Comparison

MOSOConnect vs Sharpen

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

Head to head
About

MOSOConnect

Discover campus events and ways to get involved at Missouri Southern State University. Filter events by organization or activity, and add them to your personal calendar to stay informed.

Highlights
  • Event discovery
  • Filter by organization
  • Filter by activity
  • Add events to calendar
  • Student engagement tools
Features
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Use the Missouri Southern State University Events app to find out what events are happening and find out how you can get involved on campus! • Sort by campus organizations hosting events • Find events tagged with your favorite activities • Add events to your calendar so you don’t miss out! Powered by Presence. Presence provides a web and mobile platform to universities and colleges to help increase student engagement, assess involvement, allocate funding efficiently, and improve retention through simplifying and digitizing processes, collecting, structuring, and analyzing involvement data, and provides tools to help reach and engage more students.

About

Sharpen

This app revolutionizes college exam preparation by assessing knowledge, identifying improvement areas, and offering personalized AI-driven study recommendations. It provides various study tools like quizzes, flashcards, videos, and AI-powered assistance to boost exam readiness.

Highlights
  • AI-driven study recommendations
  • Personalized knowledge gap analysis
  • Multiple quiz modes
  • Bite-sized video lessons
  • Interactive flashcards
  • AI study buddy for topic breakdown
  • Textbook-aligned content
Features
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Sharpen is the new college study app that revolutionizes exam prep. Sharpen assesses your current knowledge, identifies areas for improvement, and provides personalized AI-driven study recommendations to boost your exam readiness. Choose from three quiz modes, flashcards, bite-sized videos, chapter summaries, and practice problems, all seamlessly aligned with your college textbook. Or use Ask Sharpen, your AI study buddy, to break down topics and generate new study content tailored to your queries. Features: NEW Ask Sharpen: Enter queries and Sharpen’s AI engine provides deep-dives, links you to related study activities, and generates new learning content. NEW Improve: AI-driven insights show your strengths, knowledge gaps, and personalized study recommendations based on past sessions. Quiz Bank: Thousands of questions across three modes (basic, advanced, and exam). Exam-like Questions: Fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice with images, standard multiple choice, and single choice. Exam Timer: Simulate the exam environment with a built-in timer. Bite-Sized Videos: Concise videos that explain key concepts. Flashcards: Learn key terms from your textbook. Step-by-Step Practice Problems: Reinforce understanding with detailed practice problems. Visual Chapter Summaries: Summarize chapters visually for better retention. Trusted Content: Content built by McGraw Hill subject matter experts and aligned to your textbook. Disciplines covered: McGraw Hill Textbooks & OpenStax Textbooks: Accounting, Algebra, American Government, American History, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Business, Business Law, Business Math, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Human Resources, Investments, Management, Marketing, Medical Assisting, Medical Terminology, Microbiology, Music, Nutrition, Psychology, Spanish, and others. Testimonials: “I’m rocking the exams and my understanding in class thanks to Sharpen.” “This app is amazing! It gets right to the point & connects with my book for school.” “Fantastic resource! I love the bite-sized lessons, quizzes, and design.” Download Sharpen today and experience a simpler, more effective way to study for exams and class. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MOSOConnect3 screens
Sharpen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MOSOConnect at none against Sharpen's 8. MOSOConnect also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Sharpen's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 3). On price, ads and device support 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. Sharpen sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. MOSOConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MOSOConnect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sharpen has 3.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MOSOConnect versus Sharpen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMOSOConnectSharpen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (3.3K ratings)
Positive reviews—40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33.3K — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB194 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCheck I'm Here, LLCMcGraw-Hill

Customer experience

MOSOConnect

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sharpen

All ratings3,299 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral12.9%
Negative47.1%

Bugs and requests

MOSOConnect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sharpen

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect answer registrations
  • Repeated questions across chapters
  • Inability to restart quizzes
  • Crashing and freezing issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Expand subject coverage to include more disciplines
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Add support for landscape mode and multitasking on iPad
  • Provide more variety and randomization of practice questions

In-app purchases

None

MOSOConnect

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Sharpen

Subscriptions8
  • Sharpen+7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Sharpen+$17.991 Month
  • Sharpen+7 Days trial$17.991 Month
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  • Sharpen+ 3 month$29.993 Months
  • Sharpen+ 3 month7 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • Sharpen+ 12 month BTS7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Sharpen+ 12 month$89.991 Year
  • Sharpen+ 12 month7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is MOSOConnect free?
MOSOConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sharpen free?
Sharpen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MOSOConnect or Sharpen?
MOSOConnect is rated higher. MOSOConnect averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Sharpen averages 4.7 from 3.3K ratings.
Do MOSOConnect or Sharpen have ads?
Neither MOSOConnect nor Sharpen shows ads.

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