Comparison

AZ vs Cloud Cert Prep

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

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AZ

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Prep for the Microsoft AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate) certification with original practice questions, topic deep-dives, and an AI tutor that knows what you're studying. PRACTICE QUESTIONS • 200+ original questions across all five AZ-104 domains, refreshed weekly. • Quiz modes: practice with instant feedback, exam-style simulation, or targeted by domain or topic. • Every question cites a Microsoft Learn URL so you can dig deeper. TOPIC DEEP-DIVES • Concise summaries for every AZ-104 topic, mapped to the official skills outline. • Architecture diagrams rendered as PDFs for offline study. • Curated Microsoft Learn videos and articles per topic. AI TUTOR • Ask follow-up questions on any practice question. Answers are generated by Anthropic's Claude (via Amazon Bedrock), grounded in Microsoft Learn documentation. • Stays scoped to AZ-104 topics; refuses off-topic, prompt-injection, or exam-dump requests. • 5 free AI prompts per question; unlock unlimited prompts with a one-time $2.99 Premium upgrade. No auto-renewing subscription. LESSON PLANS • Adaptive plans based on your quiz history — surface the topics you keep missing. PRIVACY-RESPECTING • No tracking, no ads, no third-party analytics SDKs. • Anonymous device identity, not tied to your Apple ID. • All study progress lives on your device; erase everything from Settings → Erase All Data at any time. UNIVERSAL APP • Works on iPhone and iPad. Designed for portrait quiz-taking on iPhone and a roomier study layout on iPad. ORIGINAL CONTENT • Every question is original work, written and reviewed by the developer with citations to Microsoft Learn. We never use real exam content. • AZ-104 and Microsoft Azure are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft. Privacy: studyguides.dlaisoft.com/privacy.html Terms: studyguides.dlaisoft.com/terms.html

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Cloud Cert Prep

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ONE APP. EVERY CLOUD CERT. Stop juggling a different study app for every exam. CLO preps all 13 cloud certifications in one place — from your first Cloud Practitioner to Solutions Architect, DevOps, Security, Azure administration, Google Cloud, Terraform, and Certified Kubernetes Administrator. Pass one, start the next, same app. 88,000+ QUESTIONS, BUILT TO GET YOU A PASS • 88,000+ exam-style questions, every one with a full written explanation • Realistic mock exams that mirror the real blueprint domain weightings • Adaptive drills that automatically target your weakest domains • Audio lessons — study hands-free on the commute or at the gym • Flashcards, concept cards, and quick-review reels for spaced repetition • Progress tracking broken down per exam and per domain, so you always know what to study next ALL 13 EXAMS COVERED AWS • Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) • Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) • DevOps Engineer – Professional (DOP-C02) • Security – Specialty (SCS-C02) • AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) • Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C01) Microsoft Azure • Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) • Azure Administrator (AZ-104) • Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500) Google Cloud • Professional Cloud Architect • Professional Data Engineer HashiCorp • Terraform Associate CNCF • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) FIVE WAYS TO STUDY • Quick Quiz — a fast set from any domain of any exam • Mock Exam — full-length, timed, blueprint-weighted, and scored like the real thing • Weak-Area Drill — the app finds your lowest-scoring domains and builds a set to fix them • Audio Mode — questions and lessons read aloud, hands-free • Flashcards & Reels — bite-size review for spaced repetition between sessions PERFECT FOR • Career-switchers breaking into cloud who need the fundamentals first • Engineers stacking AWS, Azure, and GCP to go multi-cloud • DevOps and platform teams adding Terraform and Kubernetes • Anyone retaking an exam who wants to drill only their weak domains WHY CLO INSTEAD OF ONE APP PER EXAM Cloud careers are a ladder - nobody stops at one certification. You pass CLF-C02, then SAA-C03, then add Azure or Kubernetes for the role you want next. Every other app makes you download, relearn, and pay for a new tool at each step. CLO is the single app you keep for your whole cloud journey, with one consistent way to study across every vendor. BUILT FOR SERIOUS PREP Explanations are written to teach, not just to mark right or wrong — so a missed question becomes something you actually learn. Domain-level analytics show exactly where you stand against the real exam blueprint, so you stop wasting time on what you already know and close the gaps that will show up on test day. STUDY ANYWHERE, ONLINE OR OFFLINE Everything works with no signal. Your progress syncs automatically across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so you can drill on your phone and review on your iPad without losing your place. No account or sign-up required to start. START FREE Try CLO free, then unlock full access to all 13 exams with a single subscription. One upgrade, every certification — no per-exam paywalls. Continued use of an auto-renewing subscription is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://c3rt.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://c3rt.com/terms-of-service/

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AZ4 screens
Cloud Cert Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AZ at 16.0 against Cloud Cert Prep's 18. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. AZ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cloud Cert Prep sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
AZ versus Cloud Cert Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAZCloud Cert Prep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDavid LaiESCAPADE GLOBAL PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AZ

One-time1
  • AZ-104 Premium$2.99
4 purchases

Cloud Cert Prep

Subscriptions3
  • Cloud Exam Prep - Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Cloud Exam Prep - 3 Months$34.993 Months
  • Cloud Exam Prep - 6 Months$49.996 Months
One-time1
  • Cloud Exam Prep - Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is AZ free?
AZ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cloud Cert Prep free?
Cloud Cert Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AZ or Cloud Cert Prep have ads?
Neither AZ nor Cloud Cert Prep shows ads.

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