Canvas Parent vs Valley School
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.
Valley School
Stay connected with your school community. Receive important updates, newsletters, and instant notifications directly from the school.
- Instant school information
- Push notifications for urgent updates
- Access to school newsletters
- Connect home and school
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Bridge the gap between home and school with the Valley School app, developed by Digistorm. Receive instant information about Valley School, push notifications for urgent updates, school newsletters and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Canvas Parent at 4.4 against Valley School's 3.0. Canvas Parent also leads on ratings volume (112K vs 3) and device support. Valley School's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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.
Canvas Parent holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Parent has 112K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Canvas Parent | Valley School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (112K ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 112K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Instructure Inc. | G E W, INC |
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
Valley School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Canvas Parent
No in-app purchases
Valley School
No in-app purchases
Questions
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