Comparison

TLC Academy vs Past Code

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

Head to head
About

TLC Academy

This platform connects educators, parents, and students, streamlining communication and providing access to important school information. It facilitates announcements, messaging, event tracking, and detailed reports on student attendance and fees.

Highlights
  • Centralized announcements and notifications
  • Direct messaging between users
  • Event calendar with reminders
  • Student timetable and attendance tracking
  • Teacher leave application and tracking
  • Classroom attendance marking
Features
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TLC academy application connects teachers, parents and students on a single platform to bring transparency in the entire system related to a child’s activity. The aim is to not only enrich the learning experience of the students, but also enrich the lives of parents and teachers. Features : Announcements : Management reaches out to parents, teachers and students all at once about important circulars. All users will receive notifications for these announcements. Announcements can contain attachments like images, PDF, etc., Messages : School administrators, teachers, parents and students effectively communicate with the messages feature. Broadcasts : School administrators and teachers sends broadcast messages to a closed group about a class activity, assignment, parents meet, etc,. Events : All the events such as Exams, Parents-Teachers meet, Holidays and Fee due dates will be listed in the institution calendar. You will be reminded promptly before important events. Our holidays list will help you plan your days in advance. Features for Parents : Student Timetable : You can see your kid’s timetable on the go. This weekly timetable will help you organize your kid’s schedule effectively. You can see the current timetable and upcoming class in the dashboard itself. Attendance Report : You will be notified instantly, when your kid is marked absent for a day or class. Attendance report for the academic year is available with all the details. Fees : All the upcoming fee dues will be listed in the events and you will be reminded with push notifications when the due date is getting closer. Features for Teachers : Teacher Timetable : This app will show your upcoming class in the dashboard. This weekly timetable will help you plan your day effectively. Apply Leave : No need to find a desktop to apply for leave or no application forms to fill. Now you can apply for leaves from your mobile. You can track your leave application until acted by your manager. Leaves Report : Access the list of all your leaves for an academic year. Know your available leave credits, No of leaves taken for different leave types. Mark Attendance : You can mark attendance right from the classroom with your mobile. It is easier than ever to mark the absentees and access the attendance report of a class. My Class : If you are a batch tutor, now you can mark attendance for your class, access student’s profiles, class time table, list of subjects and teachers. This will make your day lighter we believe. Please Note : If you have multiple students studying in our school and the school records have the same mobile number for all your students, you can swap the student’s profile in the app by tapping on the student name from the left slider menu and then swap the student profile.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Scan past paper codes with camera
  • Instant mark scheme retrieval
  • Supports IGCSE papers
  • Supports A-Level papers
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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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

Screenshots

TLC Academy4 screens
Past Code3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Past Code at 4.0 against TLC Academy's 3.6. Past Code also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). TLC Academy's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Past Code holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TLC Academy has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TLC Academy ships an update fortnightly, Past Code every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TLC Academy versus Past Code: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTLC AcademyPast Code
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (20 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWisam DazahOmar Rayyan

Customer experience

TLC Academy

All ratings20 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Past Code

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

TLC Academy

No in-app purchases

None

Past Code

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TLC Academy free?
TLC Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Past Code free?
Past Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TLC Academy or Past Code?
Past Code is rated higher. TLC Academy averages 3.6 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Past Code averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do TLC Academy or Past Code have ads?
Neither TLC Academy nor Past Code shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TLC Academy or Past Code?
TLC Academy ships an update fortnightly, and Past Code every 6 days. Most recently, TLC Academy was updated on September 18, 2026 and Past Code on September 26, 2026.

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