ZHYAR vs Ayenda Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZHYAR
This app provides access to a comprehensive mobile learning platform for students in Kurdistan. It offers over 1000 recorded lessons, live class participation, and offline study capabilities to support learning anywhere.
- 1000+ recorded lessons
- Live class participation
- Offline study mode
- Progress tracking
- KRG Ministry of Education curriculum
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ZHYAR Educational Foundation App Top-Ranked Education in Kurdistan ZHYAR Educational Foundation delivers premium education aligned with the KRG Ministry of Education curriculum through: • Kindergartens, Basic & High Schools • University preparation programs • Pioneering YouTube/TV lessons • New mobile learning platform App Features: - 1000+ recorded lessons - Live class participation - Offline study mode - Progress tracking "Empowering students to learn anywhere" Erbil, Iraq | +964 750 930 8686
Ayenda Academy
This app serves as a central hub for students, parents, and staff, providing access to schedules, attendance records, reports, and school announcements. It facilitates communication through chat and offers real-time school bus tracking, all while supporting multiple languages and offline functionality.
- Class and exam schedules
- Attendance tracking
- Weekly reports and plans
- Payment tracking
- School announcements and stories
- In-app messaging
- Live school bus location
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Ayenda Academy is the official school companion app for students, parents, teachers and staff of Ayenda Academy schools. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE - Class schedule and exam schedule, week by week - Attendance: see your record, teachers take attendance in seconds - Weekly reports and teacher weekly plans - Payments: receipts and remaining installments at a glance - School feed: class stories, photos and announcements - Chat: message teachers, classmates and school support - School bus live location - Your personal QR code for fast identification - Notifications in your language: English, Kurdish (Badini) or Arabic MADE FOR OUR COMMUNITY The whole app works in English, Kurdish (Badini) and Arabic with full right-to-left support, and keeps working with cached data when your connection is weak. SIGNING IN Your school provides your User Code and password. Contact your school administration if you need one. Once signed in, you stay signed in: switching between family accounts takes one tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ayenda Academy at 4.3 against ZHYAR's 3.3. Ayenda Academy also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). ZHYAR's advantage is ratings volume (123 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Ayenda Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZHYAR has 123 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ZHYAR ships an update every 6 weeks, Ayenda Academy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZHYAR | Ayenda Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (123 ratings) | 4.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — 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 | 69 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohammed Bakr | Avraz Shawkat |
Customer experience
ZHYAR
Ayenda Academy
Bugs and requests
ZHYAR
Reported bugs
2 issues- Videos not playing
- Courses not loading
Requested features
2 requests- Fix video playback issues
- Improve app stability
Ayenda Academy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ZHYAR
No in-app purchases
Ayenda Academy
No in-app purchases
