QE Royals vs Brightspace Portfolio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QE Royals
This official school app provides students, parents, and staff with timely updates on school events, closures, and important news. Access calendars, school resources, and contact information easily. Share events and integrate school calendars with your personal device.
- Push notifications for news and closures
- Up-to-date event calendars
- Direct contact and navigation to school
- Share school events
- Export events to personal calendar
- Access school resources
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This is the official Queen Elizabeth Secondary School mobile app. NOTE: This app is only useful for students, parents, and staff at this school. Subscribe to updates from your teachers and the school, and always have up-to-date event calendars and other information at hand. Other benefits: * Push notifications will keep you updated about school closures and other important news. * You’ll always have your school calendars and resources on hand and up-to-date. * Conveniently e-mail, phone, or navigate to the school, or reach the website, social media, and other online resources. * Spread the word about school events! To do so, tap on the event on the Calendar screen, then tap the Share icon. * Want school events in your regular Calendar app? Go to the Calendar screen, tap the Export icon (top right), and follow the instructions. Visit qeroyals.appazur.com to learn more. This is a new product designed for your school. If you have suggestions or problems, we welcome you to contact us using the Feedback feature on the Help screen. Thank you. Terms and Conditions: qeroyals.appazur.com/help/terms Queen Elizabeth Secondary School 9457 King George Blvd. Surrey, BC
Brightspace Portfolio
This app allows students to document their learning journey by uploading evidence like images and videos. It facilitates reflection on achievements and sharing with educators and family. A guided mode is available for younger learners.
- Upload image and video evidence
- Add thoughts and reflections
- View recent evidence
- Guided 'Funster mode' for younger students
- Access in-class or at home
- Use on personal or shared devices
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Students of all ages can showcase growth, reflect on learning, and share their achievements with teachers, parents, and guardians with the Portfolio app. - Upload image and video evidence from a phone or tablet, with added thoughts and reflections - View a list of recently uploaded evidence items - Younger students can access a guided “Funster mode,” activating audio prompts that walk them through capturing evidence of learning. - Access the app in-class or at home, on your own device or with a shared device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: QE Royals at 50% against Brightspace Portfolio's 4%. Brightspace Portfolio's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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.
QE Royals ships an update every 2 months, Brightspace Portfolio every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QE Royals | Brightspace Portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.2 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 4.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Surrey School District | D2L Corporation |
Customer experience
QE Royals
Brightspace Portfolio
Bugs and requests
QE Royals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brightspace Portfolio
Reported bugs
18 issues- Cannot log on
- App crashes or freezes
- Sign-in issues
- Uploads fail to go through
- Video uploads result in black screen
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- QR code not scanning or connecting
- "Failed to Connect" error
- Work not appearing in portfolio
- App locks in landscape mode
- Lost submitted work
- Connection breaks during use
- App not compatible with school
- Server not available
- Login issues with school email
- Cannot switch between accounts easily
- Files not uploading
- Videos not saving properly
- App is slow and laggy
Requested features
16 requests- Allow uploading from device album
- Improve QR code scanning reliability
- Add crop and rotate tool for images
- Allow submitting Word/Google Docs directly
- Option to set default class
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- Ability to see what has been uploaded
- Confirmation of successful upload
- Ability to upload video more reliably
- Save profiles/portfolios for multiple children
- Allow teachers to upload feedback
- Add notification for successful upload
- Ability to "favorite" classes
- Dark mode option
- Better integration with Google Drive
- Unified app for portfolio and classes
- Make it more like Google Classroom
In-app purchases
QE Royals
No in-app purchases
Brightspace Portfolio
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is QE Royals free?
Is Brightspace Portfolio free?
Do QE Royals or Brightspace Portfolio have ads?
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