Comparison

CompTIA A+ Assist vs Kobane

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

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About

CompTIA A+ Assist

Features
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Pass the CompTIA A+ exams with confidence. CompTIA A+ Prep gives you 800 exam-style questions across both 220-1101 (Core 1) and 220-1102 (Core 2), each with a clear explanation so you actually understand the "why" behind every answer. Study at your own pace, then put yourself to the test with full-length timed quizzes that simulate real exam conditions. Detailed analytics show exactly which domains you've mastered and which need more work. WHAT'S INSIDE • 800 practice questions with detailed explanations • Both exams covered: Core 1 (220-1101) and Core 2 (220-1102) • Timed quizzes that mirror the real exam format • Progress tracking with per-domain readiness breakdown • Flashcards and spaced repetition for long-term recall • Review your missed and flagged questions anytime • 100% offline — works without a connection EXAM COVERAGE Core 1: Mobile Devices, Networking, Hardware, Virtualization & Cloud, Hardware & Network Troubleshooting. Core 2: Operating Systems, Security, Software Troubleshooting, Operational Procedures. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts, no ads, no tracking. All your progress stays on your device. Free to start. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited practice, full-length timed quizzes, and complete analytics. Subscriptions: CompTIA A+ Assist Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription — Monthly $19.99 or Annual $119.99 — or a one-time Lifetime purchase of $199.99. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase; auto-renewing subscriptions renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers; if you do not cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, it automatically converts to a paid annual subscription at Subscriptions: CompTIA A+ Assist Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription — Monthly $19.99 or Annual $119.99 — or a one-time Lifetime purchase of $199.99. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase; auto-renewing subscriptions renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.19.99. Terms of Use (EULA): https://templebit.com/apps/comptia-assist/terms Privacy Policy: https://templebit.com/privacy

About

Kobane

This app offers a playful introduction to Mandarin for young English speakers. It features interactive lessons with a cat companion, covering greetings, numbers, animals, and more through listening, speaking, and tracing activities. Designed for children aged 6-8, it provides offline practice and optional in-app purchases for expanded content.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons with a cat companion
  • Covers greetings, numbers, animals, and festivals
  • Listening, matching, speaking, and tracing activities
  • Simplified Chinese characters and pinyin with tone marks
  • Offline practice available
  • Progress tracking and world badges
Features
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Meet Bane, your child's little cat companion for a playful first adventure in Mandarin or Spanish. Choose a language and explore short lessons across 19 worlds, from friendly greetings and counting to animals, family, food and festivals. Each lesson introduces four words or phrases, then brings them back through listening, matching and speaking. TWO LANGUAGES, ONE ADVENTURE • Mandarin: 45 lessons and 180 words and phrases with simplified Chinese characters, pinyin with tone marks and English meanings. Trace 153 characters one stroke at a time, and hear the four tones in the Tone garden. • Spanish: 43 lessons and 172 words and phrases of everyday Latin American Spanish. Every lesson ends with a sentence to finish: read what it means, then pick the word that fits. • Pick a language on first launch, and change it any time in the Grown-up corner. Each language keeps its own progress. MADE FOR LITTLE DISCOVERIES • Listen at a natural or slower pace, then match words to what you hear or read. • Say it with Bane. Record a short practice take and hear yourself, or simply practice out loud without the microphone. • Revisit word cards in Practice, follow the adventure trail, replay favorite lessons and collect world badges. MADE FOR PRACTICING TOGETHER Designed for English-speaking beginners, roughly ages 6–8. A grown-up can join in to help read the instructions. Bane offers encouragement along the way, and a missed match is another chance to try. Grown-ups can adjust music, sound effects and animations, and pinyin helpers for Mandarin. Lessons and audio are included in the app for offline practice. There are no accounts, ads or in-app chat. Progress stays on this device and does not sync between devices. Microphone use is optional. Recordings stay on the device and are deleted when the activity closes or the app leaves the foreground. Speaking practice is self-guided and does not score pronunciation. Examples use prerecorded synthetic speech. The first two worlds of each language are included with the app. One optional in-app purchase per language opens that language's other 17 worlds. Purchasing, restoring purchases and changing language are behind a grown-up gate; an internet connection is needed for store actions.

Screenshots

CompTIA A+ Assist4 screens
Kobane4 screens

Verdict

The call

CompTIA A+ Assist and Kobane 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CompTIA A+ Assist sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Kobane sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CompTIA A+ Assist ships an update every 3 weeks, Kobane every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CompTIA A+ Assist versus Kobane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompTIA A+ AssistKobane
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathanael WhitelawMatthew Jackson

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CompTIA A+ Assist

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$19.991 Month
  • Annual Pro$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$199.99
1 purchases

Kobane

One-time1
  • Unlock every world$2.99

Questions

Is CompTIA A+ Assist free?
CompTIA A+ Assist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kobane free?
Kobane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CompTIA A+ Assist or Kobane have ads?
Neither CompTIA A+ Assist nor Kobane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CompTIA A+ Assist or Kobane?
CompTIA A+ Assist ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kobane every 10 days. Most recently, CompTIA A+ Assist was updated on October 24, 2026 and Kobane on October 22, 2026.

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