Exceed LMS vs Stepful
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exceed LMS
This app offers a personalized learning experience with a virtual assistant to suggest activities based on your interests. Discover and engage with various learning content, track progress across devices, and earn shareable badges and microdegrees.
- Virtual assistant for personalized learning suggestions
- Discover and engage with diverse learning content
- Seamless mobile and desktop syncing
- Earn shareable badges and microdegrees
- Track learning accomplishments
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The Exceed mobile app is based on 17 years of learning technology experience and has been built from the ground up for YOU, the learner. Introducing MENTOR, Exceed's virtual assistant who helps identify and suggest learning activities based on your interests and learning history. DISCOVER and ENGAGE in all types of learning activities, including videos, interactive learning experiences and links to modern resources like articles and blog posts. MOVE seamlessly between mobile and desktop, picking up exactly where you left off. EARN badges and microdegrees, which you can share with your peers and managers to demonstrate your learning accomplishments.
Stepful
Access your learning materials, assignments, and grades on the go. Stay updated with important notifications about deadlines and engage with your peer community. This mobile platform brings the full learning experience to your device.
- Access course materials
- View assignments
- Check grades
- Engage with peer community
- Receive deadline notifications
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The Stepful app is the way to access the Stepful learning experience on mobile devices, and receive important push notifications like upcoming assignment deadlines. A Stepful student can login to their Stepful account and access course materials like assignments, their peer community, and their grades.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Exceed LMS at 4.7 against Stepful's 4.0. Exceed LMS also leads on ratings volume (954 vs 28) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). Stepful's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 21%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Exceed LMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exceed LMS has 954 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of Exceed LMS's written reviews are positive against 33% of Stepful's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Exceed LMS ships an update every 3 months, Stepful every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Exceed LMS | Stepful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (954 ratings) — better | 4.0 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.1% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 954 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intellum, Inc. | Stepful Inc |
Customer experience
Exceed LMS
Stepful
Bugs and requests
Exceed LMS
Reported bugs
4 issues- White screen on app not loading
- Can't access training modules
- Disclaimer button not working
- Failure to reach server
Requested features
1 request- Dark Mode
Stepful
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Exceed LMS
No in-app purchases
Stepful
No in-app purchases
Questions
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