StudyMate vs RioLearn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StudyMate
This app syncs with your institution's licensed learning management system to provide access to your "My StudyMate" projects and instructor-provided activities. Study offline using various interactive learning tools like flashcards and quizzes.
- Syncs with LMS
- Offline study activities
- Fact Cards
- Flash Cards
- Fill in the Blank
- Matching
- Quizzes
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StudyMate is the companion app for “StudyMate Campus” (the enterprise version of StudyMate licensed by schools and universities). This app does NOT work with the free version of StudyMate.com. The setup is simple: login to StudyMate Campus with a web browser, locate the mobile code, and enter it into this app. The StudyMate app will then sync with your Learning Management System (like Canvas, Blackboard or Schoology). During the sync, it will locate your personal “My StudyMate” projects, as well as StudyMate activities provided in your online courses by instructors. The data is updated each time the app is started, or anytime you click the sync button. The StudyMate app lets you study offline using ten of the same activities available in the web version of StudyMate Campus, including: - Fact Cards - Fact Cards+ - Flash Cards - Fill in the Blank - Pick a Letter - Matching - Glossary - Quiz - Challenge - Show All Download it for FREE! There are NO advertisements and NO in-app purchases. This app is provided as part of your institution’s license of StudyMate Campus, which is why we don’t charge you twice. Just remember that the StudyMate app won’t be of any use if your university or school doesn’t license StudyMate Campus.
RioLearn
Access your Rio Salado College courses with greater flexibility. Learn on your schedule, anytime and anywhere, bringing the convenience of college to your mobile device.
- Mobile access to college courses
- Flexible learning schedule
- Learn anytime, anywhere
- On-the-go education
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The RioLearn mobile app offers you even more flexibility when taking classes at Rio Salado. Enjoy the convenience of college on the go, and learning on your schedule – anytime, anywhere!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: StudyMate at 83% against RioLearn's 26%. StudyMate also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.1). RioLearn's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.5). On price, ratings volume, 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.
StudyMate holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of StudyMate's written reviews are positive against 26% of RioLearn's.
StudyMate ships an update every 5 weeks, RioLearn every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StudyMate | RioLearn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) — better | 2.1 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 26.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Respondus | Maricopa County Community College District |
Customer experience
StudyMate
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In-app purchases
StudyMate
No in-app purchases
RioLearn
No in-app purchases
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