ActiveParent vs SchoolStatus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActiveParent
Access comprehensive student information on your iOS device. View grades, attendance, discipline, schedules, and more. Stay connected with school news and messages.
- View student grades
- Track attendance
- Monitor discipline records
- Access school schedules
- Read school news
- View AIM messages
- Use Touch ID for login
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ActiveParent on iOS brings all the functionality of ActiveParent 3.0 to your iOS device! Parents can log into the iOS App with their existing ActiveParent account to view information about their student(s) including the following: School News, Schedule & Grades, Attendance, Discipline, Course Requests, Transcript Information, Standardized Test Scores, Demographic Information, Contact Information, and AIM Messages. All of this information is now available from the convenience of your iOS device! For users with a TouchID-enabled device, after logging in once, TouchID can be used for subsequent logins for quicker accessibility to student information.
SchoolStatus
Facilitates communication between educators and parents. It allows users to find contact details, send anonymous texts and calls, and track engagement history. The app prioritizes data accuracy and security for effective parent outreach.
- Find student family contact information
- Send anonymous calls and texts
- Receive calls and texts from parents
- View engagement history
- Secure and accurate data management
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With SchoolStatus, you can stay engaged with parents from anywhere: - Find contact information for students’ families - Make calls and send texts from an anonymous number - Receive calls and texts from parents - See your engagement history - Keep your data accurate and secure
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Verdict
ActiveParent and SchoolStatus both sit at 2.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 35% of SchoolStatus's written reviews are positive against 7% of ActiveParent's. ActiveParent's advantage is ratings volume (119 vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 2.1 for ActiveParent against 2.0 for SchoolStatus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveParent has 119 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 7% of ActiveParent's written reviews are positive against 35% of SchoolStatus's.
ActiveParent ships an update every 3 weeks, SchoolStatus every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | ActiveParent | SchoolStatus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (119 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 6.8% of reviews | 34.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Central Access Corporation | SchoolStatus |
Customer experience
ActiveParent
SchoolStatus
User reviews
ActiveParent
From 119 App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- ❌ App redirects to website
- ❌ Not user-friendly
- ❌ Difficult to navigate
- ❌ Small font size
- ❌ Login issues
SchoolStatus
From 4 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use for communication
- 👍 Convenient for on-the-go communication
- 👍 Great for contacting parents without revealing personal number
- 👍 Helps engage parents
- 👍 Keeps track of parent communication
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable
- 🐛 Inconsistent notifications
- 🐛 Limited picture access
- 🐛 Not user-friendly
- 🐛 Crashes often
Bugs and requests
ActiveParent
Reported bugs
14 issues- Blank blue screen on launch
- App crashes on opening
- Phone numbers jumbled after registration
- No edit option for contact information
- Cannot log in with correct credentials
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- App redirects to desktop website
- Lost functionality for excused absences
- Cannot reset password
- School districts missing after update
- App crashes immediately upon opening
- Cannot move forward from student name screen
- Cannot log in after update
- Cannot get past login page
- Cannot select a student
Requested features
7 requests- 💡 Revert to old version
- 💡 Implement Face ID/biometric login
- 💡 Improve user interface
- 💡 Make app function as a true app
- 💡 Add dates to grade entries
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- 💡 Create an app for teachers
- 💡 Allow selection of specific districts
SchoolStatus
Reported bugs
36 issues- App crashes often or glitches
- Parents receive messages about the wrong child
- App does not support landscape mode
- Cannot make outgoing calls
- App not optimized for iPhone 14 Pro
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- Messages stuck behind top icons on iPhone 14 Pro
- Dynamic Island gets in the way on iPhone 14 Pro
- Unable to click commands on top of the screen on iPhone 14 Pro
- App does not work on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Messages are stuck behind the battery on iPhone 14
- Notifications only accessible on PC
- Interface not matching screen on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Icons and buttons inaccessible on iPhone 14 Pro
- Letters in messages run outside the box
- Cannot log in
- Username invalid on phone but valid on desktop
- Broadcast button missing
- App doesn't refresh, conversations or phone calls not updated
- Cannot view messages even with notifications
- Shows red dot for unread messages but message doesn't open
- Newer messages not showing
- Time is wrong
- Messages from one parent show under another parent's name
- Messages still show as unread after being read
- Contacts, class, or student groups are blank when sending broadcasts
- Layout looks 'stacked' instead of smooth
- Text messages won't always send
- Messages won't load
- Notifications won't go away
- Missing entire conversations
- App crashes when trying to send messages
- Cannot see pictures sent by parents
- Not receiving call or message notifications
- Unread message count incorrect between app and computer
- App won't open
- Touch ID login issues
Requested features
12 requests- Schedule broadcasts or messages
- Send videos
- Send multiple pictures in a broadcast
- Improve translations
- Allow teachers to decide preferred contacts
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- Add original signature to broadcasts
- Add Microsoft365 login option
- Bring back Finger ID/Touch ID login
- Update to fix issues with newer iPhones (Dynamic Island, screen interface)
- Improve syncing between app and desktop
- Ensure classroom changes (phone numbers) are updated in the app
- Distinguish between mobile, work, or emergency numbers when calling
In-app purchases
ActiveParent
No in-app purchases
SchoolStatus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ActiveParent free?
Is SchoolStatus free?
Which has better reviews, ActiveParent or SchoolStatus?
Do ActiveParent or SchoolStatus have ads?
Which is updated more often, ActiveParent or SchoolStatus?
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