Clever vs CMHS Spartans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clever
Provides secure access to digital learning resources for students through a single sign-on portal. Enables easy access to classroom tools and applications on iOS devices, requiring school or district setup.
- Single sign-on for digital learning
- Secure access to classroom resources
- Student portal on iOS devices
- Login via Clever Badge or credentials
- Powers digital learning experiences
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Clever powers secure digital learning experiences for more than 100,000 schools worldwide. Clever’s single-sign on portal makes it easy for teachers and students to securely access all classroom resources from a single place. This application enables students to access digital learning via Clever Portal on iOS devices. Students will be able to login to a dedicated Clever student portal within the application by scanning their Clever Badge or signing in with their Clever credentials. Using this application requires that your school or district is set up with Clever. If you don't have Clever, ask your school or district technology team to sign up at clever.com/signup.
CMHS Spartans
This app provides a centralized hub for school community members to access news, announcements, calendars, and events. It also features photo albums, videos, and direct messaging capabilities with teachers and staff. Push notifications ensure users stay informed about important updates.
- School news and announcements
- Event calendars
- Photo and video albums
- Teacher and staff directory
- Direct messaging
- Push notifications
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Our mobile app is recommended to all our students, parents, teachers, staff members, and other members of our community. News, announcements, calendars, events, photo albums, videos, and even sections for each one of our teachers and staff members are all included in our app. Access lots of information conveniently, and always stay informed with our push notifications. Send messages to teachers and staff members right within our app, anywhere, anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Clever at 10K against CMHS Spartans's 11. Clever also leads on chart position (#31 vs unranked). CMHS Spartans's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clever holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clever has 10K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Clever ships an update every 5 weeks, CMHS Spartans every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clever | CMHS Spartans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (10K ratings) — better | 2.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #31 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clever Inc. | Educational Networks Inc. |
Customer experience
Clever
CMHS Spartans
Bugs and requests
Clever
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Compatibility issues with older devices or operating systems
Requested features
3 requests- Allow login without badge
- Improve mobile functionality and app experience
- Provide more engaging and customizable learning content
CMHS Spartans
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clever
No in-app purchases
CMHS Spartans
No in-app purchases
