Frontline Education vs Catapult EMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frontline Education
Manage your work schedule and employee information from anywhere. Check leave balances, submit absence requests, and find colleagues quickly. Receive important alerts directly on your phone.
- Check leave balances
- Create absences
- View colleague directory
- Search for colleagues
- Receive web alerts
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The Frontline Education mobile app is a quick and easy way to access the Frontline Insights Platform while on-the-go. Employees will be able to check leave balances, create absences, view and search for fellow colleagues, and receive web alerts right on their mobile phone. This app is available for districts and their employees that have added the Frontline Insights Platform.
Catapult EMS
Stay informed during emergencies with audible alerts that bypass silent mode. This app provides quick access to emergency procedures, allows for secure login via biometrics, and integrates with a comprehensive emergency management system for organizations.
- Audible emergency alerts on silent mode
- Quick home screen access
- Touch/Face ID login
- Location and status gathering
- One-on-one emergency conversations
- Alert districts, police, and fire
- View emergency procedures
- Anonymous threat reporting
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Never miss another emergency alert: The CatapultEMS app plays audible emergency alerts even when your phone is on silent. It works with WiFi or cell data. Quick and easy: Add the icon to your home screen so you have quick access in an emergency. No more passwords: Set up touch or face id, so you don’t have to worry about usernames, passwords and extra button presses. --- This app works with CatapultEMS, a complete emergency management system for organizations and schools. Staff and student safety is our prime concern. Use CatapultEMS to • Gather locations of students, staff, and their statuses in an emergency. • Have one-on-one emergency conversations. • Alert districts, police, and fire. • View up-to-date emergency procedures. • Receive anonymous reports of threats. If your organization does not use CatapultEMS, contact sales@catapultems.com for a quote.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Frontline Education at 4.7 against Catapult EMS's 2.6. Frontline Education also leads on ratings volume (84K vs 12) and chart position (#75 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Frontline Education holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frontline Education has 84K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Frontline Education's written reviews are positive against 30% of Catapult EMS's.
Frontline Education ships an update every 5 weeks, Catapult EMS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frontline Education | Catapult EMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (84K ratings) — better | 2.6 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.9% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #75 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontline Technologies Group LLC | Catapult K12 |
Customer experience
Frontline Education
Catapult EMS
Bugs and requests
Frontline Education
Reported bugs
4 issues- Jobs disappearing from the app
- Inability to log in or stay logged in
- Notifications not working after updates
- App freezing or not loading properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to cancel jobs from the app
- Integrate calendar functionality to add jobs directly
- Improve notification system to be more reliable
- Allow setting non-work days from the app
Catapult EMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Frontline Education
No in-app purchases
Catapult EMS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Frontline Education free?
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