MAD vs The Winbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MAD
This platform allows students and teachers to preview and showcase apps they create using a mobile app development program. It provides a space to present innovative ideas, receive feedback, and potentially gain global recognition for student-created applications.
- Preview student-created apps
- Showcase app creations
- Enter 9-digit preview codes
- Receive feedback on apps
- Potential for global publication
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MAD-store is our version of the Apple iTunes Store that allows students and teachers to preview and showcase apps they create using MAD-learn – a Mobile App Development program used to help students experience and learn the Design Thinking Process. The online tool is made up of a combination of templates and code-based screens that students use to create their apps. MAD-store gives students the opportunity to present their innovative and unique ideas and thought processes to the world to acquire recognition and feedback through a strong learning environment. Each app created through MAD-learn has its own 9-digit preview code. Once the code is entered into the MAD-store mobile app, a fully functioning version of the app can be viewed on any mobile device. Apps can also become eligible for full publication on the MAD-store or Apple iTunes Store, making them viewable to a wider, global audience.
The Winbox
This app connects users with mentors and digital support like tutoring. It helps users share their passions, set goals, and collaborate with their community on opportunities to achieve success together.
- Near-peer mentorship
- Digital support and tutoring
- Share passions with Sparks
- Chart goals with Plans
- Personalized opportunities
- Community collaboration
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- Access Near-Peer Mentors and other Digital Supports like Tutoring, Anytime, Anywhere - Empower others to understand your passions and what drives you with Sparks - Chart your course and keep track of your goals with Plans - Connect your Sparks to Plans to share the "Heart Behind your Hustle" - Receive Personalized Opportunities from the people who are in your corner - Collaborate on the pursuit of Opportunities and Plans with your Community to Win Together
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MAD at 3.5 against The Winbox's 2.7. MAD also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 45%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). The Winbox's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (75 vs 14). 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.
MAD holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Winbox has 75 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of MAD's written reviews are positive against 45% of The Winbox's.
MAD ships an update every 3 months, The Winbox weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MAD | The Winbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (14 ratings) — better | 2.7 (75 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MAD-learn | Student Success Agency |
Customer experience
MAD
The Winbox
In-app purchases
MAD
No in-app purchases
The Winbox
No in-app purchases
