IRIS, NITK vs ARC Learning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IRIS, NITK
This app enhances student-teacher interaction at NITK by providing a digital platform for various academic and administrative functions. It offers features like profile management, course registration, grade tracking, and booking infrastructure.
- User Profiles (Student & Faculty)
- Infrastructure Booking
- Attendance and Grade Cards
- Course Registration & Feedback
- Notifications and Announcements
- Timetable & Course Activities
- Placement Information
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IRIS is a team of motivated students of NITK, ventured to build and develop an e-portal for enhanced student-teacher interaction. The IRIS iOS App is an effort to move in the direction of digitalization at NITK. Currently, this iOS Application supports the following features: * Login * User Profile (Student Profile and Faculty Profile from IRIS) * Infrastructure Booking * Attendance Card and Grade Card * Tell IRIS * My Courses and Grades * No Dues * Placement * Student Course Registration * Student Course Feedback * Notifications * Announcements * CEMS * Timetable, Course Activities * Mess Menu * Important Contacts
ARC Learning
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Online Classes: System will have option to watch short Video Classes to learn new concepts, attend Live Classes to interact with tutors, Mentors, Teachers flip through Stories and read Concepts to revise and strengthen your basics. Live Classes ( Video Lessons) : Facilitate to Learn from teachers or instructors and clear doubts. Schedule timely reminders and study in the comfort of your home. Learn and compete with other students. Administration: Course, batch and criteria creation, option to create teacher, supervisor and administrator by fingerprint, attendance registration by handheld device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IRIS, NITK at monthly against ARC Learning's every 8 months. ARC Learning's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
IRIS, NITK ships an update monthly, ARC Learning every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IRIS, NITK | ARC Learning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 239 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | N I T K Surathkal | Abdul Rafeeque Parakkal |
In-app purchases
IRIS, NITK
No in-app purchases
ARC Learning
No in-app purchases
