School Alerts vs Hurd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
School Alerts
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School Alerts by Concept4 is the easiest way to stay connected to your school. Up-to-the-minute school information, easily accessible for parents and students. Quick access to news, events, photo and video galleries as well as free push notifications means you won't miss a thing when it comes to important school information. Features include: - Notifications - receive urgent updates and alerts per year group, even when your device's screen is locked and app closed. - Latest school news - share news stories to your social media channels. - Events - see what’s coming up and add reminders for important events in to your device’s own calendar. - Easy access to school Twitter, Facebook and other social media channels. - Image and video galleries - keeps you up-to-date with school activities, trips and events. - Feedback polls and surveys. - Key contact information, tap to phone, map and enquiry form. - Add multiple schools if you have more than one child in different schools and stay in touch with all their news. To access your school's alerts, news and events they are required to sign up for the service with Concept4, therefore only schools that have signed up will display. If your school would like to join, please visit www.concept4.com or email info@concept4.com for more information.
Hurd
This app helps you drive positive change in your workplace by providing practical tips, inspiring stories, and a community of like-minded individuals. It offers bite-sized lessons and tools to address climate and social issues at work, making it easier to make an impact regardless of your role or industry.
- Peer-led action feed
- Bite-sized lessons and tools
- Industry insights
- Stories from changemakers
- Community of changemakers
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Making a difference at work, made easy. Feeling overwhelmed by climate change, inequality, or not knowing where to start? You're not alone. Lifestyle tweaks can feel too small, and driving change at work might seem too big. But wherever you are in your career – regardless of industry, role and seniority – you can make an impact. Hurd makes it easier to drive positive change from within your workplace. We bring together practical tips, inspiring stories, and a community of like-minded changemakers. What you’ll find inside Hurd: • A vibrant feed of peer led action, ideas, and inspiration • Bite-sized lessons and tools to act on climate and social issues at work • Industry insights on who's stepping up and how • Stories from real people making a difference across industries Why Hurd? Because workplace action matters. Small steps, taken together, can lead to real change. Start today. Take action. Share your journey. Be the hero your workplace needs - with Hurd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: School Alerts at 11.0 against Hurd's 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | School Alerts | Hurd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Concept4 | Kite Insights Limited |
In-app purchases
School Alerts
No in-app purchases
Hurd
No in-app purchases









