Skies Learn vs SMC Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skies Learn
Create and deliver collaborative lessons with an interactive bulletin board. Easily add rich content, questions, and quizzes to foster discussion and group work. Ideal for teachers and students to build and contribute to lessons together.
- Collaborative lesson creation
- Interactive bulletin board
- Rich content cards
- Discussion questions
- Quiz integration
- Student presentations
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SKIES is the easiest way to create and deliver collaborative lessons. It's like a class bulletin board, but bigger, and everyone can branch off each others' ideas endlessly. Add informational cards containing rich text, photos, drawings, web links, and more. Slip in questions to kick off a discussion. Attach quiz questions to discover what everyone else knows. Teachers, it's never been easier to make a lesson -- and students, it's never been easier to add to one! Great for formative assessment, labs, discussions, group work, and student presentations.
SMC Go
This official college app helps students navigate their academic journey. It provides resources, tips, and tools to manage daily tasks, connect with the campus community, and achieve educational goals.
- Ask Pearl virtual assistant
- Quick Links to resources
- Class finding assistance
- Message Channels for communication
- Events & Workshops listings
- Pearl's Marketplace
- Programs & Services information
- Student Life updates
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Stay connected with SMC GO, the official app of Santa Monica College. SMC GO is more than a resource, it’s a journey, full of tips, videos, and ways to keep achieving. Begin with Start, then Manage your day, Connect to enrich your college experience, and GO towards your goals. Ready, Set, SMC GO! Favorite Features: · Ask Pearl · Quick Links · Finding Classes · Message Channels · Events & Workshops · Pearl’s Marketplace · Programs & Services · Student Life
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SMC Go at 4.1 against Skies Learn's 3.0. SMC Go also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 43%). Skies Learn's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (91 vs 18). 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.
SMC Go holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skies Learn has 91 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Skies Learn's written reviews are positive against 67% of SMC Go's.
Skies Learn ships an update every 3 weeks, SMC Go every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skies Learn | SMC Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (91 ratings) | 4.1 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Su-Kam Intelligent Education Systems Inc | Santa Monica Community College District |
Customer experience
Skies Learn
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In-app purchases
Skies Learn
No in-app purchases
SMC Go
No in-app purchases
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