SarrthiIAS vs PrepMonkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SarrthiIAS
Prepare for the UPSC CSE exam with expert guidance from achievers and top educators. This platform offers personalized and affordable preparation for all stages, from Prelims to the Interview, to help you achieve your civil servant dream.
- Expert faculty comprising UPSC achievers
- Personalized and affordable guidance
- Comprehensive coverage of Prelims, Mains, and Interview
- Targeted preparation strategies
- User-friendly app interface
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Sarrthi IAS – Credible Faculty, Quality Content, Affordable Courses Sarrthi IAS is a complete UPSC preparation platform designed to help aspirants prepare smarter and achieve their IAS dream with confidence. Experience AI-powered learning, smoother live classes, secure in-house technology, enhanced data security, seamless mentorship & evaluation access, synced courses/tests/notes, and faster support — all in one place. Why Sarrthi IAS? • Credible Faculty with proven UPSC expertise • Quality, updated study material & courses • Affordable learning with premium mentorship Founders • Varun Jain – IIT Roorkee Alumni | 2 UPSC Interviews • Dr. Shivin Chaudhary – Ex-IRS | MAMC Alumni Features • Live & recorded classes • Tests, MCQs & answer writing practice • Personalized mentorship • GS Foundation, Optional & enrichment courses • Seamless app & web access Prepare anytime, anywhere with Sarrthi IAS.
PrepMonkey
This app offers a structured approach to preparing for competitive exams using AI and past questions. It focuses on intelligent study methods rather than overwhelming users with raw content.
- AI-powered preparation
- Past year questions (PYQs)
- Structured study plans
- Intelligent learning methods
- UPSC Civil Services exam focus
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PrepMonkey is your all-in-one UPSC Civil Services exam preparation companion. Built for serious aspirants who want structured, intelligent prep — not just content dumps. Privacy Policy: https://prepmonkey.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
SarrthiIAS and PrepMonkey both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of PrepMonkey's written reviews are positive against 42% of SarrthiIAS's. SarrthiIAS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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. PrepMonkey sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SarrthiIAS asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SarrthiIAS against 5.0 for PrepMonkey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of SarrthiIAS's written reviews are positive against 93% of PrepMonkey's.
SarrthiIAS ships an update every 3 weeks, PrepMonkey fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.
| Parameter | SarrthiIAS | PrepMonkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.2% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 456 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Varun Jain | Stanza Soft |
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In-app purchases
SarrthiIAS
No in-app purchases
PrepMonkey
- APPSC Monthly$4.991 Month
- Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
- APPSC Annual$49.991 Year
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- Annual Premium$59.991 Year
