IES Abroad vs aply
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IES Abroad
This app provides essential resources for students studying abroad. Access schedules, maps, cultural events, and contact information for your host city and IES Abroad Center. Stay informed with the latest updates to enhance your international experience.
- View schedules
- Access maps
- Discover cultural opportunities
- Find important contacts
- Get event updates
- Study abroad resources
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The IES Abroad app is an exciting way to engage during your study abroad experience with resources at your fingertips. It allows you to view schedules, maps, cultural opportunities, important contacts and the most up-to-date information for select events happening around your home abroad and IES Abroad Center. The Institute for the International Education of Students, or IES Abroad, is a non-profit study abroad organization that administers study abroad programs for U.S. college-aged students. Founded in 1950 as the Institute of European Studies, our organization has since been renamed to reflect additional offerings in Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Latin America.
aply
Discover talent through AI-powered portfolio reviews, bypassing traditional resumes. Hiring managers can find students based on their actual work and skills, streamlining the recruitment process.
- AI-powered talent search
- Student portfolio review
- Skills-based matching
- Hiring manager tool
- No resumes required
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No resumes. No guesswork. Over 1,800 hiring managers rely on Aply AI to search real student portfolios and discover talent based on actual work — not bullet points.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: aply at 5.0 against IES Abroad's 4.3. aply also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). 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.
aply holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
IES Abroad ships an update every 6 weeks, aply daily. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IES Abroad | aply |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | INSTITUTE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS | Mrkt Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
IES Abroad
aply
In-app purchases
IES Abroad
No in-app purchases
aply
No in-app purchases
