Academic® vs CREA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Academic®
This cloud-based application connects educational institutions with students and parents. It facilitates payments, tracks financial information, and delivers important academic and administrative notifications. Users can also access school news and review assignments and projects.
- Secure payment processing
- Payment tracking
- Academic and administrative notifications
- School news updates
- Assignment and project review
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Academic® es la aplicación en la nube líder para colegios y universidades, permitiéndoles explotar al máximo su potencial. Con nuestra aplicación móvil, podrás tener información exclusiva y relevante. · Realiza todos tus pagos sin complicaciones. · Lleva el control de tus pagos. · Recibe notificaciones y/o avisos académicos y administrativos · Consulta las noticias relacionadas con tu escuela · Revisa actividades como tareas, proyectos, exposiciones, etc.
CREA
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Comunicación instantánea, adaptada a tus necesidades. Una aplicación profesional desarrollada exclusivamente para tu escuela. Interfaz amigable para usuarios de todas las edades. La comunicación con alumnos, padres y profesores será más eficiente que nunca. Podrás enviar avisos, notificar eventos, tareas, ingresar y consultar calificaciones, ver galerías de imágenes, podrás estar al tanto de las novedades y noticias en tiempo real, donde estés y mucho más.
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Verdict
Academic® and CREA are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Academic® ships an update every 3 weeks, CREA every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Academic® | CREA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 4.8% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BIT Technologies Mexico SA de CV | SCHOOL IBOX S.A.S. DE C.V. |
In-app purchases
Academic®
No in-app purchases
CREA
No in-app purchases
