom Premium Yearly costs $39.99 a year, billed yearly.