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
Facilitate seamless communication between educators and parents. Access contact details, make calls, and send texts anonymously. Track engagement history to maintain accurate and secure student data.
- Find parent contact information
- Anonymous calling and texting
- Receive parent communications
- View engagement history
- Secure and accurate data
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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
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SchoolStatus at 33% against ActiveParent's 7%. ActiveParent's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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.
ActiveParent ships an update every 3 weeks, SchoolStatus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveParent | SchoolStatus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (118 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 7.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 118 — better | — |
| 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
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
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ActiveParent
No in-app purchases
SchoolStatus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ActiveParent free?
Is SchoolStatus free?
Do ActiveParent or SchoolStatus have ads?
Which is updated more often, ActiveParent or SchoolStatus?
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