Comparison

ManageBac vs SIPAS

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

Head to head
About

ManageBac

This app helps students, parents, and educators manage academic tasks, track progress, and collaborate across various curricula. It supports planning, goal-setting, coursework submission, and communication for a streamlined educational experience.

Highlights
  • Academic deadline tracking
  • Goal setting and portfolio building
  • CAS/service-learning management
  • Curriculum planning and collaboration
  • Assessment and grade management
  • Attendance and behavior tracking
  • Parental progress monitoring
Features
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ManageBac is built for students, parents, teachers, admins and coordinators on-the-go! With multi-curricula support for the full IB Continuum (PYP, MYP, CP, DP), IGCSEs and universally with a Build-your-Own (BYO) model. Students: • Stay organised with key academic deadlines and assessment tasks. • Set goals and build a portfolio with coursework, photos and more. • Manage CAS or service-learning activities with reflections. • Plan projects and communicate with your teachers & advisors. • Browse and reference QuickStart guides for the IB to stay one step ahead. Teachers: • Collaboratively plan your curriculum. • Manage teaching and learning with Stream & Resources. • Share experiences and goal-setting within the Portfolio. • Mark tasks, annotate coursework and submit term grades. • Record attendance and Behaviour & Discipline. Coordinators: • Plan and organise key year group deadlines. • Manage service learning & project-based learning. • Manage exams from start to finish. • Analyse your curriculum and manage term reporting. Parents: • Browse the curriculum alongside teaching & learning within the Portfolio. • Monitor academic progress with grades, teacher comments, and report cards. • Submit attendance excusals and communicate with homeroom advisors. • Collaborate with fellow parents via the Parent-Teacher Association.

About

SIPAS

This app provides students and parents with access to academic schedules, personal data, registration history, and transportation details. It also offers cafeteria menus and event notifications. Parents can update their personal information and manage vehicle registration for campus access.

Highlights
  • View student schedules
  • Access personal and registration data
  • Track student transportation
  • Check cafeteria menus
  • Receive event notifications
  • Parents can update personal data
  • Manage vehicle registration
Features
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Students can see: - Their schedule, especially important in secondary that has a rotating block schedule. - Their personal data including the picture (taken from the yearbook photos). - Their current registration including, level, group, co-curricular classes, & sports teams. - A history of registration in previous years (detailed starting in 2018-19). - Student Transportation: Information about the bus routes and the bus route(s) in which they are registered. - Cafeteria Menu - They receive notifications regarding sports events, bus changes. Parents can see: - The information each of their children can see. - Their personal data and can update it as needed. - Vehicle license plate registration for campus vehicle control. - Information about the bus route(s) in which their sons are registered. - Parents can receive notifications about sports events & buses.

Screenshots

ManageBac4 screens
SIPAS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ManageBac at 4.1 against SIPAS's 3.6. ManageBac also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (177 vs 10). SIPAS's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 20%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

ManageBac holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ManageBac has 177 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of ManageBac's written reviews are positive against 50% of SIPAS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ManageBac ships an update every 2 weeks, SIPAS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ManageBac versus SIPAS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManageBacSIPAS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (177 ratings) — better3.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews19.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings177 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaria Education LimitedGuillermo Viquez

Customer experience

ManageBac

All ratings172 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive19.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative73.0%

SIPAS

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

ManageBac

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent log-outs
  • Issues with file uploads
  • Inconsistent notification system
  • Grades and assignments not displaying properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Easier access to grades and assignments
  • Better organization and filtering of tasks
  • Improved mobile experience
  • Ability to view all past work

SIPAS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ManageBac

No in-app purchases

None

SIPAS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ManageBac free?
ManageBac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SIPAS free?
SIPAS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ManageBac or SIPAS?
ManageBac is rated higher. ManageBac averages 4.1 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while SIPAS averages 3.6 from 10 ratings.
Do ManageBac or SIPAS have ads?
Neither ManageBac nor SIPAS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ManageBac or SIPAS?
ManageBac ships an update every 2 weeks, and SIPAS every 4 months. Most recently, ManageBac was updated on October 27, 2026 and SIPAS on October 24, 2026.

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