Comparison

Absorb Learn vs The Misfits Project

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

Head to head
About

Absorb Learn

Access your company's learning management system courses, catalogs, and curricula on your mobile device. This app allows for both online and offline learning, ensuring you can complete corporate training anytime, anywhere. It offers a fully branded experience that matches your LMS web interface.

Highlights
  • Mobile LMS course access
  • Offline and online learning
  • Browsable course catalogs
  • Single Sign-On
  • Branded learning experience
Features
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Training that fits the way you actually work. Absorb Learn is the official app for learners on the Absorb LMS. It's used by employees, partners, and contractors at thousands of organizations to complete required training, onboarding, certifications, and compliance from anywhere. This release brings something big: one consistent experience across desktop, mobile web, and the app. Start a course on your laptop at lunch, pick it up on your phone during your commute, and finish on a tablet later. Your place is saved. Your progress syncs. No starting over. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Complete assigned courses, curricula, and learning paths • Pick up where you left off across any device • Take part in Instructor-Led Courses, Tasks, and e-signature workflows • Connect with your team through Engage and Together • Download content and learn offline when you're not connected • Track your progress, due dates, and certificates • Sign in with the credentials you already use with your organization BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Training rarely happens in long, quiet stretches. It happens between shifts, on breaks, between meetings, in 10-minute pockets. Absorb Learn is built for that. It's fast to load, easy to navigate, and steady when your connection isn't. WHO USES ABSORB LEARN • Frontline and deskless workers fitting training into shifts • New hires getting up to speed on day one • Healthcare, manufacturing, and retail teams meeting compliance deadlines • Partners and contractors training across distributed networks • Anyone who needs to finish what they started, wherever they are A NOTE ON ACCESS Absorb Learn requires an active account with an organization that uses Absorb LMS. If your organization has a custom-branded version of the app, the new experience is included there too. Just make sure you're on the latest version. If you're not sure whether your company uses Absorb, check with your training or HR team. Questions or feedback? Reach out through your organization's Absorb administrator or visit absorblms.com/support.

About

The Misfits Project

Features
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The Misfits Project connects neurodiverse students with real, vetted mentors who understand the unique challenges of learning differently. You deserve support that fits how your brain actually works. FOR STUDENTS - Build a detailed profile around your learning style, support goals, communication preferences, and strengths - Get intelligently matched with mentors aligned to your needs — not just whoever's available - Message your mentor and book sessions at times that work for you - Explore curated articles, stories, academic tips, and resources written with neurodivergent learners in mind - Browse a library of books curated for your journey FOR MENTORS - Apply to join our vetted mentor network - Receive intro requests from students who match your expertise and approach - Set your own availability and manage your schedule - Support learners who think differently — and make a lasting impact SMART MATCHING Our matching system pairs students with mentors based on learning style, support goals, grade level, communication method, meeting frequency, and lived neurodivergent experience — not just a list. CURATED CONTENT A growing library of articles, confidence-building stories, organization templates, and academic tips — all curated by our team for neurodiverse minds. SAFE & TRUSTED Every mentor application is personally reviewed and approved by our team before access is granted. Students are protected by strict privacy controls, account verification, and optional two-factor authentication. Users must be 13 or older to create an account.

Screenshots

Absorb Learn4 screens
The Misfits Project4 screens

Verdict

The call

Absorb Learn and The Misfits Project are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Absorb Learn versus The Misfits Project: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbsorb LearnThe Misfits Project
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbsorb Software Inc.The Tacl Center for Neurodiversity LLC

In-app purchases

None

Absorb Learn

No in-app purchases

None

The Misfits Project

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Absorb Learn free?
Absorb Learn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Misfits Project free?
The Misfits Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Absorb Learn or The Misfits Project have ads?
Neither Absorb Learn nor The Misfits Project shows ads.

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