Comparison

PUCE vs Académico EC

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

Head to head

About

PUCE

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Bienvenidos a nuestra nueva PUCE-App. Aquí encontrarás tu información académica, carné virtual y mucha más información.

About

Académico EC

Features

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Académico EC es la aplicación móvil de las instituciones educativas que usan la plataforma de gestión académica Académico EC. Está pensada para docentes, representantes y personal administrativo. Con Académico EC puedes: • Consultar el horario de clases. • Revisar las calificaciones y el avance académico. • Ver y registrar incidencias de comportamiento. • Recibir avisos y notificaciones de tu institución al instante. • Cambiar entre tus perfiles y, si eres docente, trabajar sin conexión y sincronizar después. Para ingresar necesitas un usuario creado por tu institución educativa. Si tu institución aún no usa Académico EC, solicita información en https://academico.ec

Screenshots

PUCE3 screens

Académico EC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Académico EC at every 2 days against PUCE's every 4 months. Académico EC also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PUCE ships an update every 4 months, Académico EC every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

PUCE versus Académico EC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	PUCE	Académico EC
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Every 2 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	17.2	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	4 MB	31 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador	CALL TEK GROUP INCORPORATED

In-app purchases

None

PUCE

No in-app purchases

None

Académico EC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PUCE free?

PUCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Académico EC free?

Académico EC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do PUCE or Académico EC have ads?

Neither PUCE nor Académico EC shows ads.

Which is updated more often, PUCE or Académico EC?

PUCE ships an update every 4 months, and Académico EC every 2 days. Most recently, PUCE was updated on October 25, 2026 and Académico EC on October 26, 2026.