Comparison

Teaching Circle vs LUMS CAN

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

LUMS CAN

Connect with Computer Science affiliates from LUMS. This platform facilitates knowledge sharing, resource exchange, and career opportunity discovery among students, alumni, and faculty.

Highlights
  • Connect with CS affiliates
  • Share knowledge and resources
  • Discover career opportunities
  • Foster community collaboration
  • Bridge students, alumni, and faculty
Features
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The LUMS CS Alumni Network is a dedicated platform designed to connect and empower Computer Science affiliates of LUMS. It serves as a bridge between current students, alumni and faculty, fostering a collaborative community to share knowledge, resources, and career opportunities.

Screenshots

Teaching Circle4 screens
LUMS CAN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LUMS CAN at 5.0 against Teaching Circle's 4.4. LUMS CAN also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 20). Teaching Circle's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Teaching Circle sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. LUMS CAN asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LUMS CAN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teaching Circle has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Teaching Circle ships an update fortnightly, LUMS CAN every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Teaching Circle versus LUMS CAN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeaching CircleLUMS CAN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNausher ShahzadArbisoft LLC

Customer experience

Teaching Circle

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%

LUMS CAN

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

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Teaching Circle

One-time20
  • ⁠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
None

LUMS CAN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Teaching Circle free?
Teaching Circle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LUMS CAN free?
LUMS CAN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Teaching Circle or LUMS CAN?
LUMS CAN is rated higher. Teaching Circle averages 4.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while LUMS CAN averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Teaching Circle or LUMS CAN have ads?
Neither Teaching Circle nor LUMS CAN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Teaching Circle or LUMS CAN?
Teaching Circle ships an update fortnightly, and LUMS CAN every 5 weeks. Most recently, Teaching Circle was updated on September 19, 2026 and LUMS CAN on June 4, 2026.

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