MAX Colleges vs MyAra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MAX Colleges
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MAX provides the very best Fitness and Business Education so you can become the very BEST. Students can download the MAX App for free and access your lifetime Fitness and Business Education.
MyAra
This app provides Ara Institute of Canterbury students with convenient access to essential academic information and campus resources. Manage your schedule, access course materials, and stay updated on campus events all in one place.
- Personalized dashboard
- Student email access
- Moodle course material access
- Student timetable checker
- Attendance record check
- Campus event updates
- Library resource search
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MyAra is Ara Institute of Canterbury’s student app, providing quick and easy access to everything you need to make the most of your Ara experience. The app works seamlessly with the MyAra website, providing the same tiles and information. The app requires you to have a current Ara student login. Features include: • The ability to personalise your dashboard by moving, hiding and changing the colours of tiles • Easy access to your student email • Quick access to your Moodle course material • Easily check your student timetable • Quickly check your attendance record • Keep up to date with campus events • Search library resources and keep track of what books you have on loan • A large knowledge base of content to help you while studying at Ara
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MyAra at none against MAX Colleges's shown. MAX Colleges's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 14 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
MAX Colleges ships an update every 6 months, MyAra every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MAX Colleges | MyAra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 10.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.3.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steve Barry | Collabco |
In-app purchases
MAX Colleges
No in-app purchases
MyAra
No in-app purchases
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