Comparison

UNM Instatt vs BeginClass

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

Head to head
About

UNM Instatt

This app streamlines class attendance for University of Nottingham Malaysia students and lecturers. Lecturers can unlock classes for easy student sign-in via smartphone, with integrated schedule and location information. Students can track their overall attendance for the semester.

Highlights
  • Unlock classes for student sign-in
  • Student smartphone attendance
  • Class schedule information
  • Class location details
  • Attendance analytics and summary
  • University ID login
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Don’t let attendance tracking waste another second of class. Designed for University of Nottingham Malaysia, Instatt is a mobile solution where lecturers can create and unlock classes for the students so they can sign in directly from their smartphone when they show up for classes. Instatt will even provide info on schedules and class locations. All you have to do is sign in with your University ID and password, then sign in for attendance once the class is unlocked by your lecturer! It’s that easy. You can also access the analytics and summary to see your overall attendance for the semester.

About

BeginClass

This app transforms lectures and classes into searchable text, translations, and AI-generated summaries. It allows users to follow live transcripts, review recordings with synchronized text, and import audio/video files for transcription. Ideal for students and professionals needing to capture and study information from various learning environments.

Highlights
  • Live lecture transcription with timestamps
  • Real-time and post-class translation
  • Synchronized recording, transcript, and bookmarks
  • AI-powered class summaries
  • Import and transcribe audio/video files
  • Photo and conversation translation
  • System audio transcription and floating captions
Features
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Live lecture transcription, classroom translation, bilingual captions, and AI study notes for international students. BeginClass is a lecture-notes app built for classes, online courses, seminars, and learning across languages. Follow a live transcript while the class is happening, then review the recording, transcript, bookmarks, translations, and AI summary together after class. LIVE LECTURE TRANSCRIPTION Choose the language being spoken and see timestamped transcript segments appear while you record. Use it for lectures, seminars, and study discussions. REAL-TIME TRANSLATION Display the original transcript and translated text together for supported language pairs, helping you keep up in a class taught in another language. You can also translate the complete saved transcript after class. MULTILINGUAL LEARNING Supports English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, and Malay. Transcription and translation availability differs by device and language pair. Follow English-taught lectures, Japanese seminars, or Korean classes with captions, then review the original and translated notes. RECORDING, TRANSCRIPT, AND BOOKMARKS TOGETHER Each recording stays with its transcript. Listen while you read, add bookmarks during class, and return quickly to the moments you want to review. AI CLASS SUMMARIES Create a structured summary from a saved transcript to identify key ideas, learning points, and review cues. Automatic refinement and summaries are enabled after first-launch consent and can be disabled in Settings. Manual and eligible automatic summaries send transcripts online. TRANSCRIBE AUDIO AND VIDEO FILES Import recordings, audio, and video from Files or Photos, or send supported media to BeginClass from another app. Turn course recordings, podcasts, talks, and interviews into searchable text. PHOTO AND CONVERSATION TRANSLATION Recognize and translate text from slides, handouts, and whiteboard photos. Two-way conversation translation helps with office hours, group discussions, and everyday communication. SYSTEM AUDIO AND FLOATING CAPTIONS On supported iPhone and iPad devices, use the system broadcast panel to transcribe course audio playing in another app. Picture in Picture can keep live captions visible while you use other apps. BeginClass does not save screen video. SEARCH, REVIEW, AND SHARE Search notes by title or transcript content, compare original and translated text, listen to the associated recording, and copy or share the text you need. ORGANIZE YOUR COURSE NOTES Group notes by course or topic, and merge recordings from separate sessions into one audio note for review. Great for: - International students and multilingual classes - University lectures, online courses, and seminars - Study groups, interviews, and meetings - Course recordings, podcasts, and educational videos - Language learning and cross-language conversations Privacy and requirements: 1. BeginClass requires iOS 26 or later. 2. Speech recognition, text recognition, and Apple Translation use on-device system technologies. An Apple language model may need to be downloaded the first time you use a language. 3. Once language resources are ready, live transcription and translation work offline. AI class summaries require an internet connection, and the current transcript is submitted to generate the summary. 4. System-audio transcription requires authorization and activation through the iOS system broadcast panel. Protected, silent, or unavailable audio may not be captured. 5. Results vary with the device, system language-model support, recording quality, background noise, and speech. 6. All features are free to use. No registration or account is required. Contact: support@miremire.com Privacy Policy: https://beginclass.ai/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://beginclass.ai/terms/

Screenshots

UNM Instatt4 screens
BeginClass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BeginClass at 100% against UNM Instatt's 26%. BeginClass also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (36 vs 2). UNM Instatt's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BeginClass holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeginClass has 36 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of UNM Instatt's written reviews are positive against 100% of BeginClass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UNM Instatt ships an update every 8 days, BeginClass weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UNM Instatt versus BeginClass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUNM InstattBeginClass
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings236 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLie Zhi HouBeijing Zaomeng Shidai Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

UNM Instatt

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative68.4%

BeginClass

All ratings36 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

UNM Instatt

No in-app purchases

None

BeginClass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UNM Instatt free?
UNM Instatt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeginClass free?
BeginClass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UNM Instatt or BeginClass?
BeginClass is rated higher. UNM Instatt averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BeginClass averages 4.8 from 36 ratings.
Do UNM Instatt or BeginClass have ads?
Neither UNM Instatt nor BeginClass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UNM Instatt or BeginClass?
UNM Instatt ships an update every 8 days, and BeginClass weekly. Most recently, UNM Instatt was updated on November 2, 2026 and BeginClass on November 6, 2026.

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