# COR Advantage — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of COR Advantage by HighScope Educational Research Foundation, rated 4.79/5 from 670 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cor-advantage/id1421389271/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cor-advantage/id1421389271.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 544 · 4★ 115 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of COR Advantage? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 📸 Easy to take and upload photos/videos - 💬 Convenient communication with parents - 📈 Helpful for tracking child progress - 🗓️ Useful for lesson planning and observations - 🌟 Overall positive user experience **Cons** - 🔍 Limited mobile app functionality compared to desktop - 🔀 Inconsistencies between COR and other curricula - 🖼️ Difficulty uploading/sharing larger media files **Commonly reported bugs** - Occasional app crashes or performance issues - Syncing problems between mobile and desktop **Most requested features** - Ability to access storyboards on mobile devices - Improved video upload capabilities - Better integration with other teaching tools ## Newest reviews (15 of 50) ### 5/5 — Cor review *2020-12-15, version 6.0.0* Over the years we have been using this program in our agency, it has gotten better and easier to use. User friendly and we can share the information with our families quickly. I like that photos of children are added to the format, when the program goes down it doesn’t take long to come back up. It’s convenient to be able to have more than one person from classroom on it at same time. We love it! ### 5/5 — Simple and so convenient *2020-12-15, version 6.0.0* As a TA in an Older Infant classroom, observation can seem like a very daunting task. As our kiddos are learning how to walk and master new play skills it can be hard to catch a moment to observe. With COR Advantage’s easy platform it has become second nature to spot observational opportunities with the simple letter breakdown. I love that my lead and I can snap a quick picture and go back into the program later when our environment isn’t as busy and begin tagging and writing our observation. In such a hectic room COR Advantage makes it easy to record moments and keep track of observations for every kiddo in our room! ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* I use this app for work. It was extremely easy to use and navigate. You can add pictures, anecdotes and you can “score” more than one category when using the app to do evaluations. It is soooooo much better than using the papers. Best thing is you can go in and change a score a few weeks later if the child exceeded where they were scored the first time. ### 5/5 — Very Helpful! *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* I have been using COR for my students and it’s very easy and helpful to use. It’s great to see your students progress as you start the school year. Plus able to share with parents. It gives you the opportunity to upload pictures, and you can always go back and modify anything. Overall a great app to use in our current situation to still stay connected with our families and see the developmental progress of our children. ### 5/5 — Cor Angelica Lupercio *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* The COR Advantage is easy to navigate. It is an authentic tool to use for observing children at their developmental level with the inclusion of English language learners and children with an IEP. It’s beneficial for me because I am able to monitor each child’s growth and plan accordingly so I can provide activities to help scaffold children to the next level of their development. I also have the opportunity to communicate with the parents through email to share information and provide them a copy of their child’s progress. ### 5/5 — Head Start Teacher- Wisconsin *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* I love the COR app! Our program has been in and out of virtual learning over the past year, and the COR app is a wonderful platform to provide interactive lessons to children, with the capabilities to download personal photos, lessons and story videos, and attach links. The assessment tool also works well. Love that you can take photos and videos right from the app. It’s a great tool for teachers, parents and children! (Mary Hawthorne) ### 5/5 — So helpful! *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* I love using COR because it is a great tool and resource to see the progress of the children in different periods during the school year. I write quick notes throughout the day, then I add the details when I am inputting the anecdotes on the computer. The app is very helpful by using the camera right away and not having to go back and download it on my computer first. I just had parent teacher conferences and all the families were impressed on how many different areas there were to keep track of their child’s development. ### 5/5 — Helpful *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* This app has many features that makes things so much easier for us educators! My favorite thing to learn and use was the lesson plan feature and it’s tags! It’s just a really nice added feature that makes things clear and organized. Not to mention, we can now write more in the lesson plan box, as opposed to the small box we had for the handwritten lesson plans. ### 5/5 — You’ve came to the right place. *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* I love this app, it makes my job so much easier, and more fun. I can show parents their child learning via photo or video, and I can show parents the development their child is making, all because of this well thought out app. COR Advantage really is the app of success. I’m so glad that this app was introduced to me, I literally could not imagine using a different one. You rock COR Advantage!!! Thank you for making it easier for everyone involved. ### 5/5 — Very helpful and easy to use *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* I am able to use the COR Advantage app on my iPad to take a quick picture or write a quick anecdotal note while the students are engaged in the areas or during large/small group. After I take a picture or write a quick anecdotal note, I can always go back in moments and tag/level it later. I always have my iPad handy in the classroom. ### 5/5 — Very easy to use *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* As a preschool promise teacher COR has been a very fundamental tool for my classroom in regards to assessing and adding things to my lesson plan that fit the needs of each child individually. It is very easy to use. I most definitely love how you can put pictures and videos of the children engaged in different activities. My parents also love how he breaks