Stepik vs my.itmo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stepik
Access a vast marketplace of online courses with video lectures and practical assignments. Download content for offline learning and study a wide range of subjects from leading institutions and companies.
- Online course marketplace
- Video lectures
- Practical assignments
- Offline content download
- Courses from IT companies and universities
- Diverse subject offerings
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Stepik is a online courses marketplace. Now also mobile! Courses contain video lectures and practical assignments, which you can learn at any time. With this app, you can also download all the content to watch offline or on the road. There are many popular online courses from leading IT companies and universities on Stepik: • JetBrains • Launch code • Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona • TU Delft • UC San Diego ... and other educational organizations, companies and instructors. On Stepik you will find courses on: • Computer Science and Technology • Mathematics • Biology and Bioinformatics • Economics • Psychology • Languages ... and other disciplines. Learn the new!
my.itmo
Access your personal academic schedule, grades, and university news. Manage electronic applications, gain entry to buildings, and explore various campus services like clubs, food ordering, and transportation.
- Personalized academic schedule
- Grade tracking and history
- University news and events
- Electronic application submission
- Campus building access
- Interest-based club selection
- Campus service management
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Приложение my.itmo — это ИТМО в твоем смартфоне. С его помощью ты сможешь следить за персональным расписанием, оценками, баллами, актуальными новостями, подавать электронные заявки и входить в корпуса. ЗАЧЁТКА Следи за своими успехами в учёбе, проверяй историю изменений. РАСПИСАНИЕ Твоё персональное расписание уже у тебя в кармане. Общие пары группы, твои предметы по выбору и даже физкультура — всё в одном месте. АКТУАЛЬНОЕ Вкладка с самыми свежими новостями, интересными подборками и событиями. Следи за жизнью университета! СЕРВИСЫ Одна вкладка — много возможностей. Выбирай клубы по интересам, заходи в универ по электронному пропуску, подавай заявки, следи за финансами, заказывай еду, вставай в очереди, мчи на самокате — перечислять можно долго, лучше попробовать. А сколько ещё впереди! Скачай приложение и будь самым прокачанным вместе с ИТМО.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: my.itmo at none against Stepik's 10. Stepik's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (913 vs 16). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Stepik sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. my.itmo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Stepik against 5.0 for my.itmo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stepik has 913 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Stepik's written reviews are positive against 70% of my.itmo's.
Stepik ships an update weekly, my.itmo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepik | my.itmo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (913 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 913 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iuliia Tikhokhod | ITMO University |
Customer experience
Stepik
my.itmo
Bugs and requests
Stepik
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on iOS 18
- Videos not loading on iPhone XR
- Landscape mode causes app to crash
Requested features
3 requests- Offline mode for courses
- Language selection options
- Improved performance and stability
my.itmo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stepik
- Course Tier 78$299.99
- Course Tier 79$349.99
- Course Tier 80$399.99
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- Course Tier 81$449.99
- Course Tier 82$499.99
- Course Tier 83$599.99
- Course Tier 84$699.99
- Course Tier 85$799.99
- Course Tier 86$899.99
- Course Tier 87$999.99
my.itmo
No in-app purchases
