PellaSchools vs Artsonia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PellaSchools
This app serves as a central hub for all Pella Schools information. Access the event calendar with filtering options, view school lunch menus, and submit transportation changes easily.
- Event calendar with school building filters
- Customizable event time spans
- Add events to personal calendar
- School lunch menus by building and meal
- View upcoming menus
- Submit transportation changes
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Your "one stop app" for everything Pella Schools. Event Calendar: - Filter events by school building - Custom time span of events - Add individual events to your calendar Menu Calendar: - View menus by school building and/or meal - View upcoming menus Transportation Change: - Submit a transportation change
Artsonia
Create and share digital art portfolios for students. Teachers can manage student rosters and projects, while parents can archive their child's creations and order keepsakes. Students can upload their artwork directly.
- Student digital art portfolios
- Upload artwork photos
- Online school art galleries
- Manage student rosters
- Order keepsakes with artwork
- Family comments on art
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Artsonia is the world's largest collection of student digital art portfolios, showcasing millions of student artworks through our website (www.artsonia.com) and app. TEACHERS: This app enables teachers and students to take photos of their artwork projects and upload them to an online school art gallery on Artsonia.com. Teachers can also manage their student roster and school projects. Join the thousands of art teachers using our free educational service today! PARENTS: No more worrying about throwing away your child's masterpieces! Publish those precious memories into an archive of your child's artwork on this free service. Family members can leave comments for the artist and order keepsakes with their child's artwork on it. STUDENTS: Students can photograph and upload their own artwork directly in the classroom, under the supervision of a teacher participating in Artsonia.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Artsonia at 4.9 against PellaSchools's 4.4. Artsonia also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 7). PellaSchools's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 14 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Artsonia holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artsonia has 1.4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PellaSchools ships an update every 7 months, Artsonia every 14 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PellaSchools | Artsonia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 62.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pella Community School District | Artsonia |
Customer experience
PellaSchools
Artsonia
Bugs and requests
PellaSchools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Artsonia
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when uploading photos
- Freezes and connection drops
- Inability to log in or sign up
Requested features
5 requests- Guest account option
- Emoji support in titles/statements
- Batch upload and editing from app
- More photo editing tools
- Improved stability and reliability
In-app purchases
PellaSchools
No in-app purchases
Artsonia
No in-app purchases
Questions
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