Smata vs Iter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smata
Enhance your study sessions with this social platform. Track your progress, block distractions, and connect with friends to see their live study habits. Compete on leaderboards and encourage each other's academic efforts.
- Track study sessions
- Block distracting apps
- View friends' live study activity
- Compete on leaderboards
- Share study photos and strategies
- Encourage friends' efforts
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Study Smarter with Smata! - Track your study sessions. - Block distracting apps. - See where, what, and how long your friends are studying live. - Compete on the friends and campus-wide leaderboards. - View your friends' study photos, strategies, and sessions. - Encourage and give your friends props for their effort! Here at Smata, we are striving to build the ultimate study tool. We hope to provide a platform that enhances your study experience and makes studying a collaborative effort! We hope you enjoy! - The Smata Team
Iter
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Does studying alone kill your motivation? Iter is the study app built as a social network: follow other students, share your sessions, and join live study rooms whenever you need them. STUDENT SOCIAL NETWORK Post your sessions to the feed, follow other students, and get support from the community. The only feed where studying is the achievement. JAMS: STUDY LIVE TOGETHER Join a live study room at your library, or hop into a friend's private jam with their code. Seeing others study in real time beats any solo timer. CHAT & STUDY GROUPS Talk to your classmates in 1:1 and group chats. Nothing motivates more than knowing others are studying too. SMART TIMER Record study sessions with effective time and breaks. See exactly how long you spend on each subject and celebrate your streaks. STATS & ACHIEVEMENTS Weekly and monthly charts, friend rankings, and 78 collectible medals. Turn your study habit into a challenge. FULL CUSTOMISATION Light and dark themes, 6 available languages, break preferences and study reminders. — Available in Spanish, English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. — Free to download. No ads.
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Verdict
Smata and Iter are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Smata ships an update every 5 weeks, Iter every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smata | Iter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TheDairy, Inc. | Diego Monino |
In-app purchases
Smata
No in-app purchases
Iter
No in-app purchases
