ManageBac vs AUC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
AUC
Connect with the AUC community and join internal e-communities. Stay informed and engaged with your chosen groups.
- Community connection
- Internal e-community access
- User-selected groups
- Stay informed
- Engagement platform
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Easily stay connected with the entire AUC community and internal e-communities you will select to join.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AUC at 4.4 against ManageBac's 4.0. AUC also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). ManageBac's advantage is review sentiment (19% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AUC holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 169 and 48 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of ManageBac's written reviews are positive against 0% of AUC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ManageBac ships an update every 2 weeks, AUC every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ManageBac | AUC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (169 ratings) | 4.4 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Faria Education Limited | The American University in Cairo |
Customer experience
ManageBac
AUC
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
AUC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ManageBac
No in-app purchases
AUC
No in-app purchases
