Cubbes vs Xerxes SIEMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cubbes
This app helps students in Africa optimize their academic performance through automated study and time management. It also facilitates better collaboration among students.
- Automated study management
- Time management tools
- Performance tracking
- Student collaboration support
- Optimized for African students
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A productivity tool that optimises students’ performance by automating study management, time & performance management, and supporting better collaboration among students in Africa. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Xerxes SIEMS
This platform helps tertiary institutions manage student records and academic evaluations. It offers features for registration, course tracking, and secure computer-based testing with remote and AI-assisted proctoring.
- Student record management
- Academic evaluation
- Computer-based testing (CBT)
- Remote proctoring
- AI-assisted proctoring
- Registration management
- Course tracking
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XERXES is a mobile-first platform built for tertiary institutions to manage student records and conduct secure, efficient academic evaluations. As a SIEMS application, it integrates comprehensive student information management with robust CBT (Computer-Based Testing) capabilities—including remote and AI-assisted proctoring. XERXES enables institutions to handle registration, course tracking, and examinations from a single mobile interface, ensuring accessibility, integrity, and performance across academic workflows.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cubbes at 100% against Xerxes SIEMS's 0%. Cubbes also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5). Xerxes SIEMS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Cubbes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Xerxes SIEMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cubbes holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cubbes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Xerxes SIEMS's.
Cubbes ships an update every 3 weeks, Xerxes SIEMS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cubbes | Xerxes SIEMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22 ratings) — better | 3.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cubbes, Inc. | Adewale Adekunle |
Customer experience
Cubbes
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In-app purchases
Cubbes
- Cubbes Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Cubbes Pro 3 months$1.993 Months
- Cubbes Pro Yearly$6.991 Year
Xerxes SIEMS
No in-app purchases
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