Comparison

Firefly for Students vs BISAD Diploma

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Firefly for Students

Access your school timetable, view announcements, and track homework assignments. Receive feedback on graded tasks and manage your personal to-do list with custom reminders. Submit homework directly from your device, including files and media.

Highlights
  • View school timetable
  • Check homework assignments
  • See grades and feedback
  • Manage personal to-do list
  • Submit homework with files
  • Receive homework notifications
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The Firefly for Students app is your place to go to see your timetable, read school announcements, check on your homework, and see your grades and feedback. Simply log in using the code provided by your teacher to see your complete timetable and any homework your teachers have set you, along with feedback for any tasks that have been marked. You can add your own tasks and reminders, and link them to a specific class to create a personal to-do list. Firefly for Students lets you: - See your timetable, anywhere - Stay on top of your homework - Manage your own to-do list - Send in homework, with files, photos, video and audio straight from your phone - Know when new homework has been set for you - Work the way you want, moving seamlessly between the app and desktop Log in once and you’re ready to go. Note: The Firefly for Students app requires your school to have an active Firefly licence.

About

BISAD Diploma

This app provides a digital platform for students to manage their BISAD Diploma Portfolio. Students can submit various media types, self-evaluate their progress, and track their development in different categories and characteristics. It serves as a tool to document learning and work towards a prestigious school award.

Highlights
  • Digital portfolio submission
  • Upload photos, videos, voice recordings, text, and attachments
  • Self-evaluation of work
  • Reflection on developed characteristics
  • Development reports by category
  • Track progress towards BISAD Diploma award
Features
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This application allows students of the British International School of Abu Dhabi to access their BISAD Diploma Portfolio in a digital format. The students can submit photos, videos, voice recordings, text and attachment files in their personal BISAD Diploma, self-evaluate their work and reflect which characteristics they have developed. The overall report of the development in different categories and characteristics is also available. The BISAD Diploma is an initiative within The British International School, Abu Dhabi to support the education of our students. It is an award which all students will work towards in each year group, from Year 1 to Year 11. At The British International School Abu Dhabi, we are encouraged to achieve our best in academic, sport and creative fields, whilst at the same time developing our social skills; respect, kindness, honesty and a willingness to serve others. Being actively involved and engaged in a wide range of activities enables us to enhance our learning beyond the curriculum and ensures a holistic learning experience. Our Diploma App is a way of documenting this essential learning while also working towards this prestigious award.

Screenshots

Firefly for Students4 screens
BISAD Diploma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Firefly for Students at 3.9 against BISAD Diploma's 2.3. Firefly for Students also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). BISAD Diploma's advantage is review sentiment (41% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Firefly for Students holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Firefly for Students's written reviews are positive against 41% of BISAD Diploma's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Firefly for Students ships an update fortnightly, BISAD Diploma every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Firefly for Students versus BISAD Diploma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirefly for StudentsBISAD Diploma
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (41 ratings) — better2.3 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews24.7% of reviews41.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better15
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB181 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirefly Learning LimitedBritish International School Abu Dhabi

Customer experience

Firefly for Students

All ratings41 ratings
Positive70.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive24.7%
Neutral12.3%
Negative63.0%

BISAD Diploma

All ratings15 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.8%

Bugs and requests

Firefly for Students

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App stuck on 'Connecting to school' loading screen
  • White blank screen on app launch
  • Tasks not syncing between mobile app and website
  • Completed tasks reappearing as overdue
  • Timetable not loading or displaying correctly
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  • Task descriptions showing as blank
  • App crashing when opening tasks or attachments
  • Hyperlinks unresponsive when clicked
  • PDF files unable to open or display
  • Notifications showing incorrect task counts
  • Tasks disappearing or not appearing until due date
  • App resetting or reloading unexpectedly
  • Slow navigation between app sections
  • File upload names changing to random codes
  • Messages showing unread count but displaying none

Requested features

10 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Landscape orientation support for tablets
  • Bulk mark tasks as done functionality
  • Better file attachment handling with readable names
  • Improved notification management
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  • Faster app performance and responsiveness
  • Sync completion status across all devices instantly
  • Clickable hyperlinks in task descriptions
  • Resource access within the app
  • Offline functionality improvements

BISAD Diploma

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Firefly for Students

No in-app purchases

None

BISAD Diploma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Firefly for Students free?
Firefly for Students is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BISAD Diploma free?
BISAD Diploma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Firefly for Students or BISAD Diploma?
Firefly for Students is rated higher. Firefly for Students averages 3.9 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while BISAD Diploma averages 2.3 from 15 ratings.
Do Firefly for Students or BISAD Diploma have ads?
Neither Firefly for Students nor BISAD Diploma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Firefly for Students or BISAD Diploma?
Firefly for Students ships an update fortnightly, and BISAD Diploma every 5 months. Most recently, Firefly for Students was updated on November 2, 2026 and BISAD Diploma on November 3, 2026.

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