ARC vs OptimalWork
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
OptimalWork
This app helps you overcome procrastination, anxiety, and distraction by applying a new psychology of growth to your daily work. Achieve new heights of productivity, focus, and skill by approaching challenges as opportunities for profound development.
- Psychology of growth approach
- Overcome procrastination
- Reduce anxiety and distraction
- Enhance productivity and focus
- Skill development
- Daily work application
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The OptimalWork App is based on a revolutionary new psychology of growth. We'll teach you how to approach every challenge you face as a moment of profound growth. Not only that, you can apply everything in your daily work to overcome procrastination, anxiety, and distraction and achieve new heights of productivity, focus, and skill. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OptimalWork at 4.8 against ARC's 4.3. OptimalWork also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and device support (4 vs 1). ARC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, 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. OptimalWork sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $18.95 per month. ARC asks for nothing beyond the download.
OptimalWork holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ARC's written reviews are positive against 100% of OptimalWork's.
ARC ships an update weekly, OptimalWork fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARC | OptimalWork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (25 ratings) | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Limited | OptimalWork |
Customer experience
ARC
OptimalWork
In-app purchases
ARC
No in-app purchases
OptimalWork
- Basic - Student Monthly$18.951 Month
- Basic - Monthly$24.951 Month
- Premium - Student Monthly$35.951 Month
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- Premium - Monthly$49.951 Month
- Basic - Student Yearly$149.991 Year
- Basic - Yearly$199.991 Year
- Premium - Student Yearly$274.991 Year
- Premium - Yearly$359.991 Year
