SchoolStatus Connect vs St John's Episcopal School TX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SchoolStatus Connect
This app facilitates seamless communication between educators and families, offering multiple channels like in-app messaging, email, and SMS. It supports over 100 languages for translation and helps manage classroom events, newsletters, and volunteer requests. Track message engagement and maintain a communication log for accountability.
- Multi-channel communication (in-app, email, SMS, phone)
- Automatic translation for 100+ languages
- Classroom event and conference scheduling
- Virtual flyers and volunteer requests
- Mass notifications and 1-to-1 messaging
- Communication log and engagement tracking
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SchoolStatus Connect, formerly known as ClassTag, is an all-in-one classroom communication and management platform that enables you to reach every family. => 3 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD GET THE SCHOOLSTATUS CONNECT APP: * YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR COMMUNICATION - Communicate with families on their preferred channel via in-app, email, SMS, or phone call. - Automatically translate important messages and updates into more than 100 languages. - Manage your classroom with conference and event scheduling, virtual flyers, volunteer requests, newsletters and more. * KEEP FAMILIES INFORMED - Whether you need to reach all parents with mass notifications, engage 1 to 1 with direct messaging, or just need to keep everyone aware of day to day updates with our intuitive classroom feed, you can easily ensure families are up to speed with school happenings. * REACH EVERY FAMILY - See which families are reading and responding to messages and which aren’t. All messages and phone calls are automatically added to a communication log, so you can quickly review past conversations. * FOR FAMILIES SchoolStatus Connect is an amazing FREE tool for effortless participation in your student’s education. Talk to your school in your preferred language with two-way automatic translation for 100+ languages. No more lost flyers in the backpack and missed deadlines. Simple, effective, and customizable for your preferences.
St John's Episcopal School TX
This app serves as a central hub for parents, students, and staff to access school-related information and communications. It provides convenient access to announcements, event calendars, student grades, homework assignments, and financial information.
- Announcements
- Calendar of Events
- Student Grades
- Homework Access
- FACTS Financial
- Communication Portal
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Welcome to the official app for St John's Episcopal School Abilene, TX. This app is a one-stop-shop for our parents, students, and staff, with anytime, anywhere access to all the tools, content, and communications needed to stay connected and engaged. This app is our primary communication portal and provides easy access to Announcements, Calendar of Events, Student Grades and Homework, FACTS Financial and so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: St John's Episcopal School TX at 5.0 against SchoolStatus Connect's 4.6. St John's Episcopal School TX also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). SchoolStatus Connect's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 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.
St John's Episcopal School TX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SchoolStatus Connect has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SchoolStatus Connect ships an update every 2 months, St John's Episcopal School TX every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SchoolStatus Connect | St John's Episcopal School TX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SchoolStatus | St. John's Episcopal School (Abilene) |
Bugs and requests
SchoolStatus Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and password reset issues
- Scrolling and navigation problems
- Inconsistent app behavior and crashes
- Incompatibility with certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to delete old messages and conversations
- Improve notification system and in-app alerts
- Implement a calendar feature
- Allow parents to easily filter and manage notifications
- Add photo album/gallery feature
St John's Episcopal School TX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SchoolStatus Connect
No in-app purchases
St John's Episcopal School TX
No in-app purchases
Questions
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