360 Education vs Black Spectacles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
360 Education
This app facilitates goal-based learning between tutors and students. It allows educators to monitor student progress towards deadlines and provides a private messaging system for direct communication outside of sessions.
- Goal-based learning model
- Student progress tracking
- Deadline management
- Private tutor-student messaging
- Innovative educational approach
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This app is designed to enhance the quality of education between tutor and student in 360 View of My Peers' innovative goal-based model. Teachers can track student progress towards their chosen goals, helping the student stay on track and reach their goals by their deadline. The app also features a private messaging section to allow students to connect with and ask questions to their teachers outside of scheduled meeting times.
Black Spectacles
Prepare for ARE® and CSE® exams with engaging videos, flashcards, and quizzes. Download content for offline viewing anytime, anywhere.
- Exam preparation
- Engaging videos
- Interactive flashcards
- Quizzes
- Offline video downloads
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Black Spectacles helps you prepare for the ARE® and CSE® exams with engaging videos, interactive flashcards, and quizzes. You can also download your prep videos and watch them offline anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 360 Education at 5.0 against Black Spectacles's 3.8. 360 Education also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Black Spectacles's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
360 Education holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Spectacles has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
360 Education ships an update every 3 months, Black Spectacles fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 360 Education | Black Spectacles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aiden Kim | Black Spectacles, LLC |
Customer experience
360 Education
Black Spectacles
In-app purchases
360 Education
No in-app purchases
Black Spectacles
No in-app purchases
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