Comparison

Learning Upgrade vs Finance Quest

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Learning Upgrade

Master English and math with engaging songs, videos, and games. Prepare for exams like TOEFL, IELTS, and GED, or improve digital and life skills. Suitable for all learners, including those with learning difficulties.

Highlights
  • English language lessons
  • Math skills development
  • Exam preparation (GED, TOEFL, IELTS)
  • Digital literacy courses
  • Work and financial life skills
  • Engaging songs, videos, and games
  • Personalized learning path
Features
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Learn English and math quickly and easily for success at school, college, and work. The lessons in Learning Upgrade are filled with songs, video, and games to make learning fun! Just sign up, take a placement test, and start learning today! Are you trying to learn English or overcome a learning difficulty? Do you need to take an exam like TOEFL, IELTS, or GED? Need to pass a test to get a job or enter college? You can prepare for success by working at home on your own phone, any time and anywhere! The Learning Upgrade app includes more than 1000 lessons. English Upgrade courses include lessons on phonics, decoding, vocabulary, grammar, writing, listening, and more. Math Upgrade courses include lessons on fractions, percents, statistics, word problems, geometry, algebra, and more. The GED and HiSET courses prepare students to pass the high school equivalency tests. And the TOEFL and IELTS courses prepare you to score high on key English tests. The Digital Literacy course includes lessons on content creation, messaging, data, privacy, security, and digital citizenship. Work Life Skills teaches soft skills that help you succeed at your job. Financial Literacy has lessons on personal finance, banking, small business, credit, loans, and savings. And the U.S. Citizenship course helps you prepare for the interview and test. The Learning Upgrade curriculum includes engaging songs, videos, games, and rewards that encourage all learners to achieve mastery. Each lesson provides practice problems accompanied by immediate intervention and remediation with multimedia supports. Students can repeat lessons until they master them, earning a gold certificate when they become proficient in each of the standard’s benchmarks. Learning Upgrade is used by schools and organizations around the world to help students with special needs, learning difficulties, dyslexia, reading disabilities, autism, dyscalculia, and math learning disorder. Join the over 3 million students that have enrolled in Learning Upgrade. Just install the app and click ‘Sign Up’ to begin your path to English and math success. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Finance Quest

Features
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Finance Quest makes learning about money actually fun. Built for teens and anyone starting their money journey, it turns financial literacy into a colorful quest: read a bite-size lesson, beat the quiz, earn stars, and unlock the next level. 8 QUEST TOPICS • Money Basics • Earning Money • Budgeting • Smart Spending • Saving • Banking • Credit & Debt • Investing & Risk HOW IT WORKS • 40 bite-size lessons — each one a quick, friendly read • 160 quiz questions — 4 after every lesson • Earn up to 20 stars per topic and watch your progress grow • Levels unlock one by one, so learning builds step by step • Playful, blocky game look that makes studying feel like playing GO PRO (OPTIONAL) The first two topics are completely free. A single one-time purchase unlocks all 8 topics and removes ads — no subscription, no recurring charges, restorable on all your devices. WHO IT'S FOR • Teens who want to feel confident about money • Students learning personal finance or economics basics • Parents and teachers looking for a fun way to teach money skills • Anyone who wants a friendly refresher on budgeting, credit, and investing No account needed. Start your quest, earn your stars, and grow rich in knowledge! Finance Quest is for education only and does not provide financial advice.

Screenshots

Learning Upgrade4 screens
Finance Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Learning Upgrade at none against Finance Quest's shown. Learning Upgrade also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Learning Upgrade sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Finance Quest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Learning Upgrade versus Finance Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearning UpgradeFinance Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB14 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLearning UpgradeChaleepa Mallawa

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Learning Upgrade

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time3
  • 1 Month License$7.99
  • 3 Month License$19.99
  • 12 Month License$59.99
1 purchases

Finance Quest

One-time1
  • Finance Quest Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Learning Upgrade free?
Learning Upgrade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finance Quest free?
Finance Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Learning Upgrade or Finance Quest have ads?
Finance Quest shows ads; Learning Upgrade does not.

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