Canvas Parent vs The Togethership
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canvas Parent
This app allows parents to monitor their child's academic performance, communicate with educators, and receive timely updates on assignments and grades. It facilitates collaboration between families and schools to support student success.
- Message teachers directly
- View grades and assignments
- Receive real-time notifications
- See teacher feedback
- Calendar view for tasks and events
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Stay connected. Encourage success. Canvas Parent helps parents and guardians track student progress, support learning, and communicate with teachers in real time. What you can do • Communicate: Message teachers directly to ask questions or follow up on school updates or particular grade & page • Check progress: View grades, assignments, due dates, and homework across all courses • Get alerts: Receive real-time notifications for missing work, low scores, or new announcements • Encourage: See teacher feedback, celebrate milestones, and help your student stay organized • Plan ahead: Use the calendar view to track upcoming tasks, events, and class updates Canvas Parent is more than a grade monitor—it’s a progress tracker that helps families and schools work together.
The Togethership
This app serves as a central hub for parents, students, and staff to access essential tools and information. It provides seamless connectivity for announcements, event calendars, academic progress, and financial details.
- Announcements
- Calendar of Events
- Student Grades and Homework
- Athletics Information
- Financial Access
- Staff Communications
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Welcome to the official app for The Togethership. This app is a one-stop-shop for our parents, students, and staff, with anytime, anywhere access to all the tools, content, and communications needed to stay connected and engaged. This app is our primary communication portal and provides easy access to Announcements, Calendar of Events, Student Grades and Homework, Athletics, FACTS Financial and so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Canvas Parent at monthly against The Togethership's every 6 months. Canvas Parent also leads on ratings volume (112K vs 13). The Togethership's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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 — 4.4 for Canvas Parent against 4.4 for The Togethership. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Parent has 112K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Canvas Parent ships an update monthly, The Togethership every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canvas Parent | The Togethership |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (112K ratings) | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 112K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Instructure Inc. | Togethership, LLC |
Customer experience
Canvas Parent
The Togethership
Bugs and requests
Canvas Parent
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent log-out issues
- Inability to access account or find school
- Delayed or inaccurate display of assignment statuses and grades
- Calendar view and other key features not functioning as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view submitted assignments and teacher feedback
- Better organization and sorting of assignments by due date
- Improved communication and coordination between parents, students, and teachers
- More consistent and intuitive user experience across the platform
The Togethership
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Canvas Parent
No in-app purchases
The Togethership
No in-app purchases
Questions
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