Islacel vs A$CEND
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Islacel
Stay connected with loved ones in Cuba. This application allows you to easily recharge Cubacel and Nauta accounts, make phone calls, and send text messages.
- Recharge Cubacel
- Recharge Nauta
- Make phone calls
- Send text messages
- Connect with Cuba
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Islacel Better Connected! If you need to be better connected with family and friends in Cuba, you have found the correct app. Islacel allows you to recharge Cubacel, recharge Nauta, make phone calls, and send text messages to your people in Cuba.
A$CEND
This app allows early childhood educators at participating Thrive by 5 programs to apply for salary supplement awards. It is funded by The Children's Trust and offers career advising support.
- Apply for salary supplement awards
- For early childhood educators
- Supports participating Thrive by 5 programs
- Career advising support integration
- Funded by The Children's Trust
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A$CEND is a salary supplement award program for early childhood educators employed at participating Thrive by 5 programs. Early childhood educators employed at participating Thrive by 5 programs may apply for the salary supplement using the A$CEND app. A$CEND is funded and administered by The Children’s Trust with career advising support from the Children’s Forum.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Islacel at 31 against A$CEND's 2. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 4.6 for Islacel against 4.5 for A$CEND. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Islacel has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Islacel ships an update every 3 weeks, A$CEND monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Islacel | A$CEND |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (31 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Islacel | PC Depot Inc |
Customer experience
Islacel
A$CEND
In-app purchases
Islacel
No in-app purchases
A$CEND
No in-app purchases
