Pencil Staff vs Control Academic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pencil Staff
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Una nueva forma de conectar a los padres, las profesoras y el colegio, en función del desarrollo y bienestar de los niños. La aplicación cuenta con acceso a reportes, mensajes, eventos y calendario, observaciones de cada niño, captura de fotos y galería, gestión administrativa para crear grupos, profesores, sedes, padres y niños. A new way to connect parents , teachers and schools , on function of the development and welfare of children. Access to reports , messages, calendar events , observations of each child, photo capture and gallery, administration to create groups , teachers , school offices, parents and children.
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 update cadence: Control Academic at weekly against Pencil Staff's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pencil Staff ships an update every 6 weeks, Control Academic weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pencil Staff | Control Academic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Colegium S.A. | Cloud Technologys Center S.A.S. |
In-app purchases
Pencil Staff
No in-app purchases
Control Academic
No in-app purchases









