Comparison

Mosyle School vs Smart Digital ID

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

Head to head
About

Mosyle School

This tool simplifies the management of Apple devices for educational institutions, enabling secure student device usage for learning. It offers robust classroom management features to minimize distractions and enhance student focus, while providing IT staff and teachers with shared control and real-time insights.

Highlights
  • Apple device deployment and configuration
  • Classroom distraction elimination
  • Student focus monitoring
  • Internet access regulation
  • App management and installation
  • Real-time device inventory and reports
  • Shared IT and teacher management
Features
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Mosyle School is an MDM solution designed exclusively for Education that streamlines the Apple device management process, simplifies iPad, Mac and Apple TV deployments for Schools and Districts, while ensuring students safely utilize devices for learning. It’s easy to set up, manage, and maintain, while being powerful enough to create the ideal learning environment for any School or District. THE BEST MDM SOLUTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF ALL OF APPLE’S PROGRAM AND OS FEATURES: - Configure all management settings with Mosyle School to harness all Apple’s education features and deployment programs; - Connect Mosyle School with Apple School Manager, Device Enrollment Program and Volume Program Purchase to assign devices, apps, and configure device settings, apps, and books; - Get the most out of Apple’s Shared iPad and the Classroom App for iPad; UNIQUE & EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TOOLS: - Quickly eliminate any distractions from the devices; - Ensure student focus and attention is within the intended educational application; - Easily assess students during class to evaluate student progress; - Check compliance of student devices and solve any issues right in the classroom; - Customize and regulate student Internet access during class time; - Select apps allowed during class and remotely install them on student devices.
 AN ALWAYS-ON, CLOUD-BASED & SCALABLE SOLUTION TO SIMPLIFY DEPLOYMENTS: - Quickly take inventory and view reports of your device fleet in real time; - Shared management between IT Staff and Teachers; - Create time-based policies and restrictions – to work whether it’s before, during or after school; - Receive notifications when specific events occur across the managed device fleet; - Implement in any type of deployment model (BYOD, School Owned, 1:1 and Shared); - Rapid and easy device enrollment processes and flows; - Automatic load-balancing and fault tolerance across multiple Tier 3 data centers, with a 99.9% uptime guarantee. 
 *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Mosyle School is designed to embrace and fully integrate with Apple’s new education features, and deployment programs (Apple School Manager, Device Enrollment Program and Volume Purchase Program). We're so excited with all the new possibilities we decided to include all necessary configuration with them in our basic, free plan. No hidden costs!

About

Smart Digital ID

Manage your school ID and important information securely. Access your class schedule, grades, and events. Create digital passes for school facilities like the library and gym.

Highlights
  • Digital school ID management
  • Access class schedules
  • View grades and events
  • Create digital facility passes
  • Secure information storage
Features
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Digital ID is the convenient and secure way to manage your school ID and passes. With Digital ID, you can: Easily access your school ID and other important information. Your school ID is always at your fingertips, so you can quickly access it whenever you need it. You can also view other important information, such as your class schedule, grades, and upcoming events. Create and manage digital passes for your school library, gym, and other facilities. Digital passes make it easy to use your school facilities without having to carry around physical cards or key fobs.

Screenshots

Mosyle School4 screens
Smart Digital ID3 screens

Verdict

The call

Mosyle School and Smart Digital ID both sit at 1.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Smart Digital ID's written reviews are positive against 13% of Mosyle School's. Mosyle School's advantage is ratings volume (91 vs 24). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Digital ID holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 91 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Mosyle School's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smart Digital ID's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mosyle School ships an update every 2 months, Smart Digital ID every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mosyle School versus Smart Digital ID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMosyle SchoolSmart Digital ID
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (91 ratings)2.0 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better14.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosyleCovantia, Inc.

Customer experience

Mosyle School

All ratings91 ratings
Positive20.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive13.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.0%

Smart Digital ID

All ratings24 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mosyle School

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Digital ID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mosyle School free?
Mosyle School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Digital ID free?
Smart Digital ID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mosyle School or Smart Digital ID?
Smart Digital ID is rated higher. Mosyle School averages 1.8 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while Smart Digital ID averages 2.0 from 24 ratings.
Do Mosyle School or Smart Digital ID have ads?
Neither Mosyle School nor Smart Digital ID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mosyle School or Smart Digital ID?
Mosyle School ships an update every 2 months, and Smart Digital ID every 5 weeks. Most recently, Mosyle School was updated on September 21, 2026 and Smart Digital ID on August 19, 2026.

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