Comparison

Moodle RCA vs Talis Bookmarking

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

Head to head
About

Moodle RCA

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Welcome to the Moodle app for students and staff at The Royal College of Art! You can use this app to: - Browse the content of your courses, even when offline - Receive instant notifications of messages and other events - Integrate your timetable to receive up to date information - Take part in interactive activities at a time to suit you - Quickly find and contact other people in your courses - Upload images, audio, videos and other files from your mobile device - View your course grades - and more! The app requires the following permissions: - Record audio: For recording audio to upload to Moodle - Read and modify the contents of your SD card: Contents are downloaded to the SD Card so you can see them offline - Network access: To be able to connect with your Moodle site and check if you are connected or not, to switch to offline mode - Run at startup: So you receive local notifications even when the app is running in the background - Prevent phone from sleeping: So you can receive push notifications anytime

About

Talis Bookmarking

Features
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Once it is installed in your browser, just search for a resource in your library catalogue, journal site, YouTube... remember anything available on the web can be a resource and then click the extension icon (at the top right of your browser) to bookmark the resource and add it to your list.

Screenshots

Moodle RCA4 screens
Talis Bookmarking2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Talis Bookmarking at every 2 weeks against Moodle RCA's every 9 months. Moodle RCA's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moodle RCA ships an update every 9 months, Talis Bookmarking every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Moodle RCA versus Talis Bookmarking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodle RCATalis Bookmarking
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size57 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoyal College of ArtTalis Education Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Moodle RCA

No in-app purchases

None

Talis Bookmarking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moodle RCA free?
Moodle RCA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Talis Bookmarking free?
Talis Bookmarking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moodle RCA or Talis Bookmarking have ads?
Neither Moodle RCA nor Talis Bookmarking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moodle RCA or Talis Bookmarking?
Moodle RCA ships an update every 9 months, and Talis Bookmarking every 2 weeks. Most recently, Moodle RCA was updated on November 3, 2026 and Talis Bookmarking on November 7, 2026.

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