JO_Academy vs S4S Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JO_Academy
This interactive online learning platform provides virtual courses and lessons. It offers comprehensive exam reviews at the end of each academic year and provides downloadable course materials like lecture recordings and past exam questions.
- Virtual attendance courses
- Interactive lessons
- Comprehensive exam reviews
- Downloadable course materials
- Previous lecture recordings
- Past exam questions
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JO Academy is at the forefront of online education, offering courses and lessons through virtual attendance. At the conclusion of each academic year, students receive comprehensive exam reviews. Additionally, students have access to downloadable course materials, including previous years' lecture recordings and past exam questions.
S4S Academy
This academy offers eLearning and educational programs designed to empower students with knowledge and support for success. It is a leading institution in the MENA region, providing a great learning experience.
- eLearning education
- Educational programs
- Student empowerment
- Knowledge acquisition
- Life support
- Leading MENA academy
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Empowering Students to Excel, an academy for eLearning education, and all kinds of educational programs with the great experience we have over the years now we proudly one of the leading academies in MENA region empowering students with the needed knowledge and the support to excel in their life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: S4S Academy at free against JO_Academy's free with in-app purchases. S4S Academy also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). JO_Academy's advantage is ratings volume (447 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
S4S Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JO_Academy has 447 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
JO_Academy ships an update every 6 weeks, S4S Academy every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JO_Academy | S4S Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (447 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 447 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jo Academy | Rakan Hashem |
Customer experience
JO_Academy
S4S Academy
Bugs and requests
JO_Academy
Reported bugs
9 issues- App not opening
- App keeps crashing
- App freezes
- App closes unexpectedly
- App disconnects from lessons when internet is unstable
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- App not supporting landscape mode on iPad
- Video playback issues
- App crashes when running other software
- New update causes issues with chat and lessons
Requested features
9 requests- Fix iPad landscape mode issue
- Improve app stability
- Improve video quality
- Improve customer support response time
- Allow app to stay open when internet drops
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- Allow app to be used on multiple devices
- Fix app crashing with other software
- Improve app for iPad users
- Fix auto-rotate on iPad
S4S Academy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
JO_Academy
No in-app purchases
S4S Academy
No in-app purchases
