Clever vs Start Elementary School
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.
Start Elementary School
This app connects parents, students, teachers, and administrators with school news, event calendars, and online resources. It provides quick access to essential information to keep the school community informed and engaged.
- School news updates
- Interactive event calendars
- Access to online resources
- Connect school community
- Stay informed
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The Start Elementary School app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The Start Elementary School app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Start Elementary School at 4.0 against Clever's 2.7. Start Elementary School also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Clever's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (9.9K vs 4). 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.
Start Elementary School holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clever has 9.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Clever's written reviews are positive against 0% of Start Elementary School's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Clever ships an update every 5 weeks, Start Elementary School every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clever | Start Elementary School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (9.9K ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.9K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #45 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clever Inc. | Richland Parish School District |
Customer experience
Clever
Start Elementary School
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
Start Elementary School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clever
No in-app purchases
Start Elementary School
No in-app purchases
Questions
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