down where they are and things that can be done to help their child get to the next level. ### 5/5 — COR App is super combiner and easy. *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* The app is easy to access and even easier to use. It’s so convenient especially when we have virtual sessions the app allows us to take notes while also using another device. I like taking Live Photo’s and videos of the children for the parents to see what their child is doing. I really enjoy the new COR, it help the teachers captures the Children’s creativity. ### 5/5 — 5 Stars All Around! *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* As a Curriculum Specialist, I have thoroughly enjoyed using COR Advantage as our assessment program. It allows the teachers to easily document observations over a few months span so we can get an accurate picture of where each child is developmentally. COR also stores previous observations and ratings so we can easily track a child’s development throughout their time with us! ### 5/5 — It is a game-changer *2019-10-05, version 5.5.5* At first COR was a little tedious because sometime I would have trouble remembering everything the children did ( there was a limit to write in real time). This new app has revolutionized the authenticity of the assessment industry; we are able to upload videos and photographs of the children and it saves the dates. I am elated to use this application because the best part is: it's portable and accessible on all my devices. ### 5/5 — COR Assessment -The BEST!!! *2019-10-04, version 5.5.5* After many stressful years of using different assessment tools I am so happy to have found COR. It is easy to navigate, efficient and well received by families. I especially love the variety of reports that I can not only share with families but also use to lesson plan and differentiate my instruction. The app is easy to use as well and definitely worth it just for the ease of uploading pictures into moments. Love this app and assessment tool! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 4/5 — Great for preschool observations and communication *2020-12-22, version 6.0.0* I love this app for taking pictures of my students and uploading their observations. It is also great for communicating with parents. I can easily send out an email to all parents or a specific parent with the messaging. One thing that I wish worked on the mobile app was the storyboards. I just started using them this year and I love them! They are great for newsletters or sharing information in a way that is visually appealing! ### 4/5 — COR *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* This app is constantly improving. The assessment portion of this is great. I think there is a little room for improvement for uploading videos, especially for parents. It seems as though they can easily upload a 20 second video but anything over that won’t load. During our virtual learning this is important, and super excited that we are able use this app to make this a little easier for us. Overall, I’m happy with this application. ### 4/5 — Key component in virtual learning *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* I have always appreciated the online version of COR. I remember writing and rewriting notes back in the day. I use the app on my iPad. Typically the app is really good about verbal note taking which I love. I enjoy the use of pictures and videos. And being able to easily connect with our families. Being able to message my families and to check and see if they received the message has been extraordinarily helpful during virtual learning! ### 4/5 — Can’t live with out it!! *2020-12-14, version 6.0.0* This app is a must have for those using High Scope Curriculum, the ease of use and portability are a game changer in the assessment world! I use this app daily whether teaching in person or online! Being able to snap photos or videos and score later for assessment is a time saver for a teacher of preschool age kiddos !! Being able to share with families is great, too! I also love being able to see which individual children I need documentation for and in which areas. No more losing post it notes, carrying a notebook, etc! The only reason I can’t give 5 stars is for the features I can not use from my phone app- such as the access/create reports, the lesson planing feature and creating story boards... I use my phone as my computer ! ### 4/5 — COR App *2019-10-06, version 5.5.5* I use the new COR app on an iPad in a full day, state funded public preschool classroom as well as on my home or school laptop when I am not in the classroom. The COR iPhone app is great for when I need to grab a photo or two and I don’t have my iPad handy. The COR App makes it sooooooo much easier to snap a photo or input an anecdote without having to go back and type it in later from a post it note!! It is definitely user-friendly and huuuuge timesaver! The parents love seeing all of the photos in the storyboards as well the individual photos of the children working and learning that we send them during the week. The developers of the app also seem receptive to our requests and suggestions on how to tweak the app to get make it more streamlined and more aligned with our documentation needs. I also love the fact that it can be accessed from home or from school so that you can work on it whenever you find a good time in your busy schedule! ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2019-10-03, version 5.5.5* One of the only things I don’t enjoy about this awesome assessment program app is just an app-specific component. The assessment program is great! It’s a little weird that the COR assessment pieces don’t quite match up with High Scope’s KDI’s (you’d think they would) but really, the biggest thing is that the app won’t allow the screen to shift from portrait to landscape. When using a tablet in the classroom, I like to use a keyboard and I have to turn my head sideways to properly see the screen. ### 4/5 — Convient and easy for users *2019-10-03, version 5.5.5* The app has many options for you to choose from. I’m in a preschool setting and we use the as our assessment piece for the classrooms. We are able to gather pictures through the app and easily use them as apart of the assessment piece for each child. Also having the storyboard, we are able to easily let the parents know what happened each week and having the pictures already inputted we can access those easily to be apart of the newsletter. The one thing I wish it allowed was to look at the storyboards on your phone, at this moment you can only do it on your computer or IPad. ### 4/5 — Love the convenience *2019-10-01, version 5.5.5* I love the convenience of the app for quick anecdotes and easy access while playing outside or working in the classroom! The only part I