Firefly for Students vs Splash Race
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Splash Race
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Splash Race is a professional swim meet management app designed for schools and swim clubs. Manage your entire swimming gala from one easy-to-use platform. Features include: • Create and manage swimming galas • Live race timing • Individual and relay events • Automatic points calculation • Team and student leaderboards • Official and draft result workflows • Live parent viewing • Guest school participation • Historical race records • PDF results and reports for sharing and printing • Secure cloud synchronisation with Firebase Splash Race streamlines the entire swim meet experience—from race setup and live timing to official results and post-event reporting. Teachers, coaches, and event organisers can efficiently manage competitions while parents follow results in real time. Subscription Required An active annual subscription is required to create and manage swimming galas. • 14-day free trial • Auto-renewable annual subscription • Cancel anytime through your Apple ID account settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/splashapps/home/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Firefly for Students at none against Splash Race's 1. Firefly for Students also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Splash Race sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Firefly for Students asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firefly for Students | Splash Race |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 24.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Firefly Learning Limited | Charles Leota |
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
Splash Race
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Firefly for Students
No in-app purchases
Splash Race
- Splash Race Premium14 Days trial$14.991 Year
Questions
Is Firefly for Students free?
Is Splash Race free?
Do Firefly for Students or Splash Race have ads?
Which is updated more often, Firefly for Students or Splash Race?
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