Comparison

FlexiPOS vs BAS Portal

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

Head to head
About

FlexiPOS

Features
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FlexiPOS, powered by Flexischools, is an all in one point-of-sale solution for faster payments in person at your school. Take payments using student ID cards, EFTPOS or cash at your school canteen, uniform shop, event or front office. FlexiPOS works on any phone or tablet, is portable and is easy to use. Link your items from your online menu and export your daily sales simply and efficiently. Contact Flexischools today to setup your account.

About

BAS Portal

This app provides parents, students, and teachers with a unified platform for school information. Access event details, daily schedules, important contacts, and personalized communications from the school's online environment.

Highlights
  • Dashboard overview of notices and timetables
  • Message notifications and push alerts
  • School calendar with event details and eDiary
  • Reminders for due work
  • Daily school notices
  • 10-day timetable view
  • Direct contact information and absence notification
Features
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The Burgmann Anglican School App is developed in partnership with Digistorm Education and Alaress. It is designed to give parents, students and teachers a seamless environment with ready access to important information about events and daily activities at the School, as well as key contact details. The BAS Portal App provides an easy way to access personalised content and communication from the School's online environment, Schoolbox. Key features: The Dashboard: The dashboard provides an overview of the latest notices, unread notices, timetables for staff and students and a timeline view of the day's events. Messages: The messages section provides notifications of activity within Schoolbox. As content is added to groups that you are a member of and follow, you will receive a notification that will allow you to click through to the relevant Schoolbox page. Push notifications can be configured and used. Calendar: The School Calendar contains details on events and key dates at the School. Click on the event to see further details and information or search for an event. The calendar can also be used as an eDiary with students having the ability to add homework tasks for completion. The calendar menu item will show how many events are in your calendar for that day. Work: Students and staff will see a reminder in the app to any due work and its relevant date within Schoolbox. Notices: The notices section contains daily communication from the School to parents, students and staff. The BAS Portal App means you will receive the communication relevant to you. Timetable: Parents, students and staff can see a copy of their 10 day timetable with an easy to read view of the current day's timetable. By clicking on the class, students and staff will be able to access the class' Schoolbox page. Contacts: Call and email the school directly from BAS Portal App. All key contact details are listed. You can also email and notify your child's absence through the app. Links: Links to other frequency used online sites for parents, students and staff are provided here for easy access. Settings: Settings allows you to review your settings and turn on push notifications. Clicking on notifications allows you to review your Message Settings in Schoolbox that will apply for both Schoolbox and the BAS Portal App. From here you can choose the frequency and method for a range of different content within Schoolbox, as well as choose to follow groups to receive messages.

Screenshots

FlexiPOS4 screens
BAS Portal2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FlexiPOS at fortnightly against BAS Portal's every 5 months. BAS Portal's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlexiPOS ships an update fortnightly, BAS Portal every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
FlexiPOS versus BAS Portal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlexiPOSBAS Portal
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size86 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInLoop Pty LtdThe Burgmann Anglican School

In-app purchases

None

FlexiPOS

No in-app purchases

None

BAS Portal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlexiPOS free?
FlexiPOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BAS Portal free?
BAS Portal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FlexiPOS or BAS Portal have ads?
Neither FlexiPOS nor BAS Portal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlexiPOS or BAS Portal?
FlexiPOS ships an update fortnightly, and BAS Portal every 5 months. Most recently, FlexiPOS was updated on October 4, 2026 and BAS Portal on October 10, 2026.

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