OpenClassrooms vs Saylor Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenClassrooms
Access a vast library of expert-led online courses on a variety of professional topics. Learn in-demand skills anytime, anywhere, with offline access to downloaded content. Achieve your career goals with flexible, self-paced learning.
- 24/7 course access
- Offline mode for downloads
- Expert-led instruction
- Wide range of professional topics
- Career goal achievement
- Learn employable skills
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All OpenClassrooms courses available 24/7 and on-the-go with our app. Join the thousands of students who are learning for free with OpenClassrooms. Achieve your professional goals thanks to our courses. Made by experts, they’ll help you master the most employable skills for the jobs of tomorrow. Start today! Offline Mode: You can now download any courses to consult them anytime, anywhere even without an internet connection! Topics you can learn: - Marketing & Communication - Data - Business - Project Management - Development - Systems & Network - Human Resources - Design - Career Coaching - Pedagogy - And a lot more!
Saylor Academy
Access free college-level courses and work towards a degree at your own pace. Download course materials for offline study, track your grades, and receive important notifications directly on your mobile device.
- Browse courses on the go
- Download materials for offline access
- Check your grades
- Receive course notifications
- Work toward a degree
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Build new skills or work toward a degree at your own pace with free Saylor Academy college courses! With the Saylor Academy mobile app you can: - browse courses on the go, - download materials for offline access, - check your grades, - receive course notifications on your mobile device, - and more!
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Verdict
OpenClassrooms and Saylor Academy both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of OpenClassrooms's written reviews are positive against 43% of Saylor Academy's. OpenClassrooms also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (169 vs 51). Saylor Academy's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, 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.
OpenClassrooms holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 169 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of OpenClassrooms's written reviews are positive against 43% of Saylor Academy's.
OpenClassrooms ships an update fortnightly, Saylor Academy every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenClassrooms | Saylor Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (169 ratings) — better | 4.6 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenClassrooms | The Constitution Foundation |
Customer experience
OpenClassrooms
Saylor Academy
In-app purchases
OpenClassrooms
No in-app purchases
Saylor Academy
No in-app purchases
