Comparison

iStudent App vs Psych Boost

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

Head to head
About

iStudent App

Access all your essential school information in one place. View timetables, exam details, rewards, reports, and school news directly from your mobile device. Stay updated with real-time notifications and connect with teachers and peers.

Highlights
  • Personalized student dashboard
  • Timetable and exam access
  • Rewards and detentions tracking
  • School news and calendar
  • Real-time push notifications
  • Secure data encryption
Features
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The iSAMS Student app offers students quick and easy access to their school information in one central place. From timetables to teaching groups, exam entries and exam timetables, rewards and detentions, activities and reports, students have the ability to access their personal school information directly from their iPhone or iPad. The official iSAMS Student app links directly with the iSAMS management information system. It has been designed to offer students real-time access to their key school information in order to enhance their school experience. It also offers extended communication links and provides a valuable tool for students to connect with their teachers and fellow peers. Simple to use, the app offers a personalised dashboard with quick links to: The student’s timetable Any sanctions and rewards Any news bulletins and school news The school calendar The photo galleries The ‘My Profile’ section offers easy access to further information including: Teaching groups The school timetable Internal exam details (entries, timetables, results) External exam details (entries, timetables, arrangements, candidate details, results) School reports and assessments Attendance Activities Detentions Reward and conduct details There is also a helpful ‘Information’ area where students can access school news and bulletins (both current and archived news), the school calendar and the school directory. Useful push notifications mean that students can be notified about any updates or news in real-time. For example, students can receive a notification to inform them that their latest school report has been added to their profile or the location of their forthcoming hockey match has changed. The data used by the iSAMS Student app is encrypted to ensure that confidential information cannot be accessed by unauthorised personnel. Your school also controls the level of visibility of information offered to students. Please note: The iSAMS Student app must be installed by your school in order for it to be accessible to students. It will only work as part of the iSAMS management information system.

About

Psych Boost

This app aids A-Level and GCSE psychology students in revising core content for the AQA specification. Developed by a psychology teacher and YouTube channel creator, it offers structured learning and revision support.

Highlights
  • A-Level Psychology revision
  • GCSE Psychology revision
  • AQA specification content
  • Content by psychology teacher
  • Supports learning and revision
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Supercharge your psychology revision with Psych Boost, the official companion app to the Psych Boost YouTube channel. Built explicitly for UK GCSE and A-Level Psychology students, this app transforms passive watching into active recall to lock in your top exam grades. Whether you are mastering core theories or refining your AO1 and AO3 exam application, Psych Boost syncs seamlessly with the lessons you already trust to make studying intuitive, structured and highly effective. WHY STUDY WITH PSYCH BOOST? • EXPERT FLASHCARDS: Master the specification with hundreds of beautifully formatted flashcards synchronised directly with Psych Boost channel lessons. • MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUIZZES: Test your knowledge under pressure across all core exam topics. • LINKED YOUTUBE LESSONS: Stuck on a tough quiz question? Tap to instantly watch the exact matching video lesson to fix your understanding. • KEY TERM TESTER: Eliminate vocabulary slip-ups and lock down precise, exam-standard definitions to score easy marks. • VISUAL GLOSSARY: A fast, comprehensive dictionary of psychological terms right at your fingertips. • PROGRESS DASHBOARD: Stay accountable with automated daily study streaks, interactive activity calendars and live exam countdown timers. TAILORED TO YOUR EXAM BOARD Get started completely free with full access to Paper 1. Upgrade to our premium tier to unlock full access to Paper 2 and fully customisable Paper 3 optional modules—allowing you to configure your exact topics like Schizophrenia, Addiction, Gender and more. 100% PRIVATE & SIGN-UP FREE We value your focus. Psych Boost requires no accounts, no sign-ups and no internet tracking. All of your study logs, exam dates and progress markers are stored 100% locally on your device. Just download and start studying instantly. Streamline your exam preparation and achieve your potential. Download Psych Boost today! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://psychboost.com/pages/contact

Screenshots

iStudent App4 screens
Psych Boost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Psych Boost at 71% against iStudent App's 25%. Psych Boost also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). iStudent App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Psych Boost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. iStudent App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iStudent App ships an update every 2 months, Psych Boost every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iStudent App versus Psych Boost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriStudent AppPsych Boost
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (117 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews71.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings117 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB60 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperiSAMS LimitedPsych Boost LTD

Customer experience

iStudent App

All ratings116 ratings
Positive70.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative63.9%

Psych Boost

Written reviews45 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral20.0%
Negative8.9%

User reviews

iStudent App

From 117 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful for school timetable
  • 👍 Good for checking timetable
  • 👍 Great for school stuff
  • 👍 Amazing for school
  • 👍 Can check timetable easily

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and slow
  • 🐛 App doesn't open
  • 🐛 Login failures
  • 🐛 Slow to change tabs
  • 🐛 Crashes frequently

Psych Boost

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 👍 Great for AQA A-level Psychology
  • 💡 New update highlights tricky questions
  • 💰 Good value subscription
  • 🚀 Saves time on revision materials
  • 💯 Highly recommended for revision

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent cross-device compatibility
  • 🐛 Content not detailed enough
  • 🐛 Poorly worded questions
  • 🐛 Typos and punctuation errors
  • 🐛 Lacks depth in evaluations

Bugs and requests

iStudent App

Reported bugs

37 issues
  • Cannot log in
  • App is glitchy
  • App doesn't open
  • Screen stuck on notifications page
  • Cannot access anything
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  • App won't open
  • Shift login process
  • School certificate expired error
  • Login failure
  • Long loading times
  • Error linking external account
  • App crashes
  • App is laggy
  • App suddenly not working
  • App is sluggish
  • Purple text on black background is hard to read
  • App asks for location permissions
  • App crashes frequently
  • App won't load
  • Downloading Profile message
  • App is frozen
  • External login error
  • App crashing
  • Repetitive logging-in
  • App won't load
  • App crashes frequently
  • Cannot see teachers profile
  • App crashes
  • Site has crashed
  • Connection failure
  • Red error icon
  • App doesn't work 50% of the time
  • Bug with this app on iPhone X
  • New update is extremely bad
  • Students unable to access timetables
  • Login problem
  • Trial expired message

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow checking timetables of other classes
  • Make compatible with Face ID
  • See classes for next year

Psych Boost

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App does not work on iPad
  • Cannot get answers to questions on iPad quizzes
  • Cannot scroll on iPad/Chromebook
  • Bug with selecting quiz topics for GCSE
  • App logs off after completing an activity/quiz
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  • App closes spontaneously when clicking on a quiz
  • App crashes after trying to go onto another topic
  • App crashes when exiting quiz section and selecting another class
  • Cannot upgrade the app (goes grey)
  • Black screen with blue cross when trying to buy membership
  • Money taken for pro version but not granted
  • App is a scam, money taken but pro version not unlocked
  • Flashcards have too much writing and cannot scroll
  • Incorrect information on Sperlings 1960 study
  • Typos and spelling mistakes in flashcards

Requested features

12 requests
  • Option for other exam boards
  • More bold updates
  • Normal accounts for cross-device access
  • Scroll button for flashcards/quizzes on all devices
  • More questions to reduce repetition
Show 7 more
  • Ability to revise multiple topics at once
  • Option to rate flashcards
  • Log of revised topics with scores
  • Revise incorrect flashcards
  • Exam countdown timer
  • Testing knowledge and evaluation features
  • Save progress on flashcards after leaving app

In-app purchases

None

iStudent App

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Psych Boost

Subscriptions1
  • Psych Boost Pro$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Psych Boost Pro$3.99

Questions

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

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