ARC vs BriefBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARC
This conference application helps attendees connect with others, manage their personalized schedules, and organize meetings. It features QR code scanning for seamless check-in and access to information, along with interactive session discussions.
- Delegate networking
- Personalized itinerary
- Meeting organization
- QR code check-in
- Interactive session discussions
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The ARC conference app allows you to: - Make connections with other delegates - View your full and personalised itinerary - Organise meetings during the conference - QR code scanning for easy check-in and access to information - Fully interact with all sessions discussions
BriefBuddy
Transform lectures, meetings, and conversations into organized notes with AI-powered summaries and interactive learning tools. Turn your study sessions into engaging quizzes or even song remixes to aid memory.
- Organized notes by date, subject, semester
- Concise summaries of recordings
- AI ChatBot for interactive learning
- Community Prompts for quizzes and remixes
- Bias checking for notes
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BriefBuddy: Your Study Sidekick BriefBuddy is your go-to tool for turning lectures, meetings, and even casual chats into organized, easy-to-find notes. With BriefBuddy, you can: • Keep your notes neatly organized by date, subject, and semester. • Get concise summaries of long recordings, highlighting the key points. • Use the AI ChatBot to turn your study sessions into interactive learning experiences, like having a helpful friend explain tough topics. Plus, explore fun features like Community Prompts, where you can turn your notes into quizzes, check for biases, or even create catchy song remixes to help you remember content. Don't forget to ask for permission before you record!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BriefBuddy at 5.0 against ARC's 4.3. BriefBuddy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and device support (3 vs 1). ARC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (25 vs 1). On price, 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. BriefBuddy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. ARC asks for nothing beyond the download.
BriefBuddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARC has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ARC's written reviews are positive against 100% of BriefBuddy's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ARC | BriefBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Limited | Aslan Farboud |
Customer experience
ARC
BriefBuddy
In-app purchases
ARC
No in-app purchases
BriefBuddy
- Student Plan$14.991 Month
- 2 hours$1.99
- 5 hours$3.99
- 10 hours$6.99
