Comparison

Studyo vs Emergence

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

Head to head
About

Studyo

This app helps students get organized for college and life by managing tasks and schedules. It offers a unique timeline view for ongoing and upcoming assignments, functioning as a project management system for academic and personal needs. It's also great for teachers to share configurations and tasks.

Highlights
  • Innovative timeline view for tasks
  • Project management system for academics
  • Share configurations and tasks
  • Integrates with iPad calendars
  • Cloud-enabled accounts
  • Adapts to complex schedules
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Get ready for college and the world by learning to get organized. Students absolutely love Studyo and use it many times a day. Schools have adopted Studyo to better prepare students for College and for life, replacing paper planners and other solutions, complementing their admin systems and LMS. Never forget anything again with the innovative timeline view which shows ongoing and upcoming tasks. Including personal tasks. With individual tasks displayed as icons within course periods, this is not a calendar or todo app but a whole Project Management System! Share your configuration or tasks with others. Great for teachers. And so much more: Display and interact with the iPad's built-in calendars Cloud-enabled accounts so you never lose data Adapts to any schedule, as complex as it may be, including rotating day schedules, and including ped days, holidays or events. Tasks are displayed both on their entry date and due date in day view. Terms of service: https://studyo.co/terms-of-service/

About

Emergence

Features
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How can the simplest elements of the Universe bring into being the amazingly complex realities that surround us? Use this application to see how matter is organized, starting from a few elementary particles, to form highly intricate living systems. Atoms, molecules, organisms, ecosystems… Explore how matter is organized in different levels and marvel at their emerging properties! This application complements and expands on the concepts in the Emergence film presented at the ASTROLab in Parc national du Mont-Mégantic.

Screenshots

Studyo4 screens
Emergence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Studyo at every 4 days against Emergence's every 6 weeks. Emergence's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Studyo ships an update every 4 days, Emergence every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Studyo versus Emergence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudyoEmergence
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB332 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntuitic Inc.Creo Inc.

Bugs and requests

Studyo

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Animations are sloppy and sluggish on iOS
  • Constantly getting disconnected from account
  • Softlocked phone by opening 1200 tabs in Safari
  • Opened hundreds of Chrome pages, phone was bugging
  • Notifications not working (button doesn't save)
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  • Classroom link not working
  • Files link not working
  • Login window disappears before identification
  • App crashes constantly
  • App won't open on phone
  • Cannot login, always says loading
  • App stopped working suddenly
  • Sends user out when clicked
  • Cracked whole iPad, had to pay for a new one
  • Cannot open after update
  • Kept 'loading' after entering info
  • Lost account 3 times
  • Login screen has a loading circle that never goes away
  • Newest update claimed to fix crashes, but didn't
  • Cannot get past schedule creation page, froze iPad

Requested features

7 requests
  • Bring back the old version
  • Allow connection with Google
  • Make it compatible for Mac
  • Add a night/black background
  • Add widget bar functionality
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  • Allow independent individuals to use it
  • Bring back personal use option

Emergence

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Studyo

No in-app purchases

None

Emergence

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Studyo free?
Studyo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emergence free?
Emergence is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Studyo or Emergence have ads?
Neither Studyo nor Emergence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Studyo or Emergence?
Studyo ships an update every 4 days, and Emergence every 6 weeks. Most recently, Studyo was updated on November 1, 2026 and Emergence on November 3, 2026.

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