Thomas Edison Elementary vs Thomas MacLaren School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thomas Edison Elementary
Stay connected with your child's school. Receive important announcements and get involved through volunteer opportunities. This app provides a direct link to school information and updates.
- School announcements
- Parent-teacher communication
- Volunteer opportunities
- Important information updates
- Push notifications
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The Edison Elementary School App connects parents with the school and all its important information. Install this app to know what is going on at your school and to get involved! This app includes notifications to alert you to any important announcements you need to know! Also, ways to volunteer and contribute to our school. AND SO MUCH MORE!
Thomas MacLaren School
Access school district information, including news, events, and social media updates. Quickly find contact details, sports scores, and lunch menus. Your school district's essential information is now easily accessible.
- Current news and events
- Social media updates
- Contact information
- Sporting scores
- Lunch menus
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With the Thomas MacLaren School mobile app, your school district comes alive with the touch of a button. Easily navigate through current news and events or check out the latest updates with social media. Quickly retrieve contact information, sporting scores, lunch menus, and more! It’s your school district available at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thomas Edison Elementary at 100% against Thomas MacLaren School's 0%. Thomas MacLaren School's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 20 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Thomas MacLaren School holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thomas MacLaren School has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Thomas Edison Elementary's written reviews are positive against 0% of Thomas MacLaren School's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Thomas Edison Elementary ships an update every 20 months, Thomas MacLaren School every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thomas Edison Elementary | Thomas MacLaren School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.2 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Burbank Unified School District | Thomas MacLaren State Charter School |
Customer experience
Thomas Edison Elementary
Thomas MacLaren School
In-app purchases
Thomas Edison Elementary
No in-app purchases
Thomas MacLaren School
No in-app purchases
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