Teaching Circle vs Orb
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.
Orb
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Orb-Ed X is the learning app by Alpha Education Limited. You can access your course content like recorded lectures, study notes, assignments and other stuff by just logging into this app using your Alpha account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orb at none against Teaching Circle's 20. Teaching Circle's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Orb asks for nothing beyond the download.
Teaching Circle ships an update fortnightly, Orb every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and February 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Teaching Circle | Orb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nausher Shahzad | ALPHA ALLIANCE (PRIVATE) LIMITED |
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
Orb
No in-app purchases
