Comparison

Aula vs Phoenix Classroom

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

Head to head
About

Aula

This platform connects students and educators for interactive learning. It facilitates discussions, collaboration, and engagement with class materials, transforming education into a two-way street.

Highlights
  • Digital campus platform
  • Student-educator communication
  • Classroom discussions
  • Collaborative learning
  • Engagement with class materials
Features
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Teaching and learning shouldn’t be a one-way street, right? Aula is your digital campus. A communication platform for education that brings students and educators together around stimulating conversations, collaboration, and discussions about class materials.

About

Phoenix Classroom

This learning management system connects students, teachers, and parents for a seamless educational experience. It supports multiple curricula and offers tools for live lessons, progress tracking, and communication, enabling learning and collaboration on the go.

Highlights
  • Live lesson delivery with advanced features
  • Student attendance and progress tracking
  • Digital content access and online assessments
  • Discussion platform for students and teachers
  • Parental view of grades and reports
  • Online fee payment and leave requests
Features
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Phoenix Classroom is an end-to-end Learning Management System (LMS) connecting students, teachers, and parents. Specifically designed by educators having decades of experience, it has all the resources needed to ensure continuity of best-in-class teaching and learning experience. Catering to multi-curricula such as British, IB, American, India and National it is used by a large number of parents and their students in UAE and across the region. Classroom mobile is an intuitive app with a host of features and functionalities required for all the stakeholders (teachers, students & parents) to enable learning and collaboration on-the-go. Some of the salient features of the app are: For Teachers • Deliver live (synchronous) lessons that are fully embedded with advanced features • Perform a host of administrative tasks such as mark attendance, track students’ behavior, monitor overall progress and collaborate with parents and students For Students • Access customized lessons, including digital content and assessments. Submit assignments and quizzes online • Use Chatter platform to participate in discussions with teachers and peers For Parents • View grades, achievements, reports and track overall student progress under a unified umbrella • Keep track of school news as well as class and group announcements, perform admin activities such as online fees payment, raise leave requests, service requests etc.

Screenshots

Aula3 screens
Phoenix Classroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phoenix Classroom at 57% against Aula's 13%. Phoenix Classroom also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (149 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phoenix Classroom holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phoenix Classroom has 149 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Aula's written reviews are positive against 57% of Phoenix Classroom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Aula versus Phoenix Classroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAulaPhoenix Classroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)3.9 (149 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.2% of reviews57.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3149 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUblendGEMS Group Holdings Limited

Customer experience

Aula

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive13.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative81.6%

Phoenix Classroom

All ratings147 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative21.8%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral9.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Aula

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Logs out frequently
  • Cannot access assignments on phone
  • Pop-up prevents access to content
  • Assignments feedback disappears
  • Cannot log in
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  • App doesn't work on Mac
  • Update required loop
  • App freezes
  • Randomly writing replies in capital
  • App crashes on launch
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Notifications show unread when there are none

Requested features

13 requests
  • Option to keep session logged in
  • Autofill for username and password
  • FaceID or fingerprint support
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
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  • Mark all notifications as read
  • Allow submission on phones
  • Standalone app for educators
  • Improve accessibility and learning features
  • Support for older iOS versions
  • Make assignments and student success app accessible on mobile
  • Add a main page for required links/pages
  • Display full lesson names, lecturer info, timetable

Phoenix Classroom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Aula

No in-app purchases

None

Phoenix Classroom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aula free?
Aula is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phoenix Classroom free?
Phoenix Classroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aula or Phoenix Classroom?
Phoenix Classroom is rated higher. Aula averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Phoenix Classroom averages 3.9 from 149 ratings.
Do Aula or Phoenix Classroom have ads?
Neither Aula nor Phoenix Classroom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aula or Phoenix Classroom?
Aula ships an update every 2 months, and Phoenix Classroom every 2 months. Most recently, Aula was updated on October 21, 2026 and Phoenix Classroom on October 23, 2026.

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