acabrera0607 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Ok for those of you who have used these I am trying to decide between the two. I currently have the 30 day trial of Homeschool Planet (I really like the fact they give you the free trial as oppose to making you spend $5 for a product you haven't seen before.) I really like how homeschool planet lays everything out as far as when I look at it I can see all the assignments for the week and I can see our appointments etc right below to know what that day is going to have to look like. The only reason I am considering HST+ is because while it won't be online where I can access it anywhere I can spend the $49 once and be done; whereas with homeschool planet it's something like $69 each year. On that note is there any way you can have HST+ on multiple computers/tablets where they can all link together? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stayathomelibrarian Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Have you looked at Scholaric? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.m Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I like Homeschool Planet. It is intuitive and manages multiple children's schedules well. And it's not bad to look at either. I tried HST+ a few years ago and didn't like it but I don't remember the specifics to compare to HP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acabrera0607 Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Just downloaded the trial of Scholaric....I'm playing around with it now....I can definitely say thus far though that Homeschool Planet is far more pleasing to the eye than Scholaric...but as I said I have figured it all out yet so maybe once I do I will like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emagine Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 As a failed WPD junkie I went to HST+. Now I use their cloud based online version and LOVE it. I can do so much with it and it seems so much easier to me than even the +. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynful Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I have both. HST+ is great because of paying once and it's always there. I don't worry about the company going out of business or them losing my data, etc. I LOVE the reports section - you can create a report for nearly everything you could think of. What I don't like about it, it's clunky, not pretty, has a learning curve. Silly reasons but it's there. HS Planet I really really love. It's gorgeous, schedules well, nice calendar, they are adding more and more features (hopefully more reports). I do worry about 10 years down the road when my toddler is in school and the company is gone or if the server crashes and they lose data (rare, but I'm in the biz and it does happen). But I went ahead and bought the year subscription. :) If you want anymore specific comparisons, let me know. Good luck choosing what works for you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I am LOVING Homeschool Planet. I am trying to figure out a way to keep my lesson plans for future use without a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Neither". Have a device? Homeschool Helper is VERY good and just $5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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