Comparison

Mana vs Manabie Learner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mana

This app streamlines communication for educational institutions, offering features like group announcements, individual messaging, and absence/tardiness notifications. It also includes a "Now Where?" feature for parents to track student location and optional learning support tools.

Highlights
  • Group announcements
  • Individual messaging
  • Absence/tardiness notifications
  • Student location tracking
  • Optional learning support tools
Features
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学習塾、専門学校、通信教育、その他、各種学びを提供している教育事業者の皆様、生徒や保護者とのコミュニケーションに困っていませんか。 学びのためのコミュニケーションツール「Mana-Com」では、教室在籍者に一斉連絡をする「お知らせ」、個別にやりとりをする「メッセージ」、生徒や保護者から「欠席連絡」「遅刻連絡」を受け付ける機能といった、教室運営をサポートする機能が充実。 生徒の指導に集中する環境を整えるお手伝いを致します。 保護者がお子さんの現在位置を確認できる「今ドコ」機能などもあり、継続的にご利用いただけるツールとなっております。 オプションでは「解説動画」や「暗記テスト」といった、生徒の学習をサポートする機能もあります。 ※運営事業者から本ツールのご利用案内を受けられた生徒、保護者の皆様へ 本ツールをインストール後、「新規アカウント作成」から、提示されたQRコードを読み込ませてください。 アカウントの新規作成申請ができるようになり、事業者に承認されましたらアプリをご利用いただくことが可能となります。

About

Manabie Learner

This app supports daily learning for students. It provides tools and resources to help with educational activities and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Daily learning support
  • Educational activity tools
  • Progress tracking
Features
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日々の学習をサポートする、Manabieの生徒アプリ

Screenshots

Mana4 screens
Manabie Learner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Manabie Learner at 23% against Mana's 4%. Manabie Learner also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mana ships an update every 5 weeks, Manabie Learner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Mana versus Manabie Learner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManaManabie Learner
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews4.0% of reviews22.7% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB247 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHitotocoLabo. K,K,Manabie

Customer experience

Mana

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive4.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative86.0%

Manabie Learner

Written reviews22 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative68.2%

In-app purchases

None

Mana

No in-app purchases

None

Manabie Learner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mana free?
Mana is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Manabie Learner free?
Manabie Learner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mana or Manabie Learner have ads?
Neither Mana nor Manabie Learner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mana or Manabie Learner?
Mana ships an update every 5 weeks, and Manabie Learner every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mana was updated on November 2, 2026 and Manabie Learner on November 3, 2026.

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