Comparison

Aucta vs Atenium

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

Head to head
About

Aucta

Features
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Aucta — Your university study companion. Organize your sessions, track your progress and prepare for exams with a structured method. Designed for university students, including those with learning differences. MULTI-PHASE TIMER Structured sessions alternating reading, concept mapping, repetition and breaks. Three preset profiles (Aucta Classic, Pomodoro, Intensive Session) or create your own with Aucta Pro. The timer stays visible on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island thanks to Live Activity. SPACED REPETITION (SM-2) Add topics to memorize and the SM-2 algorithm schedules reviews at the right time. Badges and notifications remind you what to review each day. SUBJECTS AND BOOKS Organize courses, books and pages to study. The study plan calculates your daily pace and automatically rebalances after every session. When all books reach 100%, the plan closes on its own. LECTURE CALENDAR Weekly timetable with daily view. Everything linked to your subjects. EXAMS AND TRANSCRIPT Plan your exams, record grades and check weighted average and graduation projection in the digital transcript. Choose from 8 international grading scales: Italian (18-30), French (10-20), Spanish (5-10), Portuguese (10-20), German (1.0-4.0), Swiss (4.0-6.0), American (0-100) and British (0-100). Grades, averages, charts and slot machine adapt automatically. EXAM DAY FORTUNE On exam day, discover your "predicted" grade based on your real study metrics. A fun and motivating feature. SMART DIMMER The screen dims during study to save battery. Adjust the intensity from 1% to 40% or disable it in Settings. ACADEMIC YEAR ARCHIVE At the end of the year, generate a PDF report of your academic journey. ACCESSIBILITY Designed for all students, including those with learning differences. Inclusive interface, neutral language, adjustable readability. Available in Italian, English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese. Automatic sync across your Apple devices via iCloud. No account required, no ads. Aucta: study smarter, not harder.

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Atenium

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Atenium is a grade tracker, study planner, flashcard app, handwriting notebook and Pomodoro timer in one calm app built for college and university life. AteniumVector: a plan that adapts to you AteniumVector brings courses, exams, deadlines, tasks, flashcard reviews and the time you really have into one study plan. It shows you what to work on today and, with Pro, plans up to two months ahead, refining its estimates on your actual study sessions. Planning runs on your device. Flashcards and spaced repetition • FSRS scheduling with parameters optimized on your own reviews • Generate flashcards from notes, images and PDFs • Cloze deletion, image occlusion, audio, formulas, code and exercise cards • Import and export APKG, plus CSV and JSON • Per-deck presets, learning steps, flags and subdecks • Search with tags, filters and saved searches • Last round: a dedicated mode for the 48 hours before an exam • Review from your Apple Watch Notebook and handwriting • Write and draw with Apple Pencil on lined, grid, dotted and planner pages • Turn handwriting into typed text and handwritten formulas into LaTeX • Hold the pen to snap perfect shapes; ruler, set squares, protractor and compass included • Templates, stickers and icon libraries, from anatomy to law • Annotate PDFs and keep flashcards linked to their source page • Back up notebooks to iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive Concept maps Build maps from your notes, link nodes to decks, see your mastery on the map and present it as slides. Grades, courses and academic progress Track courses, exams, attempts, partial exams, credits, weighted averages, GPA where applicable, your projected final grade and your university's graduation rules. Atenium supports different academic systems, as well as complex paths such as double degrees, Erasmus and study abroad. Simulate future grades and see their effect on your average and final result without touching your real record. Plan exams, classes and your thesis • Timetable for classes, exams, deadlines and attendance • A daily plan that recalculates when your workload changes • Course syllabus, prerequisites, materials and textbooks found by ISBN • Thesis workspace with stages, deadlines, Focus sessions, advisor meetings and defense practice • Flexible availability for students who also work Lectures, materials and on-device AI Record lectures, add markers, transcribe them when your device and language allow, search transcripts and turn them into structured notes and question drafts. Read and annotate PDFs, extract text with OCR and ask questions across your own library. AI features run on your device, at no cost, on iPhone and iPad models that support them. Focus, alone or together Pomodoro, Live Activities, Dynamic Island and Study Garden. Study with friends over SharePlay: a shared timer, quizzing each other in turns, passing a deck around. With Pro, block distracting apps while you study. Atenium counts rest days and reminds you that studying well does not mean studying all the time. Made to be readable Study aids to switch on by need: guided reading, typo-tolerant answers, extra time. VoiceOver and Dynamic Type supported. Instructor mode AteniumProfessor is a separate space for people who teach and do research: courses, classes, grading, rubrics, office hours, supervised theses, papers and projects, kept apart from your student environment. Privacy first Atenium is local-first. Study offline, sync supported data to your private iCloud and keep intelligent features on your device. No ads. No tracking. Atenium Pro expands the Free plan limits and unlocks extended planning, advanced analytics, simulations, international mobility tools, Atenium Web in any browser and more. Atenium Complete also includes AteniumProfessor. Terms of Use: https://atenium.app/en/terms Privacy: https://atenium.app/en/privacy

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Atenium at 18.0 against Aucta's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Aucta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Atenium sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aucta ships an update weekly, Atenium every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Aucta versus Atenium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuctaAtenium
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntonio GalettaPatrick Perazzini

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Aucta

One-time1
  • Aucta Pro$3.99
5 purchases

Atenium

Subscriptions4
  • Atenium Pro (1 Month)$3.991 Month
  • Atenium Complete - Mensual$6.991 Month
  • Atenium Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • Atenium Complete - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Atenium Pro Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Aucta free?
Aucta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atenium free?
Atenium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Aucta or Atenium have ads?
Neither Aucta nor Atenium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aucta or Atenium?
Aucta ships an update weekly, and Atenium every 8 days. Most recently, Aucta was updated on November 9, 2026 and Atenium on November 5, 2026.

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