MyDocs with KSS vs MyTextMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyDocs with KSS
Enhance your learning with a system designed for improved study effectiveness and retention. This app offers multiple study methods, including speed-reading, audio playback, and interactive flashcard creation and quizzing. Track your progress with detailed real-time reports.
- KSS 2X study effectiveness
- Speed-reading (SKIM)
- ReadAlong Audio with speed control
- Flashcard creation and quizzing
- Real-time graphical progress reporting
- Eight distinct study methods
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MyDocs with KIC Study System substantially improves study effectiveness. KSS 2X provides up to two times normal study effectiveness. Students achieve significantly higher retention in less time. KSS 2X involves speed-reading for 20-30 seconds immediately followed by ReadAlong Audio of the same content. Highlighting is replaced with making flashcards, which allows students to quiz themselves on ‘highlighted’ information. Its intimate involvement with the study process allows KSS to provide detailed real-time graphical study progress reporting. For students who prefer less structured studying, KSS provides eight study methods: 1. Pre-study SKIM - computer-assisted speed-reading - no training required 2. ReadAlong Audio for deeper retention than reading alone, with speed control 3-5. Normal reading, Controlled pace reading and Audio only 6. Creating flashcards (an alternative to highlighting) 7-8. Studying & quizzing with flashcards
MyTextMate
This app sends you daily text message reminders for your upcoming events and deadlines. Connect to your school or manually add appointments to stay organized. Customize your message preferences and preview your texts before they are sent.
- School integration
- Manual event scheduling
- Customizable text messages
- Message preview
- Daily reminder texts
- Canvas connection
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CONNECT Select your school or connect to Canvas manually. CUSTOMIZE Choose when you want your daily text messages, how you want to be greeted, and more. SCHEDULE Add events like meetings and doctor's appointments. PREVIEW See what your upcoming text message will look like. RELAX Get daily text messages showing everything you have coming up! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyTextMate at 5.0 against MyDocs with KSS's 3.6. MyTextMate also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). MyDocs with KSS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. MyTextMate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. MyDocs with KSS asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyTextMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of MyDocs with KSS's written reviews are positive against 100% of MyTextMate's.
MyDocs with KSS ships an update every 8 days, MyTextMate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyDocs with KSS | MyTextMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Image Access Inc | Lazy Texts, LLC |
Customer experience
MyDocs with KSS
MyTextMate
In-app purchases
MyDocs with KSS
No in-app purchases
MyTextMate
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$2.001 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$20.001 Year
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