Gies Groups vs StudyRank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gies Groups
Connect with fellow students and access essential resources from Gies College of Business. Discover events, join student groups, and find information on academics, advising, and career services.
- College-wide event listings
- Student group information
- Academic department details
- Advising services
- Career services resources
- Exclusive member content
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Gies Groups is an online community for students at Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. Here you will find information on college-wide events, student groups, academic departments, advising, and career services. Each group has a page with exclusive content for its members and a website with information for all Gies Groups community members and the public.
StudyRank
This app gamifies study time by converting your focused effort into virtual currency. Track your progress, share your achievements on social media, and review your past study sessions.
- Study timer with virtual currency conversion
- SNS sharing of study time
- Progress tracking and history
- Gamified learning experience
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◆タイマー機能 勉強した時間をお金に換算することができます。 ◆SNSシェア機能 勉強に費やした時間をSNSに投稿することができます。 ◆記録機能 過去の記録を見ることができます。 お問い合わせ (追加して欲しい機能などあれば) https://twitter.com/benkyoinvest
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Verdict
Gies Groups and StudyRank are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gies Groups ships an update every 3 weeks, StudyRank every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gies Groups | StudyRank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (70 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Novalsys, Inc | Yusuke Uemura |
Customer experience
Gies Groups
StudyRank
In-app purchases
Gies Groups
No in-app purchases
StudyRank
No in-app purchases
