Comparison

TARCApp vs EssayGuide

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

Head to head
About

TARCApp

Access university news, apply for programs, and explore the campus virtually. Students can view timetables, results, and manage attendance. Stay connected with all official university information.

Highlights
  • Latest university news
  • Virtual campus tour with directions
  • Online program applications
  • View class and exam timetables
  • Access examination results
  • Manage attendance
  • Link to Google Classroom
Features
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Stay connected with Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) while you are on the go. Prospective students can visit to our website (www.tarc.edu.my) for more information about studying at TAR UMT. Features: News – Get the latest news on TAR UMT. Virtual Tour –Tour the Kuala Lumpur main campus virtually and get directions to campus buildings. Online Application - Apply for admission to Pre-University and Undergraduate Programmes online. Programmes Offered - Find information on programmes offered by TAR UMT. Library - Access to library website. Alumni - Quick links to alumni related pages. Personalised information and services for students only Announcement – View notices posted by faculties/departments. Class Timetable – Access to class timetable. Exam Timetable – Access to examination timetable. Examination Result - View the latest/overall examination result. Billing - View billing and payment history. Attendance - Allow students to register and check attendance. Google Classroom – Login to Google Classroom app.

About

EssayGuide

This app helps Malaysian secondary students improve their writing skills in Bahasa Melayu, English, and Chinese. It offers model essays, grammar practice, and vocabulary building tools, with gamified elements to encourage daily study.

Highlights
  • Model essays for BM, English, and Chinese
  • BM grammar practice with quizzes
  • Peribahasa learning with pictures
  • Daily study goals and rewards
  • Community study tips and advice
  • Vocabulary building with Word of the Day
Features
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From your first karangan to your SPM paper, EssayGuide helps you read, practise and write better in Bahasa Melayu, English and 华文. Learn from model essays, master BM grammar step by step and remember peribahasa through pictures, all in one friendly app made for Malaysian secondary students. NEW: A LEARNING PATH FOR BAHASA MELAYU Follow a guided roadmap through 21 tatabahasa topics, from Kata Nama to Ayat Songsang. Learn the idea first, practise with quick quizzes, and see exactly why each answer is right or wrong. Ali, your stickman study buddy, cheers you on every step of the way. FOR ESSAYS: LEARN FROM MODEL ESSAYS • Read 172 model essays: 68 karangan BM, 64 English essays and 40 华文作文 • Tap underlined words and phrases to see their meaning • Save favourite essays to your account • Grow your kosa kata with a new Word of the Day • Submit your own essay for a chance to be featured FOR BM GRAMMAR: MASTER TATABAHASA • Morfologi and Sintaksis topics with levels that build up to SPM-style challenges • Spot common mistakes such as "semua murid-murid" with quick Betul or Salah sentence checks • See the corrected sentence and the rule after every check • Read explanations in English, Bahasa Melayu or 中文, while questions stay in BM • Revise completed topics in minutes with Short Notes, comparison tables and worked examples FOR PERIBAHASA: REMEMBER EVERY SAYING • 100 peribahasa, each with a hand-drawn picture that makes it stick • Fill in missing words, match meanings and choose the right saying for a situation • Essay examples show how to use each peribahasa in your karangan STUDY A LITTLE, EVERY DAY • Set a daily goal and celebrate when you reach it • Keep your streak, earn XP and complete daily quests • Open reward chests, collect coins and customise your avatar • Climb the Monthly League and see how you rank in your state or school • Get gentle study reminders LEARN TOGETHER • Read study tips and writing advice shared by fellow students • Like, comment and reply, or share your own tips with pictures • Report and block tools help keep the community kind, and every report is reviewed UPGRADE TO ESSAYGUIDE PRO EssayGuide is free to use, with 2 lesson starts a day. Upgrade to Pro for: • Unlimited lesson starts • Training Arena to replay and fix your mistakes • Ad-free study • Full essay dictionary with English and Chinese definitions, translations and pronunciation • Essay highlights, summaries and saved words • Word of the Day history • Extra BM and English study references: vocabulary, peribahasa, common mistakes, proverbs and cohesive devices Choose a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Guided lessons currently cover Bahasa Melayu. Essays are available in Bahasa Melayu, English and Chinese. Questions or feedback: essayguideapp@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://essayguide.vercel.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://essayguide.vercel.app/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

TARCApp4 screens
EssayGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TARCApp at none against EssayGuide's 2. TARCApp also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). EssayGuide's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. EssayGuide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TARCApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TARCApp against 5.0 for EssayGuide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TARCApp ships an update every 3 months, EssayGuide every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TARCApp versus EssayGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTARCAppEssayGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews18.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and TechnologyYiek Siew Hao

Customer experience

TARCApp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive18.5%
Neutral14.8%
Negative66.7%

EssayGuide

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TARCApp

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

EssayGuide

Subscriptions1
  • EssayGuide Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • EssayGuide Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is TARCApp free?
TARCApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EssayGuide free?
EssayGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TARCApp or EssayGuide?
TARCApp and EssayGuide are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TARCApp or EssayGuide have ads?
Neither TARCApp nor EssayGuide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TARCApp or EssayGuide?
TARCApp ships an update every 3 months, and EssayGuide every 5 days. Most recently, TARCApp was updated on November 2, 2026 and EssayGuide on November 4, 2026.

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