Weekend projectJuly 2026 · 6 min read

How to Build a Study Planner App with AI

Students plan backwards from exam dates — a scheduling twist generic to-do apps miss. Subjects, exam countdowns, allocated study sessions, and a focus timer: contained model, evergreen demand, September/January download spikes.

What a study planner app needs

  • Subjects with exam dates and countdowns
  • Study session scheduling by week
  • Pomodoro focus timer with session logging
  • Hours-per-subject stats vs targets
  • Revision-priority suggestions

The screens

ScreenWhat it does
TodayPlanned sessions + start timer
SubjectsExam countdowns and target hours
PlannerWeek grid, drag sessions
FocusPomodoro timer, logs to subject
StatsHours by subject vs target

The data model

  • Subject: name, examDate, targetHours
  • Session: subjectId, date, plannedMin, actualMin
  • TimerLog: sessionId, start, end

The build prompt (copy this)

Paste this into ShipNative and it becomes a working React Native app with these screens, navigable in a live preview, in about two minutes:

A study planner for exam students. Subjects with exam dates and countdowns, weekly session planner, pomodoro focus timer that logs hours per subject, stats vs target hours, revision-priority hints as exams approach. Screens: Today, Subjects, Planner week grid, Focus timer, Stats. Subscription for stats + unlimited subjects.

Then iterate with small, screen-specific prompts (“make the primary button bigger”, “add an empty state”), preview on your own phone, and export the full Expo project whenever you want. The full method: how to build an app with AI.

How it makes money

Freemium ($2–4/mo student pricing). Seasonal spikes — time launches to school calendars.

Implementation and the revenue math for every model: how to make money from an app. When you’re ready to ship: App Store and Google Play publishing guides.

Build it now

The prompt above is free to run at shipnative.dev — working study planner app on your phone today, full code export, no credit card.

Frequently Asked Questions

What differentiates this from a to-do app?

Backwards planning from exam dates. "4 weeks to biology, 12 target hours left" is the insight students want and generic task apps cannot express.

Do students pay for apps?

At $2–4/month with a real exam on the line, yes. Parents pay even more readily — mention family purchase in the paywall.

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