Comparison

Icatt vs myLIM

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Icatt

This app provides university students with access to essential academic services. Students can manage course schedules, register for exams, and track their academic progress. It also offers direct links to online course materials and library services.

Highlights
  • Course and schedule viewing
  • Exam registration
  • Real-time updates on class changes
  • Student Services messaging
  • Access to online course materials
  • Study progress tracking
  • Library services access
Features
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iCatt services are now completely renewed! iCatt is the free app that Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore has developed for its students. Students use the same credentials to login than the ones for the iCatt web portal, and they will have access to the following services: • view their list of courses, schedules and class rooms; • view the available exam calls and register for the exams; • receive real-time updates on postponed or extra lessons, and rooms changes; • receive messages from Student Services and send inquiries; • have direct access to courses and online materials via the link with the Blackboard Student Bb app; • view their progress in their studies (grades and credits accumulated, grade performance graph, etc.); • access library services; • view professors’ office hours and contact information in the My Professors section.

About

myLIM

This app is an interactive e-book reader for digital school texts. It allows students and teachers to access and customize their e-books with notes, links, and multimedia resources. Users can log in with their existing online platform account to download purchased or activated books.

Highlights
  • Interactive digital school texts
  • Add graphics, notes, and web links
  • Access audio and video files
  • Organized interactive resources
  • New intuitive interface layout
  • Easy text browsing
Features
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MyLIM - "My interactive e-book" is the new e-book reader by Loescher editore that allows students and teachers to enjoy digital school texts and the interactive resources linked to them. Users can login the reader with the same account registered on the on-line platform Imparosulweb, and download the books they have purchased on-line or activated by using the proper code printed on the book. Thanks to a simple and intuitive interface, myLIM provides many features in order to easily surf within the text pages and to add a variety of customizations such as graphics, notes, and links to web pages. The digital book is also enriched by interactive resources, audio, video files and other extra materials complementary to school texts. Main features compared to the previous version of the reader (miaLIM): • New interface layout to ensure immediate access to all functionalities  • Easy and fast text browsing • Additional customization tools • Interactive resources and media files at hand, organized in separated tabs • Full integration with the extra contents of Imparosulweb

Screenshots

Icatt4 screens
myLIM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Icatt at 4.0 against myLIM's 3.0. myLIM's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Icatt holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Icatt ships an update every 2 months, myLIM fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Icatt versus myLIM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIcattmyLIM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—7.9% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB80 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUniversita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreLOESCHER EDITORE

Customer experience

Icatt

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

myLIM

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive7.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative88.9%

In-app purchases

None

Icatt

No in-app purchases

None

myLIM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Icatt free?
Icatt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myLIM free?
myLIM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Icatt or myLIM?
Icatt is rated higher. Icatt averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while myLIM averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Icatt or myLIM have ads?
Neither Icatt nor myLIM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Icatt or myLIM?
Icatt ships an update every 2 months, and myLIM fortnightly. Most recently, Icatt was updated on September 18, 2026 and myLIM on September 18, 2026.

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