Comparison

myAPU vs AlreadyEarned

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

Head to head
About

myAPU

Access university resources and academic programs conveniently online. This application allows motivated professionals to advance their knowledge and apply to programs. Connect with student support and explore educational opportunities without limits.

Highlights
  • Convenient online access
  • Explore academic programs
  • Apply to the University
  • Contact student support
  • Accessible educational resources
Features
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myAPU is designed to be as convenient and accessible as our University. American Public University is a place where motivated professionals from business, healthcare, education, and other service-minded communities come together to advance their knowledge in order to make a difference. Through myAPU, your opportunity to explore our affordable academic programs conveniently delivered online is within reach, without limits. Download myAPU and apply to the University or contact student support.

About

AlreadyEarned

Discover how much college credit you've already earned from past work, military service, or certifications. Get an estimate of potential savings and find accredited schools that accept your credits, ranked by how much they honor.

Highlights
  • Estimate earned college credits
  • Calculate potential time and tuition savings
  • Ranked accredited schools based on credit acceptance
  • Find nearby, online, and hybrid campus options
  • Personalized next steps checklist
  • Learning section for educational terms
Features
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You've probably earned more college credit than you realize. If you've worked a job, served in the military, earned a certification, or taken classes years ago, a lot of that can count toward a real degree — most people just never find out. AlreadyEarned translates the confusing world of college credit into plain English and shows you how far along you might already be. Answer a few quick questions and see: An estimate of how many credits you may already have toward an associate's or bachelor's degree Roughly how much time and tuition that could save you Accredited schools that tend to honor the most of your credit — ranked for YOU, not for whoever pays us Campuses near you, with a travel-distance filter, plus online and hybrid options A clear, personalized checklist of what to do next We work for you, not for any school. AlreadyEarned doesn't recruit for any college and isn't paid by them to rank them. We rank schools by how much of your credit each one keeps — and we'll even tell you when an in-person community or technical college is the better fit. Built on real, public data. School details come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and federal accreditation records, so you're looking at accredited, currently-operating institutions — including which ones are regionally accredited (the credits that transfer most easily). Free, private, and ad-free. AlreadyEarned is free to use. We don't collect or sell your data, there are no ads, and if you turn on location it's used only on your device to find nearby campuses. If the app helps you, you can support it by grabbing some merch — completely optional. A learning section explains the terms students get stuck on — transfer credit, prior learning, accreditation, CLEP exams, and more — because not understanding the system is one of the biggest reasons people never go back. Important: All credit figures are estimates to show you what's possible. Every school makes the final credit decision, so always confirm with a school's admissions office before enrolling. What's New (first version) First release of AlreadyEarned.

Screenshots

myAPU4 screens
AlreadyEarned4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AlreadyEarned at 5.0 against myAPU's 3.9. myAPU's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

AlreadyEarned holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myAPU has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
myAPU versus AlreadyEarned: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyAPUAlreadyEarned
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmerican Public University System (APUS)Alan Siegel

Customer experience

myAPU

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

AlreadyEarned

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

myAPU

No in-app purchases

None

AlreadyEarned

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myAPU free?
myAPU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AlreadyEarned free?
AlreadyEarned is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myAPU or AlreadyEarned?
AlreadyEarned is rated higher. myAPU averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while AlreadyEarned averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do myAPU or AlreadyEarned have ads?
Neither myAPU nor AlreadyEarned shows ads.

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