Comparison

OnFire Learning vs BJU Press Connect

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

Head to head
About

OnFire Learning

Access course materials, take quizzes, and submit assignments on your mobile device. Track your progress, view grades, and communicate with others. Designed for seamless learning on the go.

Highlights
  • Take quizzes with result summaries
  • View and submit assignments
  • Browse lessons with progress tracking
  • See learning objectives
  • Track course grades and scores
  • Switch between multiple user roles
  • Faster and more reliable messaging
Features
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Quizzes — Take quizzes directly in the app with smooth, reliable attempts. Students can view quiz result summaries, including percentage grades and attempt details when available, right in the quiz flow. Review screens are clearer, matching and choice answers are easier to read, and math content is fully supported. Assignments — View assignment details, submit work, and track submission status from your device. Assignment pages support richer content, improved table scrolling, better file handling, and more reliable draft saving. File attachments can be downloaded and opened directly from the app. Lessons — Browse lesson parts with media support, practice questions, and automatic progress tracking as you move through each part. Lesson and course progress handling is more reliable when returning to content and across different user roles. Learning Objectives — Lessons, assignments, and quizzes can display mapped learning objectives in the mobile experience when available. Next Activity — After finishing a lesson, submitting a quiz, or viewing an assignment, tap “Next Activity” to move straight to the next item in your course. Grades — View your course grade and per-activity score breakdown for assignments, quizzes, and peer reviews directly from the course experience. Multiple Roles — Users with more than one role can switch roles more easily in the app, and profile handling is more reliable for guardians, mentors, teachers, and admins. Messaging — Messaging is faster and more reliable, with improved keyboard handling, better thread behavior, cleaner compose and send flows, and sent messages appearing more consistently where you expect them. Organization Selection — Users with access to many organizations can now search and page through the organization list more easily during login. Improved Notifications — Push notifications are saved as messages so important updates are easier to find later. Bug Fixes & Stability — Fixes across course images, review displays, progress indicators, touch interactions, access handling, keyboard behavior, and overall reliability.

About

BJU Press Connect

This app provides parents and students with access to key features of a homeschooling platform. Users can view upcoming lessons, complete assignments, and watch or download educational videos for offline learning.

Highlights
  • Secure login for parents and students
  • View upcoming lessons
  • Complete assignments
  • Watch and download videos
  • Offline access to content
Features
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The BJU Press Connect app is designed for both parents, teachers, co-ops, and students to easily access key elements of both the BJU Press Homeschool Hub and BJU Press Class Connect learning management platforms. Users can quickly view upcoming lessons for their courses, complete assignments, and stay on track with their studies. Key Features: • Login: Parents and students can securely log in to access their personal dashboard. • At-a-Glance View: See a quick preview of upcoming lessons to stay prepared. • Assignments: View and complete assignments directly within the app. • eTextbook Access: Download and read etextbooks. • Video Access: Watch videos or download them for offline access. This app is a condensed version of the full BJU Press Homeschool Hub and BJU Press Class Connect platforms, designed for students on the go. Whether you’re offline or connected, BJU Press Connect ensures you’re always on schedule and ready to learn.

Screenshots

OnFire Learning3 screens
BJU Press Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OnFire Learning at 100% against BJU Press Connect's 43%. OnFire Learning also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2). BJU Press Connect's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

OnFire Learning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BJU Press Connect has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of OnFire Learning's written reviews are positive against 43% of BJU Press Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnFire Learning ships an update fortnightly, BJU Press Connect weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OnFire Learning versus BJU Press Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnFire LearningBJU Press Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.2 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings225 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSynapse Education Solutions LLCBJU Press

Customer experience

OnFire Learning

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BJU Press Connect

All ratings25 ratings
Positive48.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

OnFire Learning

No in-app purchases

None

BJU Press Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OnFire Learning free?
OnFire Learning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BJU Press Connect free?
BJU Press Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OnFire Learning or BJU Press Connect?
OnFire Learning is rated higher. OnFire Learning averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BJU Press Connect averages 3.2 from 25 ratings.
Do OnFire Learning or BJU Press Connect have ads?
Neither OnFire Learning nor BJU Press Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnFire Learning or BJU Press Connect?
OnFire Learning ships an update fortnightly, and BJU Press Connect weekly. Most recently, OnFire Learning was updated on October 7, 2026 and BJU Press Connect on October 15, 2026.

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