PellaSchools vs UDBapp
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
UDBapp
This app allows users to view, edit, and manage drill formations for marching bands. It offers features for both performers and directors, including animated drills, coordinate sheets, and attendance tracking. The app supports offline access and integrates with drill design software.
- View drill animations from any perspective
- Live updating coordinates and count sheets
- Annotate directly on drills with notes
- Attendance tracking and rehearsal schedules
- Offline mode for drill access
- Integration with drill design software
Read full descriptionHide full description
NEW • Jump forward or backward, pause or reset your drill with intuitive Control Wheel • See drill in light and dark mode, set automatically from your preferences. • Annotate directly on your drill, place links and organize text notes with Field Notes and Design Notes • Access a full suite of admin-granted features via Smart Access. • NEW: Update licenses or access in UDB, and changes are reflected across all Arc products • Customize your experience, without leaving the drill, with quick settings and widgets • Tap any performer to view photo, coordinate, page information and attendance status via Geo. Features for Members • Watch the drill animation while listening to the music from any perspective (performer or director) • View your individual coordinate sheet for sets in a song or counts in a set • Follow your drill count by count with live updating coordinates • See curved and straight-line path information for previous and next sets Features for Admins and Staff • Change field perspective (performer/director) • Easily add/delete/edit drill files in your ensemble's account directly from the app • Learn and clean drill just seconds after it has been exported from Pyware by the designer • One tap access to Beam for sheet music, and Geo for attendance Differentiators • Unlimited drill uploads from Pyware, the best-in-class drill design software • Phone layout designed for one handed use • Easily find your halfway points and yard line crossing counts • Easily switch between custom views Tap ID Tap ID allows directors to see the performer labels that members have selected. Simply tap on a performer's dot while viewing the drill to see their name, photo, page information and attendance status. Multiple students can select a single performer label, so directors can easily see and manage alternates, shadows, and primary performers. Geo Calendar & Attendance See full rehearsal and performance schedule, check-in to events with multiple locations, and track attendance throughout the season. Use Live Attendance to get a real-time view of who is at rehearsal and who is not. Offline Mode Restrict access to Ultimate Drill Book if selected users are connected to the internet. If not activated, all users will be able to access Ultimate Drill Book even if connected to a WiFi or cellular connection.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: UDBapp at every 6 days against PellaSchools's every 7 months. UDBapp also leads on ratings volume (235 vs 7) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). PellaSchools's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
UDBapp holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UDBapp has 235 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PellaSchools ships an update every 7 months, UDBapp every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PellaSchools | UDBapp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (235 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 37.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 235 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pella Community School District | Ultimate Drill Book |
Customer experience
PellaSchools
UDBapp
In-app purchases
PellaSchools
No in-app purchases
UDBapp
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PellaSchools free?
Is UDBapp free?
Which has better reviews, PellaSchools or UDBapp?
Do PellaSchools or UDBapp have ads?
Which is updated more often, PellaSchools or UDBapp?
Other comparisons















