Beam School vs Control Academic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beam School
This app streamlines communication between parents and students, facilitating timely information sharing. It offers features like segmented notifications, news updates, circular distribution, and an integrated school calendar.
- Segmented notifications
- News updates
- Digital circulars
- School agenda
- Social media integration
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Una mejor manera de comunicarse con padres de familia y estudiantes. Facilita la comunicación y la entrega de información de manera oportuna. Funcionalidades: Notificaciones: envía notificaciones segmentadas con recordatorios, eventos o mensajes de interés general a los padres de familia. Noticias: publica noticias por un tiempo determinado para dar a conocer a las familias todos los acontecimientos importantes de la comunidad educativa. Circulares: entrega información relevante sobre los procesos internos del colegio con mayor efectividad, ayudando al medio ambiente y ahorrando en costos de impresión y envío. Agenda Escolar: publica información sobre la agenda escolar y actividades del año para que los padres de familia agenden las actividades que les interesan y confirmen su participación. Redes Sociales: los estudiantes y las familias podrán visualizar desde el app el contenido publicado en las redes sociales del colegio sin dejar la aplicación.
Control Academic
A cloud-based academic, evaluative, and pedagogical platform designed to support educational resources and manage administrative actions for institutions. It operates under accredited and certified processes.
- Cloud-based academic platform
- Evaluative and pedagogical tools
- Supports educational resources
- Manages administrative actions
- Accredited and certified processes
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Plataforma Académica, evaluativa y pedagógica en la nube. Apoya todos los recursos educativos y gestiona las acciones administrativas de su institución, bajo procesos acreditados y certificados. Academic platform, Evaluative and pedagogical in the cloud. Supports all educational resources and manages the administrative actions of their institution , under accredited and certified processes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Beam School at 166 against Control Academic's 1. Control Academic's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Control Academic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beam School has 166 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Beam School ships an update monthly, Control Academic weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beam School | Control Academic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (166 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 166 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Beam Education Solutions | Cloud Technologys Center S.A.S. |
Customer experience
Beam School
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In-app purchases
Beam School
No in-app purchases
Control Academic
No in-app purchases
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