Skool Loop vs SchoolBridge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skool Loop
This app serves as a central hub for school communications, offering features like push notifications, interview scheduling, and digital forms. It facilitates absentee reporting and provides access to school newsletters and event calendars, streamlining communication for schools and parents.
- Push notifications
- School interviews
- E forms
- Absentee reporting
- School newsletters
- Event calendars
- Translation options
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A comprehensive school app that is a “One Stop Shop” for all school communications. Includes push notifications School interviews E forms Translations options for notices Absentee reporting, with an option of directly reporting to schools SMS Schools’ newsletter and School event calendars. A complete service for schools to use to communicate quickly and precisely to all schools throughout NZ and Australia.
SchoolBridge
This app streamlines communication and administrative tasks for school communities. It offers features for parents, students, and staff to manage information, report absences, access timetables, and receive alerts.
- Absence Reporting
- School Notices & Alerts
- Online Permission Slips
- Student Timetable Access
- Staff Planner
- Forms & Documents
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SchoolBridge is a collection of tools that help school communities share information and get things done with less time and effort. FEATURES FOR PARENTS • Easy Sign in with Magic Link • Fast Absence Reporting • School Notices & Alerts • Online Permission Slips • Forms & Documents • Newsletters • QR Scanner for web sign in FEATURES FOR STUDENTS • Student ID Card • View Your Timetable • School Notices & Alerts • News & Newsletters • Teacher Contacts • School Links FEATURES FOR SCHOOL STAFF • Staff ID Card • Staff Alerts • Staff Planner • Leave Requests • Reimbursement Claims • Student Search • EOTC Management SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS The SchoolBridge platform enables schools to get more out of their SMS data to serve their communities better. To enable SchoolBridge for your School, please call: 07 281 1600 or email us: support@inboxdesign.co.nz
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Verdict
Skool Loop and SchoolBridge both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Skool Loop's written reviews are positive against 50% of SchoolBridge's. Skool Loop also leads on iOS requirement (14 vs 16.4). SchoolBridge's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Skool Loop against 4.6 for SchoolBridge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Skool Loop's written reviews are positive against 50% of SchoolBridge's.
Skool Loop ships an update every 2 weeks, SchoolBridge every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skool Loop | SchoolBridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (43 ratings) — better | 4.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sharlee Ealam | Inbox Design |
Customer experience
Skool Loop
SchoolBridge
Bugs and requests
Skool Loop
Reported bugs
6 issues- Notifications not arriving or arriving significantly delayed
- Signature recognition failure on absence forms
- Australian app showing only New Zealand regions
- App crashes or glitches during use
- Unauthorized charges to payment methods
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- Regional selection not working properly after reinstall
Requested features
8 requests- Dark mode for easier reading
- Calendar integration with device calendar
- Tag/bookmark feature to read messages later
- Two-way communication system
- Improved signature functionality for absence notes
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- Expand school coverage to more institutions
- Better notification reliability
- Multi-school view without switching
SchoolBridge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skool Loop
No in-app purchases
SchoolBridge
No in-app purchases
