My Marks vs ByCS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Marks
Easily monitor your academic performance by tracking grades, marks, and credits across subjects. Set personal goals for each subject and visualize your progress towards achieving them.
- Track grades, marks, and credits
- View up-to-date average mark
- Monitor sum of credits per subject
- Set goals for each subject
- Visualize progress towards goals
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Keep track of your grades, marks and credits in school and university. This application always shows your up to date average mark or the sum of your credits in your different subjects. As well you can set a goal for each subject and see where you are.
ByCS
Secure and free communication for Bavarian schools, enabling quick information and file exchange. Features include voice calls, messages, location sharing, and flexible availability settings, all within a privacy-compliant environment.
- Privacy-compliant school communication
- Secure user access
- Voice calls and voice messages
- Location sharing
- Customizable availability times
- Integration with ByCS-Drive
- Create video conferences
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ByCS-Messenger Chat, call, send files, and more (ByCS-ID required) Secure Communication for Bavarian Schools ByCS-Messenger is part of the BayernCloud Schule (ByCS) – the platform for digital learning, communication, and collaboration, provided securely and free of charge for all schools in Bavaria: www.bycs.de ByCS-Messenger offers fast and secure communication for everyday school life – equipped with all the features needed for the easy exchange of information and files. – Data protection-compliant communication in a school context – Access limited to a protected group of users – Usable on school-issued and private devices without disclosing personal data – Voice calls, voice messages, polls, and location sharing for efficient and versatile communication – Fine-grained settings for quiet hours and availability – Integration with ByCS-Drive for secure file transfers – Creation of a ByCS-ViKo (video conference) with just a few clicks – Simple and straightforward deletion of chat rooms – Notify your trusted contacts in case of emergencies – Share your availability status (online status) Whether at home or at school – the ByCS-Messenger app is with you anytime, anywhere. Download now and discover other ByCS-apps! ByCS-Drive and ByCS-ViKo are also available for download in the store. – Accessibility: https://www.bycs.de/rechtliche-dokumente/messenger/barrierefreiheit/index.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ByCS at 50% against My Marks's 0%. ByCS also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
ByCS is free to download; My Marks costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My Marks ships an update every 13 months, ByCS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Marks | ByCS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Manage Now GmbH im Auftrag d. bay. Staatsregierung |
Customer experience
My Marks
ByCS
In-app purchases
My Marks
No in-app purchases
ByCS
No in-app purchases
