My RCS vs Octopusworkapp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My RCS
Stay informed with campus-specific news, events, and urgent notifications. Manage your schedule, access course materials, and keep your conservatoire email and Office 365 account readily available.
- Campus-specific news, events, and notifications
- Integrated conservatoire email
- Centralized calendar with timetable and deadlines
- Direct access to Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
- Office 365 account access
- Links to essential college systems
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Along with campus specific news, events and important notifications you will be able to see upcoming deadlines, review your progress and receive urgent messages, reminders and notifications from the conservatoire. Features include: - Alerts, notifications, News and events these will be specific to you and your course - Email – Your Conservatoire email right there on your home screen so you never miss a new email - Calendar – Your timetable, Outlook Calendar and Tasks, including VLE assignment deadlines, all in one central place - VLE – Easy Access to the Virtual Learning Environment for your course materials, submitting work and accessing the full range of support services - Office365 – Access to your Office 365 account to work and study wherever you are Plus all the information and links to essential college systems that you will need to support your time at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in your very own MyRCS app.
Octopusworkapp
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A training and work management platform where an individual or business can access information instantly online and on all of their devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Octopusworkapp at every 10 days against My RCS's every 24 months. My RCS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.3.0 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.
My RCS ships an update every 24 months, Octopusworkapp every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My RCS | Octopusworkapp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collabco | Keith Martin |
In-app purchases
My RCS
No in-app purchases
Octopusworkapp
No in-app purchases
