SchoolStatus vs Jackson Public Schools MS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SchoolStatus
Facilitates communication between educators and parents. It allows users to find contact details, send anonymous texts and calls, and track engagement history. The app prioritizes data accuracy and security for effective parent outreach.
- Find student family contact information
- Send anonymous calls and texts
- Receive calls and texts from parents
- View engagement history
- Secure and accurate data management
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With SchoolStatus, you can stay engaged with parents from anywhere: - Find contact information for students’ families - Make calls and send texts from an anonymous number - Receive calls and texts from parents - See your engagement history - Keep your data accurate and secure
Jackson Public Schools MS
This app centralizes essential information for parents, students, and faculty, including news, events, and contact directories. It allows users to browse photos, filter content, and access community information conveniently on their mobile devices.
- News and announcements
- Calendar events
- Constituent directory
- Photo browsing
- Content filtering
- Direct email access
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The Jackson Public Schools MS app provides parents, students, and faculty members with all the information they need in one place, conveniently accessed and explicitly formatted for consumption on their mobile devices. The App includes: - Blogs, news and announcements - Pictures and documents - Calendar events - Constituent directory and more Download the app today to ensure you are always aware of the most important news, announcements, and calendar events, and you have access to the most current community directory. Users can: - Browse the latest published photos - Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use - Catch up on current news - Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to their interests - Quickly find faculty, parent, and student contact information - Email a constituent directly from your device The information in the Jackson Public Schools MS app is drawn from the same source as the Jackson Public Schools MS website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jackson Public Schools MS at 3.1 against SchoolStatus's 2.0. SchoolStatus's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Jackson Public Schools MS holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of SchoolStatus's written reviews are positive against 0% of Jackson Public Schools MS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SchoolStatus ships an update every 2 months, Jackson Public Schools MS every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SchoolStatus | Jackson Public Schools MS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 3.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SchoolStatus | Jackson Public School District (2520) |
Customer experience
SchoolStatus
Jackson Public Schools MS
Bugs and requests
SchoolStatus
Reported bugs
36 issues- App crashes often or glitches
- Parents receive messages about the wrong child
- App does not support landscape mode
- Cannot make outgoing calls
- App not optimized for iPhone 14 Pro
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- Messages stuck behind top icons on iPhone 14 Pro
- Dynamic Island gets in the way on iPhone 14 Pro
- Unable to click commands on top of the screen on iPhone 14 Pro
- App does not work on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Messages are stuck behind the battery on iPhone 14
- Notifications only accessible on PC
- Interface not matching screen on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Icons and buttons inaccessible on iPhone 14 Pro
- Letters in messages run outside the box
- Cannot log in
- Username invalid on phone but valid on desktop
- Broadcast button missing
- App doesn't refresh, conversations or phone calls not updated
- Cannot view messages even with notifications
- Shows red dot for unread messages but message doesn't open
- Newer messages not showing
- Time is wrong
- Messages from one parent show under another parent's name
- Messages still show as unread after being read
- Contacts, class, or student groups are blank when sending broadcasts
- Layout looks 'stacked' instead of smooth
- Text messages won't always send
- Messages won't load
- Notifications won't go away
- Missing entire conversations
- App crashes when trying to send messages
- Cannot see pictures sent by parents
- Not receiving call or message notifications
- Unread message count incorrect between app and computer
- App won't open
- Touch ID login issues
Requested features
12 requests- Schedule broadcasts or messages
- Send videos
- Send multiple pictures in a broadcast
- Improve translations
- Allow teachers to decide preferred contacts
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- Add original signature to broadcasts
- Add Microsoft365 login option
- Bring back Finger ID/Touch ID login
- Update to fix issues with newer iPhones (Dynamic Island, screen interface)
- Improve syncing between app and desktop
- Ensure classroom changes (phone numbers) are updated in the app
- Distinguish between mobile, work, or emergency numbers when calling
Jackson Public Schools MS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SchoolStatus
No in-app purchases
Jackson Public Schools MS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SchoolStatus free?
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