Comparison

ClassIn vs ManageBac

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

Head to head
About

ClassIn

This integrated platform supports online and offline teaching with features like live classrooms, LMS, and personalized learning environments. It aims to empower educators and learners globally, fostering independent and self-disciplined lifelong learning.

Highlights
  • Online live classrooms
  • Offline smart classrooms
  • Learning Management System (LMS)
  • Personal Learning Environment (PLE)
  • Collaborative blackboard
  • Virtual experiments
Features
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Welcome to ClassIn and embrace the new era of lifelong learning! ClassIn, developed by Empower Education Online (EEO) for eight years, is an integrated teaching platform encompassing online live classrooms, offline smart classrooms, an LMS learning management system, and a PLE personal learning environment. ClassIn adheres to the essence of education, releasing the charm of teaching and learning, and cultivating independent and self-disciplined lifelong learners. As of now, ClassIn has been favored by educators and learners across the globe: · 150 countries · 2 million educators · 30 million learners · 20,000 K12 schools, higher education institutions, and enterprises. ClassIn effectively assists K12 schools, universities and enterprises with achieving high quality online, offline, hybrid, and intelligent teaching; ClassIn facilitates educators in creating a course system, knowledge space, learning community, and evaluation data that focus on learners; further, ClassIn enables teachers to enrich courses and teaching, and enhance students' core literacy and lifelong learning ability. Hybrid Learning Solutions ClassIn is widely praised for its comprehensive online and offline teaching solutions. It offers a seamless experience for up to 2000 people to attend online live classes, with 50 people's audio and video being displayed simultaneously. Furthermore, it provides a host of features, including collaborative blackboard, collaborative documents, group teaching and virtual experiments, to replicate the feeling of an offline environment. With its state-of-the-art intelligent teaching system, ClassIn provides an easy and efficient learning experience for both online and offline teaching. Learning Management System (LMS) ClassIn offers a comprehensive learning platform for traditional teaching activities, such as classrooms, homework, discussions, and assessments, to help students construct their own learning pathway. Moreover, with collaborative documents and internet communication, ClassIn promotes project-based, cooperative and inquiry-based learning, enabling students to practice and enhance their creativity, communication, and collaboration skills. Personal Learning Environment (PLE) ClassIn enables personalized and lifelong learning. In the era of internet and artificial intelligence, knowledge is iterating rapidly and is no longer centered in schools or libraries, but dispersed in society and networks, which requires learners to take the initiative to learn and pursue lifelong learning. ClassIn will continuously upgrade the PLE personal learning environment to build a lifelong learning system and cultivate self-disciplined lifelong learners. More to Explore on www.classin.com

About

ManageBac

This app helps students, parents, and educators manage academic tasks, track progress, and collaborate across various curricula. It supports planning, goal-setting, coursework submission, and communication for a streamlined educational experience.

Highlights
  • Academic deadline tracking
  • Goal setting and portfolio building
  • CAS/service-learning management
  • Curriculum planning and collaboration
  • Assessment and grade management
  • Attendance and behavior tracking
  • Parental progress monitoring
Features
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ManageBac is built for students, parents, teachers, admins and coordinators on-the-go! With multi-curricula support for the full IB Continuum (PYP, MYP, CP, DP), IGCSEs and universally with a Build-your-Own (BYO) model. Students: • Stay organised with key academic deadlines and assessment tasks. • Set goals and build a portfolio with coursework, photos and more. • Manage CAS or service-learning activities with reflections. • Plan projects and communicate with your teachers & advisors. • Browse and reference QuickStart guides for the IB to stay one step ahead. Teachers: • Collaboratively plan your curriculum. • Manage teaching and learning with Stream & Resources. • Share experiences and goal-setting within the Portfolio. • Mark tasks, annotate coursework and submit term grades. • Record attendance and Behaviour & Discipline. Coordinators: • Plan and organise key year group deadlines. • Manage service learning & project-based learning. • Manage exams from start to finish. • Analyse your curriculum and manage term reporting. Parents: • Browse the curriculum alongside teaching & learning within the Portfolio. • Monitor academic progress with grades, teacher comments, and report cards. • Submit attendance excusals and communicate with homeroom advisors. • Collaborate with fellow parents via the Parent-Teacher Association.

Screenshots

ClassIn4 screens
ManageBac4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ManageBac at 4.1 against ClassIn's 3.6. ManageBac also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13). ClassIn's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 19%) and ratings volume (1K vs 158). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ClassIn sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. ManageBac asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ManageBac holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClassIn has 1K ratings behind it against 158, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of ClassIn's written reviews are positive against 19% of ManageBac's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClassIn ships an update every 11 days, ManageBac every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ClassIn versus ManageBac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassInManageBac
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (1K ratings)4.1 (158 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.5% of reviews — better19.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better158
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB266 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEEO Education Ltd.Faria Education Limited

Customer experience

ClassIn

All ratings1,019 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative28.9%
Written reviews558 reviews
Positive50.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative40.0%

ManageBac

All ratings158 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews362 reviews
Positive19.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative73.2%

User reviews

ClassIn

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Useful features for education
  • 👍 Great for learning Chinese
  • 🚀 Efficient for online classes
  • 🤝 Good for teacher-student interaction

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unstable
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤔 Confusing user interface
  • 🤷‍♀️ Lack of privacy for students

ManageBac

From 158 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient for school/IB
  • 🚀 Helpful for distance learning
  • 👍 Useful for tracking assignments

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
  • 👎 Confusing and unintuitive UI
  • 👎 Difficult to navigate
  • 👎 Slow and laggy
  • 👎 Frustrating to use

Bugs and requests

ClassIn

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Issues with file uploads and downloads
  • Microphone and camera problems
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add autosave feature
  • Improve screen sharing capabilities
  • Enhance mobile app compatibility
  • Provide better language support

ManageBac

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent log-outs
  • Issues with file uploads
  • Inconsistent notification system
  • Grades and assignments not displaying properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Easier access to grades and assignments
  • Better organization and filtering of tasks
  • Improved mobile experience
  • Ability to view all past work

In-app purchases

13 purchases

ClassIn

One-time13
  • Purchase 1 additional lesson$0.99
  • Purchase 2 additional lesson$1.99
  • Purchase 4 additional lesson$2.99
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  • Purchase 12 additional lesson$9.99
  • Purchase 14 additional lesson$11.99
  • Purchase 15 additional lesson$12.99
  • Purchase 16 additional lesson$12.99
  • Pro Edition$14.99
  • Purchase 18 additional lesson$14.99
  • Purchase 17 additional lesson$14.99
  • Purchase 19 additional lesson$14.99
  • Monthly Edition$17.99
  • Purchase 20 additional lesson$17.99
None

ManageBac

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClassIn free?
ClassIn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ManageBac free?
ManageBac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ClassIn or ManageBac?
ManageBac is rated higher. ClassIn averages 3.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while ManageBac averages 4.1 from 158 ratings.
Do ClassIn or ManageBac have ads?
Neither ClassIn nor ManageBac shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClassIn or ManageBac?
ClassIn ships an update every 11 days, and ManageBac every 2 weeks. Most recently, ClassIn was updated on October 17, 2026 and ManageBac on October 16, 2026.

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