Comparison

A vs Bella Mai Academy

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

Head to head
About

A

This app helps students revise for AQA A-level Sociology exams. It offers flashcards, quizzes, an essay assistant, and exam question guides. Content covers core units and popular option units.

Highlights
  • Flashcards
  • Multiple-choice quizzes
  • Typed-answer quizzes
  • Essay assistant
  • Exam question guide
  • Mind maps
Features
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Studying AQA A-level Sociology? It's hard to remember all the sociologists and key terms, right? Revise everything through flashcards and multiple-choice and typed-answer quizzes, covering all the essential knowledge you'll need for your exams. There's also an 'essay assistant' to get you writing like a sociologist, and a question guide to remind you of what's needed for each type of exam question. There's also a breakdown of each exam paper and detailed mind maps! This app covers the all the core units of Education, Research Methods, Crime & Deviance, Theory & Methods as well as the most popular option units of Families, Beliefs in Society and Media. Unlike other revision apps, there are NO in-app purchases. You'll have everything you need from the moment you've downloaded it.

About

Bella Mai Academy

Features
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Bella Mai Academy App provides online theory modules to our training courses, giving you everything you need to complete your theory training with us. It will give you direct contact with us at all times and help us to keep you up to date with everything. We are located in Thurrock, Essex in the UK Features include: Learning 24/7, anywhere from any device. Keeping track of your progress. Video tutorials. Each course has its own forum, for you to interact with other students and us. Downloadable PDF’s. Direct Emails / Message Centre. Support. We look forward to sharing this great way of learning with you. You I’m can now study around your busy schedules. Terri Tibbles Director & Founder

Screenshots

A4 screens
Bella Mai Academy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bella Mai Academy at Free against A's $1.99. Bella Mai Academy also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.5). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Bella Mai Academy is free to download; A costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A ships an update every 4 months, Bella Mai Academy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
A versus Bella Mai Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABella Mai Academy
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.512.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrade Growers LtdTerri Tibbles

In-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

None

Bella Mai Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A free?
A costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bella Mai Academy free?
Bella Mai Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do A or Bella Mai Academy have ads?
Neither A nor Bella Mai Academy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A or Bella Mai Academy?
A ships an update every 4 months, and Bella Mai Academy every 3 days. Most recently, A was updated on September 13, 2026 and Bella Mai Academy on September 9, 2026.

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