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A study planning app that pulls assignments from any course platform, estimates how long each task takes, and builds a weekly schedule that fits around the student's real life.

Introduction

Student Planner started with a problem every undergraduate knows. Assignments pile up across multiple platforms, deadlines sneak up, and cramming becomes the only plan. We partnered to build a mobile app that connects to the tools students already use, learns how they work, and turns that into a study schedule they can actually follow.

The app's campaign visual, with assignment cards and the active hours setting rising around a student at work

Solution

We designed a setup flow that connects to the student's learning management system and Google Calendar in a few steps. The app collects all assignments, asks a short set of personalized questions to estimate how long each task will take, and generates a seven-day study plan built around the student's own availability and habits. When progress changes, the schedule updates automatically.

The top of the manual assignment form, where a task outside the course platform is named and given a class

The foot of the same form, with the due date, the estimated duration, the recurring option and the assignments already added

Features

Student Planner syncs with Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, and other platforms to collect assignments without manual entry. An AI-powered time estimator predicts completion times based on each student's working pace. Risk flags appear automatically when an assignment is at risk of running out of time before its deadline. The built-in calendar view brings study blocks and existing commitments together in one place.

Screens from across the app, among them the study preferences, the task detail, the home screen and the semester view

Result

The app launched to a focused group of undergraduate students who were managing heavy course loads across multiple platforms. Early feedback showed students valued the automatic schedule updates and the visibility into what was at risk. Student Planner continues to grow as a reliable academic companion for students who want to stay ahead, not catch up.