EMERGE Scholars vs Dolphin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EMERGE Scholars
This app connects high school and college students, as well as program alumni, with staff. Users can manage program deadlines, communicate with staff, and stay updated on program events and activities.
- Staff communication
- Deadline management
- Program event engagement
- Activity updates
- Alumni networking
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App for high school, college students, and alumni of the EMERGE Scholars program located in Houston, TX. Scholars will use this app to communicate with staff, manage EMERGE deadlines, and engage with program events and activities.
Dolphin
Build a consistent study habit for SAT and ACT exams with daily practice questions and detailed explanations. Track your progress and focus on areas needing improvement, with optional features to block distracting apps.
- Daily practice questions
- Worked explanations
- Vocabulary review
- Focus Mode for distraction blocking
- Progress and streak tracking
- Widgets for quick access
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Build a steady SAT and ACT study habit with Dolphin. Practice in a swipeable feed, work through explanations, and return to the questions and skills that need more attention. PRACTICE A LITTLE EVERY DAY Answer Math, Reading, English, and Science questions, review vocabulary, and set a daily learning goal. UNDERSTAND YOUR ANSWERS Use worked explanations, video solutions where available, and Pip the Tutor to explore a problem. Save questions and revisit mistakes as you study. MAKE ROOM TO FOCUS With your permission, Focus Mode uses Apple's Screen Time controls to block apps you choose on your selected schedule. Complete your lesson goal to unlock them, or take a break when you need one. KEEP YOUR MOMENTUM Track your streak and progress, and add Dolphin widgets to keep your learning goal close by. Dolphin offers optional in-app subscriptions. Features and content availability may vary. SAT is a trademark of the College Board, and ACT is a trademark of ACT, Inc. Dolphin is not affiliated with or endorsed by either organization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dolphin at 4.8 against EMERGE Scholars's 4.3. Dolphin also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 4). EMERGE Scholars's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dolphin holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dolphin has 1.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of EMERGE Scholars's written reviews are positive against 83% of Dolphin's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
EMERGE Scholars ships an update every 3 weeks, Dolphin every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EMERGE Scholars | Dolphin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 82.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMERGE Scholars | PaloAI Inc. |
Customer experience
EMERGE Scholars
Dolphin
In-app purchases
EMERGE Scholars
No in-app purchases
Dolphin
No in-app purchases
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