iUgo vs Planboard
iUgo
iugoplanner.comPlanboard
app.chalk.comSide by side
| Figure | iUgo | Planboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Lesson Planning Software | 8.0 (#8) | 7.6 (#13) |
| Headquarters | Invercargill, New Zealand | Folsom, California, United States |
| Maker | The About page identifies iUgo as part of Essential Resources and says its team works across Australia and New Zealand, with its head office in Invercargill, New Zealand. | The Chalk terms identify PowerSchool Group LLC as the provider of Chalk services. |
| Support | Plans include online training and unlimited email or phone support; Pro receives priority support and School includes a dedicated account manager. | The Chalk Team offers email support anytime and live chat during the day. |
Plans
In their own words
iUgo
iUgo is a web-based digital teacher planner with a resource library aligned to the Australian Curriculum. It supports long-term, unit, lesson, weekly, and daily planning, linking plans to curriculum maps. Teachers can manage multiple timetables, school events, tasks, activities, reminders, classrooms, year levels, priority learners, and unlimited groups. Co-authoring lets users share units and plan across classes and groups. Listed curricula include the F–10 Australian Curriculum, K–6 NSW Curriculum Syllabus, and F–10 Victorian Curriculum; other users can link to ACARA and request state-curriculum support. Teachables resources link to plans, with unlimited downloads on Pro. Google integration connects planning with Drive. iUgo runs in a browser on internet-connected devices; current Chrome on a computer or tablet is recommended, and some tasks may be difficult on mobile. Planner costs $15 a year as listed, displayed as $15 per user monthly and billed annually.
Planboard
Planboard is Chalk’s lesson-planning tool for teachers building and organizing units and lessons for students. Teachers can create, edit, and share lesson plans, then arrange lessons, subjects, and semesters in a timetable. Plans can include curriculum standards, photos, and files. The service is available on the web, iOS, and Android, and its mobile app syncs with the web version. The free Planboard plan costs nothing. Chalk Gold adds features such as custom colors, lesson search, and Google Classroom integration. Gold users and teachers at schools subscribed to Instruction Solution can also export timetables to Google Calendar and attach Google Drive files; free users cannot share lessons to Google Classroom unless their school has that subscription. Chalk Teams is for teaching groups of 2–10 and includes Gold features and shared lesson collaboration. Public lesson links can make lessons and attachments available for the configured time frame. Chalk says users can view and export their data, request account and data deletion, and download lesson plans.