wish were available on the app is the assessments...to see what areas you still need to get on children or to see what information you already have! Otherwise, it is nice to easily access taking some notes. I like that you can just talk into it also to make a quick record of something. ### 4/5 — Fantastic but... *2019-09-26, version 5.5.5* COR is a required assessment for my district and I love that it makes my job easier to determine where my students are behind or advanced. I also love that I can now input the information directly into the program from an iPad while working with a student but sometimes I don’t have my iPad with me so it would be nice if I could also access it from my cell phone since we are required to always have our phones on us. Cell phones are slightly more portable and would help me from having to risk taking my iPad outside with me or dragging the paper packet, clipboard and pencil along. ### 4/5 — Cor! *2019-09-26, version 5.5.5* I like the new cor app! I think it’s great for adding in pictures and typing in a quick note. I use the app on my tablet for putting in my notes, however the app on phones doesn’t work very well. It isn’t user friendly and doesn’t let you do much on it. I love that the cor has the set up it does now with the front screen when you open it. I would like to see new reports and to be able to open them on tablets/phones. The storyboards are also very nice to have to use as well. Very user friendly and easy to use, but I do wish their was a way to add in multiple pictures at once! Overall love the app! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Preschool Teacher *2020-12-20, version 6.0.0* I love the app it’s definitely save my life. Easy to use, you can do a lot of thing on it such as add pictures, videos, comunícate with the parents, lesson plans. The parents can have a better understanding about their children goals. You can use the app on your phone also you don’t have a full access to all the wonderful thing that the app offer when you are using a tablet o computer but definitely it’s very, very helpful. I totally recommend it. ### 5/5 — THE BEST TOOL FOR A PRESCHOOL TEACHER!!! *2020-12-18, version 6.0.0* As a preschool teacher this app is extremely helpful to us! This is my first year using COR out of all my years of teaching and it is a recommended tool at my job so I was a little nervous because this was the first time seeing it. It is not hard to learn at all and it is so convenient when tracking our children's progress. My laptop is not around me all the time so it is very convenient to plug the information on my phone or our class ipad. Thank you COR advantage for making our job one step easier!! :) ### 5/5 — Great assessment tool! *2020-12-18, version 6.0.0* This is my first year having to use COR, but I absolutely love it. I appreciate the family access section to where you can easily share things with families and they can also share feedback with you that you can use for your anecdotal notes. Writing the notes is super simple and I love how you can also add pictures and videos. The assessments has very clear, concise outlines of what to be looking for with each child. I love COR and am happy to continue using it ### 5/5 — COR advantage is a blessing . *2020-12-17, version 6.0.0* I am a preschool teacher . My job just introduced this program to us about 2 months ago. It is very helpful and fun. We put our curriculum in the system and it saves it in case we need to reuse the same material. I love taking the pictures and saving the moments for the parents . It definitely keeps everything organized and shows the progress of the kids over time. ### 5/5 — LeafSpring Schools love COR *2020-12-17, version 6.0.0* I was fortunate enough to head a task force a few years back to find the best developmental evaluation tool for our schools. After identifying our “must haves” and arranging demos from numerous products, the consensus of our task force was unanimous. Our COR Advantage experience has been very, very positive. The tool is everything it promises to be, and we continue to embrace new applications within the platform to support our team and our families. The support we have received has been timely and thoughtful. Thank you COR Advantage for supporting our early childhood efforts! Susan Bishop EVP LeafSpring Schools ### 5/5 — Preschool Teacher *2020-12-17, version 6.0.0* I really love this app I am able to input my notes sometimes with just a picture or a video, it helps me to input notes quicker and in real time before I forget. I can also do parents things that are happening throughout the day and it makes it easier for the parents to know what their child is doing every day at school. ### 5/5 — Great tool! *2020-12-17, version 6.0.0* I have been using Cor Advantage over 5 years of my teaching career and love it! It’s a great tool in helping teachers reach goals and milestones with the children. The assessments are well thought out as it pertains to the child’s growth. The domains covers all areas of development. Using Cor Advantage helps me write my lesson plans. Looking at areas the children may score low on allows me to add a lesson to help improve the score. The summaries are a great source of information for the parents at conferences. ### 5/5 — Accesible and easy *2020-12-16, version 6.0.0* a super accessible and convenient application to use from the cell phone ... it is incredible how easy it is to handle the core anywhere ... complete the anecdotes and access photos from the tablet or cell phone ... in short for an educator where what we lack is time this app is the perfect one to help us keep up with our responsibilities at school such as core! I love it ... it's incredible! ### 5/5 — This app is an EHS Teacher’s best friend. *2020-12-16, version 6.0.0* Being away from work on a walk or a buggy ride with the children can very busy. The children are busy exploring and learning about new things in the world outside of their classroom or playground. Having this COR Advantage app really helps when pen and paper aren't always readily available, not only that you’re adding notes and knocking out the middle man (pen, paper, and memory). I recommend this app to all educators... it is definitely a life saver! EHS Teacher: NaTessa Roberson ### 5/5 — Excellent app to connect with families *2020-12-15, version 6.0.0* This app is great to connect with parents, using daily notes, sent references, schedule meetings, updates, and review what we did during the day. Is excellent for observations, take notes for student progress. This helps a lot to determine the educational needs of the child and to be able to see in which areas he needs more help. You can also compare the child's progress from the beginning to the end. Yanitza --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*