Comparison

Studyo vs Inspiration Maps™

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. Its timeline view displays ongoing and upcoming tasks, integrating with existing calendars and adapting to complex schedules. It functions as a project management system for academic planning.

Highlights
  • Innovative timeline view for tasks
  • Individual tasks displayed as icons
  • Project management system for academics
  • Share configurations or 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

Inspiration Maps™

Create visual learning tools like diagrams, graphic organizers, and outlines with ease. Brainstorm ideas, organize concepts, and strengthen understanding through visual thinking techniques. Personalize your creations with images, colors, and more.

Highlights
  • Build diagrams and graphic organizers
  • Brainstorm ideas with RapidFire
  • Organize concepts with drag and drop
  • Strengthen understanding with visual thinking
  • Write notes and plan visually
  • Personalize with images and colors
  • Transform diagrams to outlines
Features
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Welcome to Inspiration Maps™, the most intuitive and powerful visual learning app on the iPad. Build beautiful diagrams, graphic organizers and outlines with ease! Getting organized has never been this simple. ________ What’s the difference between ‘INSPIRATION MAPS’ and ‘INSPIRATION MAPS VPP’? ‘Inspiration Maps’ allows you to create up to five documents to test the functionality of the app for free before using in-app purchase to upgrade to full, unlimited function. ‘Inspiration Maps VPP’ gives you all the features available in the Inspiration Maps upgrade without having to use in-app purchase to access them. ‘Inspiration Maps VPP’ exists to simplify the process for educators purchasing through Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (VPP) for Education. ________ With Inspiration Maps, you can... BUILD DIAGRAMS & OTHER GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS WITH EASE Create concept maps, cause and effect diagrams, process flows, family trees and more! Getting started couldn’t be easier: Simply double tap a blank space on your canvas to create a new idea symbol. Start from scratch or from one of the many built-in templates in language arts, history, science or thinking & planning! BRAINSTORM IDEAS Harness your own creativity - there’s nothing like using Inspiration Maps’ quick-brainstorming tool RapidFire(R) to capture your ideas as fast as they come to you. Never lose track of a great idea again! GET ORGANIZED Simply drag and drop to organize and categorize concepts and ideas. Establish connections with links and connecting phrases. Structure is automatically generated for you when you use Arrange or when you view your diagram as an outline. STRENGTHEN UNDERSTANDING & BUILD RETENTION Use proven visual thinking and learning techniques to brainstorm ideas, explore and explain relationships, and integrate new knowledge with what you already know. Inspiration Maps encourages deeper, more critical thinking and that improves creativity, comprehension and retention. WRITE, TAKE NOTES & PLAN Use visual diagrams or written outlines to take notes and add details. Inspiration Maps turns static outlines into dynamic, rich writing structures. Expand on your work in Diagram View or Outline View, then export to a writing app to complete your projects. PERSONALIZE & BEAUTIFY Your diagrams and outlines are entirely customizable - change background colors, line colors, link styles, fonts, add more! Add graphics from the built-in symbol library, the internet, or your own camera roll. Features: - 1500+ searchable graphic library - Create unlimited diagrams & outlines* - Record & attach audio - Diagrams transform to outlines and back again - Personalize with images, colors, shapes, arrow styles, and backgrounds - Refine layout with align, nudge, spacing controls or auto-arrange - Use images from the web or the iPad camera - Attach notes to any item - Add hyperlinks - Diagrams save instantly - Built-in templates support subjects across the curriculum - Create your own templates* - Add written or audio instructions to any document - Import & export documents between Inspiration Maps & Inspiration 9.2 for PC/Mac* - Share files with other apps on your iPad* - Share files with other iPads via Dropbox, AirDrop, iCloud or iTunes* - Additional templates available in French, Spanish & UK English - Localized in French, Spanish & UK English *Feature available upon purchase of Inspiration Maps VPP. In Inspiration Maps, features is available after using in-app purchase to upgrade to full function. ________________ VOLUME PURCHASE PROGRAM (VPP) FOR EDUCATION To receive the discount available to buyers purchasing 20 apps or more through Apple’s Volume Purchase Program for Education, purchase ‘Inspiration Maps VPP’ (NOT ‘Inspiration Maps’). ________________ OTHERS ARE SAYING “Easy and fun to use. Highly recommended for students and teachers.” - Toni Krasnic, edShelf ** 2013 CODiE Finalist ** **2012 Tech&Learning Award of Excellence Winner**

Screenshots

Studyo4 screens
Inspiration Maps™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Studyo at none against Inspiration Maps™'s 1. Inspiration Maps™'s advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 36%) and rating (3.0 vs 2.8). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Inspiration Maps™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Studyo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inspiration Maps™ holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Studyo's written reviews are positive against 56% of Inspiration Maps™'s.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Studyo versus Inspiration Maps™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudyoInspiration Maps™
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (17 ratings)3.0 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.3% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1749 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB272 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntuitic Inc.Diagramming Apps, LLC

Customer experience

Studyo

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.9%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive36.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative59.3%

Inspiration Maps™

All ratings49 ratings
Positive46.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative46.9%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative36.1%

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

Inspiration Maps™

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Studyo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Inspiration Maps™

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Function$9.99

Questions

Is Studyo free?
Studyo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inspiration Maps™ free?
Inspiration Maps™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Studyo or Inspiration Maps™?
Inspiration Maps™ is rated higher. Studyo averages 2.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Inspiration Maps™ averages 3.0 from 49 ratings.
Do Studyo or Inspiration Maps™ have ads?
Neither Studyo nor Inspiration Maps™ shows ads.

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