Silent Dismissal vs EBR School System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Silent Dismissal
This app allows parents to monitor and update their child's dismissal information for schools using the Silent Dismissal system. Parents can view dismissal status, update dismissal requirements, and even send dismissal notices for pickup within designated areas.
- View student dismissal status
- Update dismissal requirements
- Designate student as absent
- Specify carpool or after-school group participation
- Send dismissal notices for pickup
- Monitor arrival at after-care
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Silent Dismissal - Parent Connect Provides parents whose students attend a school using Silent Dismissal to update and monitor individual student information. Parents may view student name spelling, classroom assignment, and most recent dismissal event for the current day such as called for dismissal, departed classroom, loaded onto bus or arrived at after care. May update student requirements for dismissal for the current day by designate student as absent; having left early; as specifically participating in carpool; specifically participating in a single after school group such as school bus, daycare van, club, tutoring, after care, or something else; or being picked up by an alternate carpool when going home with a friend. [when allowed by school settings] May invoke the dismissal notice to the student in the classroom for pick up when within the defined geographic boundaries. [when allowed by school settings] Before making in-app purchases, ensure that your child's school supports the use of the app and to what degree. If the school does not support the use of the app, then the app will not function for you. Individual schools may choose to unilaterally discontinue support for the Parent Handheld App at any time without informing SDCS, Inc. SDCS, Inc. will not be liable should the app no longer be supported by a school and will not refund the purchase price to the buyer. Purchases made after June 1 in a given year provide access through August 30 of the following calendar year; purchases made prior to June 1 expire August 30 of the current calendar year.
EBR School System
This app connects parents, students, teachers, and administrators with school news, event calendars, and online resources. It provides quick access to important information to keep the school community informed.
- School news updates
- Event calendars
- Access to online resources
- Interactive tools
- Community connection
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The EBR School System app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The EBR School System app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EBR School System at 2.4 against Silent Dismissal's 1.4. EBR School System also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Silent Dismissal's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 19). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Silent Dismissal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EBR School System asks for nothing beyond the download.
EBR School System holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Silent Dismissal's written reviews are positive against 13% of EBR School System's.
Silent Dismissal ships an update monthly, EBR School System every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Silent Dismissal | EBR School System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (65 ratings) | 2.4 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.5% of reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gregor Jennings | East Baton Rouge Parish School District |
Customer experience
Silent Dismissal
EBR School System
In-app purchases
Silent Dismissal
- Silent Dismissal All Access$1.99
EBR School System
No in-app purchases
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