ManageBac vs Past Code
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.
Past Code
Instantly find mark schemes for IGCSE and A-Level past papers by scanning their codes with your camera. Save time and effort by accessing the correct resources directly.
- Scan past paper codes with camera
- Instant mark scheme retrieval
- Supports IGCSE papers
- Supports A-Level papers
- User-friendly interface
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Stop wasting your time and effort looking for mark schemes online. With the help of Past Code, you can use your camera to scan any IGCSE or A-Level past paper code and find the mark scheme associated with it instantly. For further information you can email us at omarayyanapps@hotmail.com or at my personal email omarayyan@hotmail.com A Omar Rayyan Production Copyrighted 2021
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Verdict
ManageBac and Past Code both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Past Code's written reviews are positive against 19% of ManageBac's. Past Code also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). ManageBac's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 4). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for ManageBac against 4.0 for Past Code. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ManageBac has 135 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of ManageBac's written reviews are positive against 50% of Past Code's.
ManageBac ships an update every 2 weeks, Past Code every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ManageBac | Past Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (135 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 19.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 265 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faria Education Limited | Omar Rayyan |
Customer experience
ManageBac
Past Code
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
Past Code
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ManageBac
No in-app purchases
Past Code
No in-app purchases
