Comparison

Ben vs MaxStudy

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

Head to head
About

Ben

This app provides university students with academic information, including schedules, grades, and tuition fees. It also offers student association updates and benefits, and allows for digital service requests and hybrid course registration.

Highlights
  • Academic information access
  • Course schedule and grades
  • Tuition fee and exam dates
  • Student association updates and benefits
  • Digital service calls
  • Hybrid course registration
Features
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MyBGU, האפליקציה החדשה של אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, מיועדת לסטודנטים של האוניברסיטה ומאפשרת להתעדכן במידע אקדמי כמו מערכת שעות, ציונים, שכר לימוד ובחינות, לקבל מידע והטבות מהאגודה הסטודנטיאלית ולבצע פעולות דיגיטליות במגוון נושאים כגון פתיחת קריאות שירות, להירשם לקורסים בכיתות היברידיות ועוד. With the all new MyBGU Mobile app students can stay up to date with academic information such as course schedule, grades, tuition fees and exams' dates. The app also helps you to get updates and coupons from the Students' Association, digitally open service calls, register to hybrid courses, etc.

About

MaxStudy

This AI-powered study app transforms your learning materials into concise summaries, practice quizzes, and flashcards. Get instant feedback on assignments and ask your AI tutor questions directly about your uploaded content. Spend less time organizing and more time mastering your subjects.

Highlights
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Practice quizzes
  • Smart flashcards
  • AI exercise checker
  • AI private tutor
  • Upload various file types
  • Organized folders
Features
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MaxStudy is a smart study app in English that helps you excel in your studies with AI-powered learning tools. Upload a class recording, PDF, images, presentation, or document, and MaxStudy turns them into accurate summaries, transcripts, quizzes, and smart flashcards. Instead of wasting time organizing material, you can start actually studying. The app is free to download and includes a limited free plan. Access to MaxStudy Premium requires an auto-renewing subscription purchased in the app. What’s waiting for you in MaxStudy? Upload anything - recordings, PDFs, documents, images, and presentations - all in one place. Clear, organized summaries - your material becomes an easy-to-read summary with key points, important concepts, and wording that helps you understand quickly without missing any topic that may matter for the exam. Practice quizzes - MaxStudy creates quizzes from your summary so you can study the material more efficiently and enjoyably. Smart flashcards - flashcards created from your material help you review concepts, definitions, and key points without the pain. AI exercise checker - upload a solution or answer and get feedback that helps you understand what’s missing, what to sharpen, and how to improve. Don’t lose points on assignments and homework for no reason. AI private tutor - ask questions directly about the summary and get answers based on what you uploaded. No made-up answers and no hallucinations. Everything stays organized - save summaries in folders and come back to them whenever you need. MaxStudy was built for the way students in the US actually study: fast, in English, and with material from your own courses. If you want less time spent organizing material and more time understanding, practicing, and remembering, MaxStudy is here for you. We’d love to hear any suggestions, bug reports, feature requests, or anything else. Contact us anytime at support@maxstudy.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/macapps/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ben4 screens
MaxStudy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ben at none against MaxStudy's 8. MaxStudy's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. MaxStudy sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Ben asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ben against 5.0 for MaxStudy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ben ships an update every 2 months, MaxStudy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Ben versus MaxStudy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBenMaxStudy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobitti Ltd.Gal Ashkenazi

Customer experience

Ben

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MaxStudy

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

In-app purchases

None

Ben

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

MaxStudy

Subscriptions6
  • MaxStudy Premium Weekly$6.997 Days
  • MaxStudy Premium Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • MaxStudy Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • MaxStudy Premium Monthly3 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
  • MaxStudy Premium Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$69.991 Year
  • MaxStudy Premium Yearly14 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Ben free?
Ben is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MaxStudy free?
MaxStudy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ben or MaxStudy?
Ben and MaxStudy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Ben or MaxStudy have ads?
Neither Ben nor MaxStudy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ben or MaxStudy?
Ben ships an update every 2 months, and MaxStudy weekly. Most recently, Ben was updated on October 6, 2026 and MaxStudy on October 30, 2026.

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