Comparison

Brightspace Pulse vs My Apprentice

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brightspace Pulse

Stay connected with your courses on the go. Visualize upcoming deadlines, manage your time effectively, and receive real-time updates on course activities. Access course content offline and participate in discussions.

Highlights
  • Visualize upcoming dates and deadlines
  • Receive push notifications for course updates
  • Offline access to course content
  • Participate in Activity Feed discussions
  • Seamless browser login to D2L Brightspace
  • Apple Continuity support
Features
Currently charting
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Stay connected to learning anytime, anywhere with Brightspace Pulse. Brightspace Pulse gives learners and their authorized parents and guardians a convenient way to follow coursework, deadlines, progress, and important updates. Learners can: - Access their course content - View important dates and deadlines across their courses - Manage upcoming and overdue coursework - Receive notifications for Announcements, Grades, Quizzes, Assignments, Activity Feed posts, and more - Access supported course content offline, including video and audio - Participate in Activity Feed discussions - Open Brightspace in a browser to complete additional activities Parents and guardians can: - View upcoming and overdue work, grades, shared Portfolio items, and classroom updates - Receive notifications about quizzes and assignments with upcoming due dates - Follow multiple learners from one account, when supported by their school or organization Features vary by role and by your institution or organization’s Brightspace configuration. An account provided by your school, district, or organization is required. Parent and guardian access must be enabled by the learner’s school or organization. NOTE: iPhone, iPad, and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

About

My Apprentice

Features
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The My Apprentice App is designed to help all students in an Apprenticeship with Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC. The app allows apprentices, students, the college, and their high school to track competencies to be completed for certification, hours invested into the apprenticeship, track logs of tasks completed, and more. If you are an apprentice, this app is for you!

Screenshots

Brightspace Pulse4 screens
My Apprentice3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Brightspace Pulse at fortnightly against My Apprentice's every 11 months. Brightspace Pulse also leads on chart position (#67 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brightspace Pulse ships an update fortnightly, My Apprentice every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Brightspace Pulse versus My Apprentice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrightspace PulseMy Apprentice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (271K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings271K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD2L CorporationTrident Technical College Foundation inc

Bugs and requests

Brightspace Pulse

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent log-out problems
  • Inability to load course content
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow file downloads and exports
  • Improve notification reliability
  • Optimize for tablet/iPad use
  • Add more customization options

My Apprentice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Brightspace Pulse

No in-app purchases

None

My Apprentice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brightspace Pulse free?
Brightspace Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Apprentice free?
My Apprentice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brightspace Pulse or My Apprentice have ads?
Neither Brightspace Pulse nor My Apprentice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brightspace Pulse or My Apprentice?
Brightspace Pulse ships an update fortnightly, and My Apprentice every 11 months. Most recently, Brightspace Pulse was updated on October 13, 2026 and My Apprentice on September 27, 2026.

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