USM Specialized Collections vs KnowThySelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USM Specialized Collections
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This app is a joint effort of the University of Southern Maine's (USM) three special collections libraries: The Franco-American Collection, the Osher Map Library, and the USM Special Collections, including the Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine. The app includes virtual exhibits, walking tours, collections information, and contact information for each library. Learn more about our rich and diverse collections with one click!
KnowThySelf
Build self-awareness and improve relationships with this app. It offers assessments to create a personal development profile including traits, values, skills, and goals. Share and discuss profiles with others for growth in various relationships.
- Personal development profile creation
- Assessments for traits, values, skills, and goals
- Profile sharing for relationship building
- Fosters self-awareness
- Supports healthy relationships
- Customization options available
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KnowThyself helps individuals grow in self-awareness of themselves and others. Through the App’s assessments and self-selection tools, a user creates a personal development profile, which includes personality traits, values, interests, skills, and goals. Users have the option to share and discuss profiles with others to foster personal growth and healthy relationships. Examples of such relationships include marriage, mentorship, coaching, work teams, among others. KnowThyself developer FleetSmart offers: 1. FREE use of the KnowThySelf APP for self-awareness and relationship building. 2. Options to customize the KnowThySelf App to fit specific operation needs (fee-based) 3. Opportunity to affordably build web and phone applications to support and scale operations (fee-based)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: KnowThySelf at every 2 months against USM Specialized Collections's every 6 months. KnowThySelf also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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.
USM Specialized Collections ships an update every 6 months, KnowThySelf every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USM Specialized Collections | KnowThySelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Maine System | Fleetsmart, LLC |
In-app purchases
USM Specialized Collections
No in-app purchases
KnowThySelf
No in-app purchases
Questions
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