Goocus vs Tompedia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goocus
This mobile learning application is designed for smartphones, offering a user-friendly interface to make acquiring new knowledge enjoyable. It visualizes user achievements with graphs, aiming to reintroduce the fun of learning for individuals and organizations.
- Smartphone-optimized design
- Achievement visualization graphs
- User-friendly interface
- Focus on making learning fun
- Adopted by businesses and institutions
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Note: You will need to create a Goocus account before using this app. Overview: Goocus is Japan’s one-and-only learning app “specialized on Smartphones,” which has been adopted by a number of business enterprises and educational institutions. Features: A design that pursues user-friendliness on smartphones Graphs visualizing the achievements In nature, gaining a new knowledge is a fun thing to do. With Goocus, bring back the fun of “learning” that you have left behind somewhere.
Tompedia
This app helps Tohoku University students manage their academic life. Features include creating timetables linked to the university syllabus, calculating GPAs by pasting grades, and checking class difficulty and vacant classrooms.
- Timetable creation linked to syllabus
- Automatic GPA calculation
- Class difficulty and evaluation reference
- Vacant classroom finder
- One-click Google Classroom access
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【App Overview】 Tompedia is an unofficial app created by Tohoku University students to make student life more comfortable. It can be used by Tohoku University students and provides convenient features to support academics, such as creating timetables and calculating GPAs. 【Main Features】 Tompedia provides useful features for student life. - Timetable creation: You can easily create a class timetable. It is possible to create it just by operating in the app because it is linked with the Tohoku University syllabus. You can also move to Google Classroom with one click. - GPA calculation: By copying and pasting the grade table of the academic information system into the app, the GPA is automatically calculated. You can also check the GPA transition for each semester in a graph. - Kibutsu table: You can check the difficulty and evaluation of the class. It can be used as a reference when selecting classes to take. - Vacant classroom: You can check the vacant classrooms in the lecture building on the Kawauchi campus. You can study or work in groups in the vacant classrooms. 【Updates and Support】 Tompedia will continue to provide many features that students want. In addition to regular updates, we will respond to inquiries from users. Download and use Tompedia now to make your campus life at Tohoku University more convenient. Let's spend a comfortable student life from tomorrow!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tompedia at every 4 days against Goocus's every 6 weeks. Goocus's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Goocus ships an update every 6 weeks, Tompedia every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goocus | Tompedia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Castalia Co. Limited. | Hiroto Abe |
Customer experience
Goocus
Tompedia
In-app purchases
Goocus
No in-app purchases
Tompedia
No in-app purchases









