Glurbs vs Cowley Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glurbs
Embark on a language learning adventure with interactive lessons and playful challenges. Kids can explore Spanish, French, or Italian, earning points and climbing leaderboards while building confidence. Travel across planets, play fun games, and boost reading, listening, and spelling skills.
- Interactive language lessons
- Playful challenges and games
- Character customization
- Leaderboards and progress tracking
- Learn Spanish, French, and Italian
- Reading, listening, and spelling activities
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Make language learning an adventure! With Glurbs, kids can explore Spanish, French, or Italian through exciting, interactive lessons and playful challenges. Glurbs blends education and play, helping kids build confidence while learning a new language. Earn points, climb the leaderboards, and track progress as you learn. Create your personalised character and meet Rusty, your friendly guide, as you travel across planets in the Glurbs universe. Each planet offers fun games and skill-boosting activities to improve reading, listening, and spelling in French, Spanish and Italian. Perfect for kids who love playing and parents who value quality learning time - Glurbs makes education exciting. Download now and turn language learning into your child’s next great adventure! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cowley Academy
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Cowley Academy is a non-selective mixed 11-16 secondary school and part of South Lincolnshire Academies Trust. This app is Cowley Academy's own parent engagement and communication app and it is designed to enhance communication between the school and parents of our students. REGISTRATION: To use the Cowley Academy app, you will need an account which will be provided by your child’s school. BENEFITS: • Receive push notifications and in-app messages • Keep important school information away from the clutter of email • View the school calendar and noticeboard, with information relevant to you and your child • Access important school information via The Hub • Keep up to date with your children’s activities via the newsfeed • Updates for important school events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cowley Academy at none against Glurbs's 4. Glurbs's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Glurbs sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cowley Academy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Glurbs ships an update monthly, Cowley Academy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glurbs | Cowley Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 328 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nubridge Publishing Limited | Weduc UK Ltd |
In-app purchases
Glurbs
- Discounted Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Language Angels Schools$1.991 Year
- Standard Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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- Standard Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
Cowley Academy
No in-app purchases
