Comparison

Gradelink Student/Parent App vs DeckCram

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

Head to head
About

Gradelink Student/Parent App

Stay connected with your child's academic progress. This app allows parents and students to easily view grades, assignments, attendance, and school news. Receive alerts for grade changes and manage multiple student accounts.

Highlights
  • View class and assignment grades
  • Track attendance and discipline entries
  • Monitor upcoming homework and assignments
  • Access school news and announcements
  • Set grade and attendance alerts
  • Switch between multiple student accounts
  • View report cards and billing statements
Features
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NOTE: To use this app your school must be a Gradelink subscriber. The Gradelink® Mobile app helps keep students and their parents totally involved in their academic performance. Easily view class and assignment grades, attendance, upcoming homework and more. • View your school's news page. • Quickly access your class schedule, including locations. • View current grades and assignments for all classes, including teacher comments. • Quick view of upcoming assignments, plus graphs of performance by assignment type category. • Easily retrieve your latest report card. • View current and historical attendance. • View discipline entries. • Access billing statements and see current charges. • Set and update grade alerts for all of your classes, including overall grade as well as individual assignment performance, high or low. (e.g. Tell me when my grade drops to a C) • Set and update attendance alerts. • Parents, quickly switch between your kids' accounts at the same school. ..and more. Certain features only available if enabled by your school. For information or assistance logging in, please contact your school office.

About

DeckCram

Features
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DeckCram makes daily study simple. Open the app, review cards that are due, or choose a collection to practice. Think of the answer, reveal it, and rate how well you remembered. DeckCram saves your progress and schedules future reviews on your device. STUDY AT YOUR PACE Practice any subject, from science and geography to vocabulary. A dedicated Study screen keeps your next session close at hand. Results shows current mastery and cards that are new, learning, or mastered. READ COMFORTABLY Choose light, dark, or system appearance. Larger study text and generous line spacing support accents and combining marks. Mixed-direction content keeps its natural reading direction, and device text-size settings also apply. MAKE KNOWLEDGE YOUR OWN Organize books, sets, and cards in your Library. Add examples, notes, longer explanations, and links. Search your content offline. KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR DATA No account, advertising, or subscription. Your library and study progress stay on your device. Share content-only collections, or create full backups that include your progress and preferences. DeckCram does not provide automatic cloud sync; export backups to keep an independent copy. A short built-in Help guide explains how to get started. External links open only when you choose them and may require an internet connection.

Screenshots

Gradelink Student/Parent App4 screens
DeckCram4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gradelink Student/Parent App and DeckCram are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Gradelink Student/Parent App versus DeckCram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradelink Student/Parent AppDeckCram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (18K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings18K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGradelink CorporationMoojid Hamid

Bugs and requests

Gradelink Student/Parent App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login credentials not persisting after updates
  • GPA information disappearing after recent update
  • Inability to access certain features on iPhone X

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add calendar view to app
  • Improve multi-student switching experience
  • Integrate payment options for fees and lunch
  • Develop a dedicated teacher app

DeckCram

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gradelink Student/Parent App

No in-app purchases

None

DeckCram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gradelink Student/Parent App free?
Gradelink Student/Parent App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeckCram free?
DeckCram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gradelink Student/Parent App or DeckCram have ads?
Neither Gradelink Student/Parent App nor DeckCram shows ads.

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