NTUTBox vs Handy 990
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NTUTBox
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The campus app made for NTUT students. Your schedule, grades, course registration, i-School Plus and campus announcements, all in one place. DAILY ESSENTIALS • Today: time left in class, a countdown to your next one, plus assignment deadlines and campus events on one page • Your schedule syncs automatically; browse past semesters and share it as an image or a link • Widgets and Live Activities: see your next class on the Home Screen, Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app • Class reminders, with a pause for winter and summer breaks COURSES & GRADES • Syllabus and weekly plan, right on each course • i-School Plus: assignment deadlines, announcements, course materials and class rosters • Grades, GPA and rank, with your full course history • Assignments: keep your own to-do list too REGISTRATION SEASON • Add and drop courses and confirm your course selection in the app • Quick fill for Course Registration, Course Evaluation and Outstanding Teaching Voting • Import a draft schedule from the Course Planner and spot time conflicts at a glance WITH FRIENDS • Friends' Schedules: import your friends' schedules and view them together • Free Together: see which periods everyone is free ON CAMPUS • NTUT Postman announcements, filtered by category • Campus calendar, with sync to Apple Calendar • Join the NTUT-802.1X campus Wi-Fi in one tap, plus a VPN setup guide • Campus services and Lost & Found LANGUAGES English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese, following your iPhone's language setting. Course names, announcements and other school data appear as the school provides them, usually in Chinese. Students from other schools can import their own schedule in Guest Mode. PRIVACY Your sign-in details are encrypted and stored only on your device. They are used only to connect to the school's systems and are never uploaded to our servers. ABOUT NTUTBox is built independently by NTUT students and is not an official university app. It relies on the school's own systems, so some features may be unavailable while those systems are under maintenance or change. Questions or ideas? Find us on Instagram at @ntutbox_official.
Handy 990
Prepare for the TOEIC Listening and Reading test with focused practice sessions. Engage with realistic question formats, review missed questions, and track your progress with detailed analytics. Designed for flexible study, it fits into daily routines and offers full-length mock tests.
- TOEIC reading and listening practice
- Part-based drills
- Timed mock-test mode
- Review missed questions
- Score summaries
- Weakness analytics
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Handy 990 helps you practice for the TOEIC Listening and Reading test with focused reading questions, listening questions, and timed mock-test sessions. Practice by TOEIC part, answer realistic question formats, and review missed questions after each session. Handy 990 is designed for short study sessions that fit into daily routines while still supporting full-length mock-test practice. Key features: - TOEIC reading and listening practice - Part-based drills for targeted study - Timed mock-test mode - Immediate or end-of-test review - Score summaries and weakness analytics - Multilingual instructions and explanations - Compact interface for one-handed practice Handy 990 is an independent practice app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ETS, IIBC, or any official TOEIC administrator. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NTUTBox at none against Handy 990's 4. Handy 990's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Handy 990 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. NTUTBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
NTUTBox ships an update every 5 days, Handy 990 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NTUTBox | Handy 990 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 409 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PO CHIA PAN | Seaberry Studio |
In-app purchases
NTUTBox
No in-app purchases
Handy 990
- Handy 990 Pro Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Handy 990 Pro 3-Month7 Days trial$49.993 Months
- Handy 990 Pro Annual7 Days trial$119.991 Year
- Handy 990 Pro Lifetime$229.00









