Shkolo vs Retent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shkolo
This app streamlines school administration and back-end operations, allowing staff to concentrate on educational tasks. It provides tools for parents to monitor academic progress and communicate with teachers.
- Optimizes school back-end processes
- Facilitates administrative task management
- Enables parent tracking of academic performance
- Direct communication channel with teachers
- Real-time notifications for grades and updates
- Homework tracking features
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Our product boost schools' efficiency by optimizing their back-end and administrative processes and letting the school personnel focus on more important value-adding activities.
Retent
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Turn what you study into long-term memory. Retent helps you remember what you learn by turning your study material into intelligent quizzes after each Focus session. STUDY SMARTER - Add your study material - Set up your desired quiz or flashcards - Read during your Focus session - Test your retention later with AI-powered quizzes FEATURES - AI-generated quizzes based on your notes - Smart Flashcards - Focus sessions that track your attention span - Points, ranks, leaderboards and coins - Ambient audio to help you study - Custom avatars, badges and profile frames WHY CHOOSE RETENT? Retent is built for real retention, not just studying. Instead of passively reviewing material, Retent helps reinforce what you learn so knowledge actually sticks. You can study your own notes, books, slides or any text in general. The app will in turn automatically generate quizzes to test your memory. With a point and coin system, ranks and total personalisation, Retent keeps you motivated while learning, and distraction free Focus sessions with optional ambient sounds help you stay in the zone. Retent is not about studying more - it is about remembering more. WHO IS IT FOR? - Students preparing for exams or studying in general - Anyone interested in improving their attention span while also learning Retent is not just another study timer - it helps reinforce what you learn so it actually stays with you. Start learning. Start remembering. Start Retenting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shkolo at none against Retent's 2. Retent's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Retent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Shkolo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shkolo ships an update monthly, Retent every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shkolo | Retent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (482 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 482 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | SHKOLO OOD | Kristiyan Grigorov |
Bugs and requests
Shkolo
Reported bugs
11 issues- Notifications stop working and require app reinstallation
- Back button returns to child profile instead of notification list
- White screen appears when browsing assignments or statistics
- Homework status not syncing between web and app
- Messages from teachers not appearing in mobile app
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- File download permissions not working on iOS
- Login failures on app despite correct credentials
- Notification language not switching with app language change
- Photo upload from phone gallery fails with format errors
- Absences cannot be removed once marked by teachers
- Notifications not appearing despite correct settings
Requested features
10 requests- Full English language support for international users
- Dark mode option for better user experience
- Homework submission feature on iOS app
- Ability to remove incorrectly marked absences
- Automatic average grade calculation display
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- Detailed homework assignment descriptions from teachers
- Teacher-provided student performance reports
- Guidance recommendations for parents when grades drop
- Multiple file attachment support on iOS app
- Better image cropping and formatting options
Retent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shkolo
No in-app purchases
Retent
- Retent Unlimited Monthly$6.991 Month
- Retent Unlimited Yearly$39.991 Year
