ACU vs Spirax Study App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACU
This app enhances the university experience for students and visitors by providing access to course materials, personal timetables, exam results, campus maps, and library resources. It also offers student news and contact information for university support services.
- Access course materials via Canvas
- View personalized timetables
- Check exam results
- Navigate campuses with searchable maps
- Find library resources
- Stay updated with student news
- Contact university support
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The Australian Catholic University (ACU) App has been developed to provide ACU students and visitors to ACU with a diverse suite of linked features to enhance your university experience. Features: * Canvas: Access your course material via our Learning Environment Online * Timetable: Access your personalised timetable * Exam Results: Access your exam results * Maps: Searchable maps of each campuses. Eg. search room numbers. * Indoor floor-plans. * Library: Find books, articles and more or sign into MyLibrary * News: A feed of student news from the Student Portal * Contact us: Contact details for AskACU and access AskACU knowledge base
Spirax Study App
Transform handwritten notes into digital flashcards with this app. Simply scan specially designed paper, and your notes are converted for easy editing and organization by subject. Sync to cloud storage for access on any device.
- Scan handwritten notes
- Create digital flashcards
- Edit and customize flashcards
- Organize by subject
- Sync to Google Drive
- Study anywhere, anytime
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With the Spirax® Study App, scan your handwritten notes to instantly create digital flashcards and study anywhere, anytime! Take notes on our specially designed Spirax® Study paper and flag important test concepts along the way by shading in the page triangles. Scan your flagged notes with our app and watch as they're instantly transformed into flashcards. Edit and customise your flashcards, then organise by subject and study anywhere, anytime! Sync your notes to Google Drive and access them from any device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spirax Study App at 60% against ACU's 16%. Spirax Study App also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months). ACU's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ACU ships an update every 9 months, Spirax Study App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACU | Spirax Study App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Australian Catholic University | ACCO Brands USA LLC |
Customer experience
ACU
Spirax Study App
In-app purchases
ACU
No in-app purchases
Spirax Study App
No in-app purchases
