Human Focus vs AcademyHQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Human Focus
This vocational e-learning app allows trainees to access interactive video courses on their mobile devices anytime, anywhere. It serves as a reference tool and enables instant sharing of training records with third parties, syncing progress with a web-based learning management system.
- Interactive video training courses
- On-demand access for trainees
- Reference tool for job tasks
- Instant sharing of training records
- Syncs progress with web LMS
- Downloadable training programs
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Human Focus is a vocational E-learning App that that enables trainees to undertake interactive video training courses anywhere and anytime. The benefits of this E-Learning App are - trainees can: - Undertake training anywhere and time that suits them - Access information at the moment of need - i.e. as they are undertaking the job / as a reference tool - Instantly share their vocational training records with 3rd parties This App integrates with the Human Focus web learning management system (LMS) that contains one of the largest libraries of online video courses. Via this App trainees can select and download training programmes and take them on their phone or tablet device. Their end of course results are then automatically synced with the online learning management system enabling employers to monitor the progress of individual trainees. Trainees can also access their training records (certificates) and show these to 3rd parties
AcademyHQ
Access your online training platform and complete courses on your mobile device. Track progress, upload documents, and receive notifications for new content. Administrators can manage member training and distribute videos.
- Mobile access to online training
- Complete courses and earn certificates
- Upload supporting documentation
- Continue training from any device
- Administrator training record management
- Push notifications for administrator content
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> Users have access to their online training platform on their mobile device. > Users can complete online course and have access to their certificates and can upload additional documentation ie. CSCS cards. > Users complete a 3 step verification process (mobile number, photo, documentation). > Existing members on AcademyHQ can login and continue any training from where they left off from their laptop/desktop. > Administrators can view their members training records by looking them up by their name/ number/ QR code. > Administrators can upload videos such as newscast/promos and send them to their members to watch using push notifications.
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Verdict
Human Focus and AcademyHQ both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Human Focus's written reviews are positive against 25% of AcademyHQ's. Human Focus also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). AcademyHQ's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Human Focus against 5.0 for AcademyHQ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Human Focus's written reviews are positive against 25% of AcademyHQ's.
Human Focus ships an update fortnightly, AcademyHQ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Human Focus | AcademyHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Human Focus International Limited | Upskill Online t/a Olive Media |
Customer experience
Human Focus
AcademyHQ
In-app purchases
Human Focus
No in-app purchases
AcademyHQ
No in-app purchases
