Comparison
Schedull vs TimetableMaster
Schedull and TimetableMaster are both browser products, but they draw the boundary in different places. TimetableMaster reaches beyond timetabling into leave management, analytics, student-level scheduling, course selection and multi-campus administration, with unlimited users on its paid tiers and a free tier to start from. Schedull covers one workflow end to end for a single coordinator: set up the project, generate, review, edit, publish, cover absences, export. If several people need to work on the same timetable, that is a real advantage for TimetableMaster and Schedull does not match it.
Last updated: August 25, 2026 ยท Reviewed by the Schedull product team
Best fit
Both tools generate timetables in a browser. The decision is about how many people touch the timetable and how much of the institution the product is meant to run.
| Need | Better fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Several people entering and validating data on the same timetable | TimetableMaster | TimetableMaster advertises unlimited users and staff members on its paid tiers. In Schedull a project has one owner and cannot be shared. |
| Student-level timetabling, course selection or several campuses | TimetableMaster | Its higher tiers cover student-level scheduling, course selection systems and multi-campus management. Schedull schedules classes as groups, not individual students. |
| Trying a real timetable without paying first | TimetableMaster | TimetableMaster publishes a free tier with core timetabling and no card required. Schedull has no free plan, only a free week of Premium with a card. |
| Being stopped before an impossible generation, and told why | Schedull | Schedull checks feasibility before generation and blocks the run, naming the class, teacher or room responsible. |
Feature comparison
Last checked: 25 August 2026. TimetableMaster details come from its own public pages, listed under Sources. Recheck them before a purchase decision.
| Area | Schedull | TimetableMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Web app in the browser. Nothing to install and nothing to keep in sync between machines. | Cloud web platform, nothing to install. States GDPR compliance and reports 50,000+ institutions. |
| Interface languages | English and Spanish. | Not stated on the pricing page. |
| Setup and data entry | Guided setup with four starting points: from scratch, from a template, from a spreadsheet, or from last year's project. | Define time off, add lessons and edit by drag and drop, from the free tier upwards. |
| Imports | Excel, OpenDocument, CSV and zip files, plus reverse import that rebuilds classes, subjects and teachers from a finished timetable grid. | Not detailed on the pricing page. Enterprise tier adds API and ERP or LMS integrations. |
| Teacher availability | Six levels per period, from unavailable through neutral to strongly preferred, so part-time patterns and mere preferences are not the same input. | Time off is a core feature available from the free tier. |
| Mandatory rules and preferences | Mandatory rules and weighted preferences at subject, class and teacher level: avoid a period, avoid a day, cap lessons per day in periods or minutes, keep lessons consecutive, same break for every class, tutor obligations, reduce teacher gaps. | Core timetabling from the free tier; room optimisation on the Max tier. |
| Split groups and co-teaching | Split groups run in parallel with their own teacher and their own allowed rooms; a lesson can also require two or more teachers at once. | Not described as separate concepts on the pricing page. |
| Classrooms and buildings | Allowed rooms per subject and per split group, room availability on the same six-level scale, and movement penalties between buildings. Professional and Premium. | Room optimisation is a Max tier feature. |
| Before generation | A feasibility check runs first and blocks a run that cannot succeed, naming the class, teacher or room that makes it impossible. | Not described as a separate pre-generation check. |
| After generation | A run report lists every preference the timetable had to break, so the result can be judged instead of just accepted. | Analytics on the Pro tier. |
| Manual editing | Conflict-checked drag and drop, with edit sessions you can leave and resume before committing. | Drag and drop editing from the free tier. |
| Daily substitutions | Absence workspace on top of the published timetable: record an absence over a date range, see the lessons it hits day by day, and resolve each one with cover, supervision, a merged class, a cancellation, or no action. Cover suggestions are ranked and say why. No notifications yet. | Substitute planning and leave management on the Pro tier. |
| Sharing and publishing | Publish a timetable to a shared day, week and month calendar inside the app. There are no public links and no student or family portal. | Unlimited users and staff members on Pro; SSO on Max; multi-campus management on Enterprise. |
| Exports | Excel, OpenDocument, PowerPoint, PDF, PNG zip and CSV zip, by class and by teacher. Professional and Premium; Basic cannot export. | PDF and Excel exports on the Pro tier. |
| AI assistance | An assistant that turns a plain description into draft setup and rules, always as a change set you apply or discard. Metered at 5, 20 or unlimited messages a day by plan. | AI Agent credits on the Max tier, described as intelligent scheduling assistance. |
Pricing comparison (last checked: 25 August 2026)
TimetableMaster names four tiers on its pricing page, Basic, Pro, Max and Enterprise, but the page does not render the figures, so this comparison describes what each tier includes rather than quoting a price. Schedull publishes every plan price and every renewal price. TimetableMaster also mentions discounts for NGOs and for schools supporting children with special needs; ask about those before comparing headline numbers.
