Stepik vs Знание.Академия
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!
Знание.Академия
Access a wide range of free educational courses from experts in various fields. Enhance your knowledge and skills with content from leading scientists, athletes, educators, and more.
- Free educational courses
- Expert-led content
- Skill development
- Diverse subject areas
- Accessible learning
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Знание.Академия — это платформа Российского общества "Знание", с бесплатными обучающими курсами, на которой лекторы, блогеры, предприниматели, руководители проектов и профессионалы из разных областей могут бесплатно прокачать свои знания и навыки. Экспертами курсов являются выдающиеся деятели науки, спорта, образования, психологи, тренеры по ораторскому мастерству и многие другие.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Знание.Академия at none against Stepik's 10. Stepik's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (890 vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Stepik sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Знание.Академия 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 Знание.Академия. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stepik has 890 ratings behind it against 2, 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 50% of Знание.Академия's.
Stepik ships an update weekly, Знание.Академия every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepik | Знание.Академия |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (890 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 890 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 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, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iuliia Tikhokhod | RUSSIAN ZNANIE SOCIETY |
Customer experience
Stepik
Знание.Академия
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
Знание.Академия
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
Знание.Академия
No in-app purchases
