Comparison

A vs QMC

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

QMC

This app helps parents and students at Queen Mary's College stay informed about academic progress, upcoming exams, and school events. It provides a centralized platform for tracking lessons and important college information.

Highlights
  • Monitor academic progress
  • Track exams
  • View lessons
  • Stay updated on events
  • College information access
Features
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The QMC app allows parents and students to monitor their progress and keep track of exams, lessons and events at Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke.

Screenshots

A4 screens
QMC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: A at 50% against QMC's 0%. QMC's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). 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

QMC 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, QMC monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
A versus QMC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAQMC
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrade Growers LtdQueen Mary's College

Customer experience

A

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral15.4%
Negative34.6%

QMC

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

None

QMC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A free?
A costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QMC free?
QMC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do A or QMC have ads?
Neither A nor QMC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A or QMC?
A ships an update every 4 months, and QMC monthly. Most recently, A was updated on October 26, 2026 and QMC on October 1, 2026.

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