Comparison

Community ISD vs RAISE365

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

Head to head
About

Community ISD

This app centralizes essential information for parents, students, and faculty, including news, announcements, photos, documents, and calendar events. It allows users to easily access contact information and stay updated on community happenings.

Highlights
  • News and announcements
  • Photo and document access
  • Calendar events
  • Constituent directory
  • Contact information
  • Content filtering
Features
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The Community ISD app provides parents, students, and faculty members with all the information they need in one place, conveniently accessed and explicitly formatted for consumption on their mobile devices. The App includes: - Blogs, news and announcements - Pictures and documents - Calendar events - Constituent directory and more Download the app today to ensure you are always aware of the most important news, announcements, and calendar events, and you have access to the most current community directory. Users can: - Browse the latest published photos - Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use - Catch up on current news - Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to their interests - Quickly find faculty, parent, and student contact information - Email a constituent directly from your device The information in the Community ISD app is drawn from the same source as the Community Independent School District website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.

About

RAISE365

This app simplifies fundraising for schools, teams, and groups. It offers advanced technology to create successful campaigns, track progress, and maximize profits. Features include digital discount cards to connect communities and support local businesses.

Highlights
  • Create successful fundraising campaigns
  • Track fundraisers from start to finish
  • Digital discount cards
  • Connect communities and businesses
  • Easy user experience
Features
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Raise 365 is an App designed around creating the most successful fundraising campaigns for Schools, Teams or any Group that want to raise money using our advanced technology. Our goal is to provide an easy user experience, track the fundraiser from start to finish, and create a successful and profitable fundraiser. We provide multiple products in our system, including Digital Discount cards that connect communities and businesses across the country, in order to help businesses thrive and save consumers money!

Screenshots

Community ISD4 screens
RAISE3654 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Community ISD at 4.2 against RAISE365's 3.3. RAISE365's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 5). 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

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

Community ISD holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RAISE365 has 2.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Community ISD ships an update every 28 months, RAISE365 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Community ISD versus RAISE365: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommunity ISDRAISE365
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better3.3 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews—54.7% of reviews
Number of ratings52.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCommunity Independent School DistrictRAISE365 Develoment LLC

Customer experience

Community ISD

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

RAISE365

All ratings2,085 ratings
Positive56.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative41.8%
Written reviews276 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral0.4%
Negative44.9%

Bugs and requests

Community ISD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RAISE365

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Coupons/discounts not working as advertised
  • Login and account issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Better transparency on fees and commissions
  • Improved app stability and user experience
  • More customization options for fundraising campaigns

In-app purchases

None

Community ISD

No in-app purchases

None

RAISE365

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Community ISD free?
Community ISD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RAISE365 free?
RAISE365 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Community ISD or RAISE365?
Community ISD is rated higher. Community ISD averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while RAISE365 averages 3.3 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Community ISD or RAISE365 have ads?
Neither Community ISD nor RAISE365 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Community ISD or RAISE365?
Community ISD ships an update every 28 months, and RAISE365 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Community ISD was updated on October 29, 2026 and RAISE365 on October 30, 2026.

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