| Plan or aspect | Schedull | TimetableMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Prices published on the vendor site | Yes, every plan and every renewal price. | Tier names and inclusions are published; the figures are not rendered on the pricing page. |
| Free option | No free plan. A free week of Premium, card required. | Basic tier, described as free forever with core timetabling and no card required. |
| Billing model | Annual only, per school, 40% off the first year. | Monthly or annual, cancellable monthly without penalty. |
| Where exports start | Professional, the middle plan. Basic cannot export. | Pro tier, with PDF and Excel. |
| Where substitutions start | Every paid plan, once a timetable is published. | Pro tier, as substitute planning and leave management. |
Strengths and limitations
Where TimetableMaster is stronger: several people can work on the same timetable, which Schedull cannot do at all; it publishes a free tier so a school can test a real timetable before spending anything; it reaches into student-level scheduling, course selection, analytics and multi-campus administration; and its higher tiers offer SSO, API access and ERP or LMS integration.
Where Schedull is stronger: teacher availability is a six-level scale rather than a time-off switch; a feasibility check refuses an impossible run and names the cause; a run report lists every preference the timetable broke; spreadsheets and finished timetable grids can be imported; substitutions come with every paid plan rather than a specific tier; and exports run to six formats, not two.
Which should you choose?
Choose TimetableMaster if more than one person builds or validates the timetable, if you schedule individual students rather than only class groups, if you run several campuses, or if you want to prove the idea on a free tier before asking for budget.
Choose Schedull if one coordinator owns the timetable, if you want the setup checked for feasibility before a run rather than after it, if you would rather import last year's timetable than rebuild it, or if you need Excel, OpenDocument, PowerPoint, PDF, PNG and CSV on the way out.
FAQ
Does Schedull handle substitutions now?
Yes. Schedull publishes a timetable to a shared calendar and runs a substitutions workspace on top of it: record an absence over a date range, see the lessons it hits day by day, and resolve each one with cover, supervision, a merged class, a cancellation or no action. Cover suggestions are ranked and say why each teacher is proposed. Schedull does not yet send notifications, so someone still has to tell the covering teacher.
Can two coordinators share a Schedull project?
No. A Schedull project has a single owner and there is no way to invite a colleague. TimetableMaster advertises unlimited users and staff members on its paid tiers. If your school splits timetable work between people, this is the clearest reason to choose TimetableMaster over Schedull.
Is TimetableMaster broader than Schedull?
Yes, and deliberately so. It positions itself around institutional scheduling: leave management, analytics, student-level timetables, course selection, multi-campus administration and ERP or LMS integration. Schedull is focused on one school timetable and the year that follows it. Breadth is only an advantage if you will use it; a module nobody opens still has to be learned and paid for.
Which product should small schools compare first?
Start with the one whose workflow matches your immediate problem, then verify limits, support, exports and pricing on the vendor pages. Use the same classes, teachers, rooms and rules in each trial, including your part-time staff and shared specialist rooms, so the comparison measures the product and not the sample data.