Teaching Circle vs Cityzens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Teaching Circle
This app offers live 1-to-1 instruction from educators for students preparing for Cambridge O Level, IGCSE, AS, and A2 Level exams. It provides comprehensive syllabus comprehension and exam readiness support, along with free educational content and personalized problem-solving.
- Live 1-to-1 instruction
- Cambridge exam preparation
- Syllabus comprehension
- Personalized problem-solving
- Free educational content
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The application aims to provide comprehensive support for students preparing for Cambridge O Level, IGCSE, AS, and A2 Level examinations, with live 1-to-1 instruction from distinguished educators in Pakistan. It facilitates thorough comprehension of the syllabus and aids in exam readiness for GCEs, GCSEs, and IGCSEs. The app offers free educational content for students' benefit, including live 1-to-1 teaching sessions, while also providing additional features such as personalized problem-solving support.
Cityzens
This official school app offers registered students and parents self-service features. Access student progress reports, library records, fee challans, and important notifications. Registration requires your TCS roll number and mobile number.
- Student Progress Reports
- Library Records
- Fee Challan Access
- Notifications
- Self-service features
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We are pleased to announce that official TCS App is now available for the use of all registered The City School (www.thecityschool.edu.pk) students and parents. The App provides useful self-service features including Student Progress Reports, Library Records, Fee Challan, Notifications etc. To register, please use your TCS registered roll number and mobile number. In case, of any difficulty in the registration process, please contact your relevant School Administrator or drop an email to appfeedback@csn.edu.pk . Your feedback is important to us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Teaching Circle at 4.4 against Cityzens's 1.9. Teaching Circle also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Cityzens's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 20). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Teaching Circle sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Cityzens asks for nothing beyond the download.
Teaching Circle holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 14 respectively.
Teaching Circle ships an update fortnightly, Cityzens every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Teaching Circle | Cityzens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (21 ratings) — better | 1.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nausher Shahzad | THE CITY SCHOOL |
Customer experience
Teaching Circle
Cityzens
In-app purchases
Teaching Circle
- OL-IGCSE Bio Live ON 24$34.99
- OL-IGCSE Phy crash course Mar$39.99
- AS Physics Live ON 24$39.99
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- AS Chemistry Live$39.99
- A2 Physics Live ON 24$39.99
- AS Phy crash course Feb$49.99
- A2 Phy crash course Feb$49.99
- AS Phy crash course Mar$49.99
- A2 Phy crash course Mar$49.99
- OL-IGCSE Accounting Live$49.99
- OL-IGCSE Grade 10th-11th Chem$49.99
- OL-IGCSE Bio Live ON 24$49.99
- OL-IGCSE Phy crashcourse Mar P$59.99
- AS Chemistry Live$59.99
- AS Physics Live ON 24$59.99
- A2 Physics Live ON 24$59.99
- AS Phy crash course Feb (P)$69.99
- A2 Phy crash course Feb (P)$69.99
- AS Phy crash course Mar (P)$69.99
- A2 Phy crash course Mar (P)$69.99
Cityzens
No in-app purchases
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