SchoolKit Exam Timetable Builder vs Wise Timetable

SchoolKit Exam Timetable Builder is a free web tool that creates exam schedules from subjects, classes, rooms, and dates. Its automatic timetable generation checks for clashes involving student groups, teachers, and rooms. Room assignments use capacity so groups fit the spaces allocated to them. The tool currently schedules fixed morning periods from 9:00–11:00 and afternoon periods from 13:00–15:00. Completed timetables can be exported as PDF wall charts, Excel spreadsheets, or raw JSON. Generation runs entirely in the browser, and information is not sent to a server unless you explicitly save it. Subjects, groups, rooms, and date ranges can be kept in browser local storage. After the initial page load, the tool works fully offline. The Free plan costs nothing and allows up to 20 subjects, up to 10 rooms, and two time slots per day. SchoolKit identifies administrators, teachers, department heads, principals, and school IT coordinators as users.

Wise Timetable is academic scheduling software for universities, colleges and other educational institutions. It builds timetables around constraints such as lecturer availability, rooms, teaching loads and student conflicts. Administrators can generate schedules, lock sessions and compare alternatives. The licence also covers room and resource booking, plus a final-exam module with seating plans and invigilator assignment.

Institutions can publish timetables to web pages, mobile apps, campus signage, PDF and Excel reports, calendar feeds and email. Integration options include a documented REST API, scheduled synchronisation with SIS and HR systems, file exchange, and links to Teams, Zoom and Google Meet. It offers AWS cloud hosting with daily backups or installation on an institution’s own infrastructure. Browser access and native iOS and Android apps support students and staff. Wise Timetable has no free plan; its published entry price is €90/mo, and a free trial is available.