ManageBac vs My Tutor Source
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.
My Tutor Source
Access expert tutors with over a decade of teaching experience across Mathematics, Sciences, Business, and Languages. Achieve top grades with proven success, as over 87% of students reach academic excellence. Join a community of over 5500 satisfied learners.
- Experienced tutors (10+ years)
- High student success rate (87%+)
- Subjects: Math, Science, Business, Languages
- Large satisfied student base (5500+)
- Focus on top grades
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We have tutors with 10+ Years of Teaching Experience. More than 87% Students get top grades. For Mathematics, Sciences, Business Subjects & Languages. 5500+ Satisfied Students.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Tutor Source at 84% against ManageBac's 19%. My Tutor Source also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). ManageBac's advantage is ratings volume (169 vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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.
My Tutor Source holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ManageBac has 169 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of ManageBac's written reviews are positive against 84% of My Tutor Source's.
ManageBac ships an update every 2 weeks, My Tutor Source monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ManageBac | My Tutor Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (169 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.3% of reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faria Education Limited | MY TUTOR SOURCE (PRIVATE) LIMITED |
Customer experience
ManageBac
My Tutor Source
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
My Tutor Source
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ManageBac
No in-app purchases
My Tutor Source
No in-app purchases
Questions
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