Mam' vs Komodo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mam'
Access thousands of past exam papers and their memos for South African students. Easily find and save your favorite papers, manage subjects, and view previously accessed content offline. This free resource aims to improve your grades by simplifying exam preparation.
- Thousands of past exam papers
- Includes memos
- Save favorite papers
- Manage subjects
- Offline access to viewed papers
- Share papers
- Integrated blog posts
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Mam' is a strict but kind teacher in your pocket. She keeps the register and marks with a red pen. ASK MAM' Take a photo of your homework, ask a question, or send a short video. Mam' explains step by step, then gives the answer after the working. She makes quizzes, essay plans, flashcards and speech cue cards, ready to print. PAST PAPERS AND MEMOS Official exam papers and memos for your subjects, newest first. Download once and study with no data. MARK YOURSELF Open a paper and its memo side by side. Enter your mark and see your percentage and level. YOUR EXAMS Your exam timetable with a countdown and a reminder the night before each paper. A DAILY QUIZ Five questions a day, about two minutes. Practice works offline. THE REGISTER Show up each day and Mam' marks you present. One missed day a week is covered by a sick note. Free to use with a daily limit for Ask Mam'.
Komodo
Access a comprehensive collection of exam papers for grades 8-12 across a wide range of subjects. Designed to enhance problem-solving and quick thinking skills, this app aims to help students achieve better results and distinctions in their examinations.
- Extensive subject coverage
- Grade 8-12 exam papers
- Sleek and clean design
- Problem-solving enhancement
- Quick thinking preparation
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Komodo is a study app built around lessons, not downloads. Pick your subjects and work through a clear path, chapter by chapter. EVERY CORE SUBJECT Komodo teaches a universal high school course: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Integrated Science, Earth and Space Science, Geography, History, Economics, Business Studies, Computer Science, and Digital Literacy and ICT. These are the topics common to high school courses everywhere, so Komodo works alongside whatever your school is teaching rather than claiming to replace one syllabus. IN SOUTH AFRICA Set your region to South Africa and Komodo follows CAPS for Grade 8 to Grade 12, with Grade 12 questions at NSC final-exam level. PICK YOUR LEVEL Choose your grade when you start and Komodo builds the path from there. College students get their own library of 56 courses, from Calculus and Organic Chemistry to Accounting, Psychology and Data Science. A STRUCTURED PATH Each subject opens as a sequence of chapters and lessons. You can see what you have finished, what comes next, and how far you have come. Every lesson ends in questions that check you actually understood it. LISTEN AS YOU READ Any lesson can be read aloud, so you can follow along with your eyes or revise while your hands are busy. The speech is generated on your device, so it works with no signal. KEEP YOUR MOMENTUM Daily goals, streaks and missions give you a reason to come back tomorrow. Earn coins as you study and spend them in the Shop on streak freezes and heart refills. Study statistics show the lessons you finished, day by day. STUDY SOUNDS A library of ambient background sounds, from forest and soft rain to late-night, to help you settle into a session. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Open the app and start. No sign-up, no email, no password. Your progress stays on your device. FREE TO LEARN, PREMIUM TO GO FURTHER Every lesson is free to work through in order. Optional Komodo Premium gives you unlimited hearts and lets you jump ahead to any lesson. Monthly and annual plans are available. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel them in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://abair.app/komodo-privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Komodo at 4.8 against Mam''s 1.0. Komodo also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Komodo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Komodo has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mam' ships an update every 6 weeks, Komodo every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Mam' | Komodo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peak Software Pty Ltd | Abair (Pty) Ltd |
Customer experience
Mam'
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In-app purchases
Mam'
No in-app purchases
Komodo
No in-app purchases







