Acellus vs Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Acellus
This online learning system offers a dynamic and interactive educational experience for K-12 students. It uses short video lessons and practice problems to assess understanding, with personalized instruction and real-time progress monitoring available.
- Self-paced learning
- Personalized instruction
- Live progress monitoring
- Automatic record-keeping
- Data-driven instruction
- Comprehensive K-12 curriculum
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Every student learns differently. Acellus meets them where they are — with personalized, video-based K-12 instruction used by over one million students across every U.S. state. Short video lessons introduce each concept, followed by practice problems that adapt to how your student is progressing. The result: a dynamic learning experience built around the individual, not the classroom average. Learn at Their Own Pace Students work independently through concepts, with personalized instruction that helps them truly master each one before moving on. Stay in the Loop Monitor your student's progress in real time from any device. Scores, hours worked, and course progress are automatically compiled into printable reports. Always Improving Student responses are continuously analyzed and used to refine course content — so courses get more effective over time, updated daily. A Complete K-12 Curriculum Acellus covers all core subjects K-12, plus Advanced Placement (AP), Exceptional Education, Career & Technical Education, and Exam Preparation — over 470 courses in total. Learning That Goes Anywhere At school, at home, or on the go — Acellus picks up exactly where your student left off, on any device with an internet connection. Give your student the personalized education they deserve. Download Acellus today.
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
Access customized social studies programs aligned with state standards. Read and access your favorite titles offline, and explore a digital experience portal. Download this educational resource for free and take it anywhere.
- State standards-aligned social studies programs
- Offline access to titles
- Digital experience portal
- Customizable content
- Free to download
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Gibbs Smith Education, a division of Gibbs Smith, Publisher is a leading publisher of customised social studies programs aligned with your state's standards. With the Gibbs Smith Education app, you can read and access your favorite titles, even when offline. In addition, the Gibbs Smith Education app lets you access Experience State History, our portal to the digital experience of your aprogram. Download free and take Gibbs Smith Education with you wherever you go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 at 5.0 against Acellus's 4.5. Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). Acellus's advantage is ratings volume (32K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acellus has 32K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Acellus ships an update every 3 months, Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Acellus | Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (32K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GoldKey Security Corporation | Gibbs Smith Education |
Customer experience
Acellus
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
Bugs and requests
Acellus
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos randomly restarting or freezing
- Incorrect grading of written assignments
- Inability to review past lessons and videos
- Courses not properly syncing progress across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add subtitles or transcripts for videos
- Allow skipping of videos if content is already understood
- Improve mobile app usability and stability
- Provide more hands-on and interactive learning experiences
- Offer more personalized learning paths and feedback
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Acellus
No in-app purchases
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
No in-app purchases
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