iHomework vs TMU Safe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iHomework
Learn Chinese with interactive video exercises and speech recognition. This app helps improve fluency and retention through phonetic correction, practice quizzes, and scoring based on recorded speech. It's designed to make learning engaging and effective for students.
- Video-based learning
- Speech recognition for pronunciation practice
- Phonetic comparison and correction
- Practice quizzes for each lesson
- Scoring based on recorded speech
- Traditional Chinese style interface
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Learning Chinese through video and speech recognition, this update brings you several new features that will increase your fluency and help you stay motivated. You can now use Chinese videos to complete the exercises and score by recording. Since September 2018 going online, ihomework become the best friends of our students to learn Chinese. We received lots of good comments and valuable advices from parents and students. Based on those, we have upgraded our current version in all aspects, from Chinese traditional style of website to new added practice Quiz. The new version has not only improved previous function of phonetic comparison and correction, but also added practice Quiz for each class. All the improved functions will help improve study efficiency and effectiveness for students, and help them remember better.
TMU Safe
This official university safety app provides urgent alerts and access to emergency procedures, campus support contacts, and personal safety tips. It also offers information on free training and workshops to help community members stay prepared.
- Urgent safety alerts
- Emergency procedures access
- Campus support contact info
- Personal safety tips
- Training and workshop information
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TMU Safe is the official safety app for Toronto Metropolitan University. The app will send you important alerts in case of urgent situations that require your immediate attention. Through the app, you can also access resources like: - the university’s emergency procedures - contact information for support services on campus - personal safety and theft prevention tips that can empower you to take action - info on free training and workshops available to community members Download today and ensure that you’re prepared in case of a rare but possible emergency on campus. Learn more at torontomu.ca/tmusafe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iHomework at 67% against TMU Safe's 13%. iHomework also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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.
iHomework ships an update every 4 weeks, TMU Safe every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iHomework | TMU Safe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 林 苏 | Toronto Metropolitan University |
Customer experience
iHomework
TMU Safe
In-app purchases
iHomework
No in-app purchases
TMU Safe
No in-app purchases
