JO_Academy vs WISE Student
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.
WISE Student
This academic app helps university students manage their education. It offers course registration, grade access, and academic calendar updates. Users can also manage university accounts and personal academic information securely.
- Advanced course registration
- Access grades and results
- View academic calendar and events
- Manage university accounts
- Biometric login support
- Multi-language support
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WISE Student is your comprehensive academic gateway, designed specifically to streamline your educational journey and manage your university affairs seamlessly from your smartphone. The app provides instant and secure access to all your essential electronic services with a modern user experience. Key Features: Advanced Registration Services: Easily perform self-registration for courses, browse available class sections with their schedules, and track your study plan along with completion rates, completed/remaining courses, and prerequisites. Grades & Results: Access final semester grades, placement test results, and your complete academic transcript with ease. Schedules & Academic Calendar: Stay updated on registration dates, exam timetables, and university events, complete with customizable notifications for each event. Academic & Personal Profile: Manage your university accounts (Email, E-learning platform, Microsoft Teams) and view your personal and academic information. Secure & Modern Experience: Supports biometric device login, multi-language support (Arabic and English), and features responsive, interactive interfaces carefully designed to meet student needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WISE Student at 100% against JO_Academy's 30%. WISE Student also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). JO_Academy's advantage is ratings volume (408 vs 10). 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.
WISE Student holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JO_Academy has 408 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of JO_Academy's written reviews are positive against 100% of WISE Student's.
JO_Academy ships an update every 6 weeks, WISE Student every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JO_Academy | WISE Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (408 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 408 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jo Academy | The World Islamic Sciences and Education University |
Customer experience
JO_Academy
WISE Student
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
WISE Student
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
JO_Academy
No in-app purchases
WISE Student
No in-app purchases








