Comparison

PebblePocket vs MyAra

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

Head to head
About

PebblePocket

Create evidence, reflections, and records offline and sync them to your PebblePad account when you reconnect. Supports blog posts, reflections, experiences, photos, and videos. Easily launch into your account with one-click setup.

Highlights
  • Offline asset creation
  • Sync to PebblePad
  • Blog post creation
  • Structured reflection tools
  • Experience recording
  • Photo and video capture
Features
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PebblePocket is the companion mobile app for PebblePad, designed to help you capture learning, evidence and reflections as they happen, wherever your learning or work takes you. Ideal for placements, practice based learning and work on the go, PebblePocket lets you take photos or videos, add files, and capture evidence as it happens, even offline. When you’re back online, simply send your content to PebblePad, ready to develop or share. Capture evidence as it happens - Quickly capture photos, videos, or documents straight from your device; perfect for real world learning and professional practice. Reflect in the moment - Create reflections and experiences while events are fresh, supporting deeper, more authentic learning. Work offline - No internet? No problem. Create content offline and upload it to PebblePad with a single tap when you’re reconnected. Seamless PebblePad integration - Use PebblePocket for quick capture, then continue your portfolio building, assessment and storytelling in PebblePad. Supported asset types - Templates - Photos - Videos - Files Designed to work with PebblePad - Use PebblePocket for fast evidence capture, then return to PebblePad for deeper reflection, portfolio building and assessment. Availability may vary depending on organisational authentication methods. Content sent to PebblePad is managed within PebblePad.

About

MyAra

This app provides Ara Institute of Canterbury students with convenient access to essential academic information and campus resources. Manage your schedule, access course materials, and stay updated on campus events all in one place.

Highlights
  • Personalized dashboard
  • Student email access
  • Moodle course material access
  • Student timetable checker
  • Attendance record check
  • Campus event updates
  • Library resource search
Features
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MyAra is Ara Institute of Canterbury’s student app, providing quick and easy access to everything you need to make the most of your Ara experience. The app works seamlessly with the MyAra website, providing the same tiles and information. The app requires you to have a current Ara student login. Features include: β€’ The ability to personalise your dashboard by moving, hiding and changing the colours of tiles β€’ Easy access to your student email β€’ Quick access to your Moodle course material β€’ Easily check your student timetable β€’ Quickly check your attendance record β€’ Keep up to date with campus events β€’ Search library resources and keep track of what books you have on loan β€’ A large knowledge base of content to help you while studying at Ara

Screenshots

PebblePocket4 screens
MyAra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PebblePocket at every 2 months against MyAra's every 14 months. MyAra's advantage is iOS requirement (12.3.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PebblePocket ships an update every 2 months, MyAra every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
PebblePocket versus MyAra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPebblePocketMyAra
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews13.8% of reviews β€” better10.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 months β€” betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.412.3.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size49 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPebble LearningCollabco

Customer experience

PebblePocket

Written reviews29 reviews
Positive13.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.2%

MyAra

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

In-app purchases

None

PebblePocket

No in-app purchases

None

MyAra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PebblePocket free?
PebblePocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyAra free?
MyAra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PebblePocket or MyAra have ads?
Neither PebblePocket nor MyAra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PebblePocket or MyAra?
PebblePocket ships an update every 2 months, and MyAra every 14 months. Most recently, PebblePocket was updated on October 29, 2026 and MyAra on October 24, 2026.

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