Arc Pathway vs VAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arc Pathway
This app supports early years education by allowing school staff to profile children's development, create observations, and manage learning journals. Families can view shared content and add comments, fostering collaboration between home and school.
- Profile and assess child development
- Create and edit observations
- Manage learning journals
- Share progress with families
- Add comments to observations
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This companion app is for those school staff and families who are already using Arc Pathway early years software. To have access to this app, you will need an Arc Pathway account. With this app teachers can: • Profile/assess children’s development using six monthly milestones. • Use the prioritised next steps/create their own to support each child’s pattern of development. • Create, view, edit observations. • Access/share and edit each child’s learning journal with families. With this app families can: • View all shared items in their child/children’s learning journal and add comments to observations.
VAC
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Virtual Academy Cloud (VAC) is your organization’s mobile learning hub—built to make training simple and accessible. Deliver courses, track progress, and certify your workforce anytime, anywhere. What you can do Learn on the go: Stream courses or download lessons for offline access. Stay organized: View due dates, required courses, and upcoming tasks at a glance. Assess & certify: Take quizzes, submit assignments, and earn certificates. Track progress: Monitor completions, scores, and time spent learning. Get reminders: Stay updated on enrollments, deadlines, and new content with push alerts. Manager insights: (If enabled) monitor team progress and compliance in real time. Seamless access: Connect directly to your organization’s training portal within the app. Who it’s for Organizations seeking a secure, scalable solution for onboarding, product training, compliance, safety, and continuous learning. Getting started VAC requires an active account from your organization. If you don’t have login details, please contact your training administrator. Support Need help? Reach out to your training administrator or use the support portal provided by your organization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Arc Pathway at monthly against VAC's every 4 months. Arc Pathway also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 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.
Arc Pathway ships an update monthly, VAC every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arc Pathway | VAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Arc Pathway | Spancro Holdings, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Arc Pathway
No in-app purchases
VAC
No in-app purchases









