Frontline Education vs Union
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frontline Education
This app provides on-the-go access to an employee platform for checking leave balances, submitting absence requests, and finding colleagues. It also delivers important web alerts directly to your mobile device.
- Check leave balances
- Create absence requests
- View and search colleagues
- Receive web alerts
- On-the-go platform access
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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.
Union
Stay informed about school district events, customize notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. Get real-time updates from administration and easily find staff contact information.
- Event calendar with sharing
- Customizable student organization notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- District live feed updates
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Union-Endicott CSD. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Frontline Education at 4.7 against Union's 2.0. Frontline Education also leads on ratings volume (85K vs 4) and chart position (#178 vs unranked). 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.
Frontline Education holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frontline Education has 85K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Frontline Education ships an update monthly, Union every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frontline Education | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (85K ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 85K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #178 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontline Technologies Group LLC | Union Endicott Central School District |
Customer experience
Frontline Education
Union
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
Union
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Frontline Education
No in-app purchases
Union
No in-app purchases
Questions
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