Comparison

Compass Tutor vs BigFuture School

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

Head to head
About

Compass Tutor

Manage student programs, schedules, and availability on the go. Receive instant notifications for new offers and request practice test spaces. Access student profiles, test scores, and communication tools.

Highlights
  • Receive new offer notifications
  • Manage student profiles and scores
  • Schedule and update lessons
  • Request practice test spaces
  • View calendar and announcements
  • Communicate with students/parents
Features
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Compass Tutor provides tools for tutors of Compass Education Group to manage their students, programs, and schedules on the go! Enable Push Notifications to immediately receive your new program offers. Use the calendar to review your current availability while scheduling new lessons. Request practice test spaces for your students and see which students are already signed up! The Compass Tutor app provides a streamlined mobile access to your workflow. Important! The Compass Tutor app requires valid and previously assigned login credentials. These are the same credentials you would use to log into Compass Points. If you aren’t sure of your username or password, please reach out to the Compass office for assistance. App Features - Immediately receive notifications of new offers with the option to accept or decline - View student profiles and test scores - View and update the programs, lessons, and activities of your past and present students - View a student’s address in your maps app - Initiate a phone call or text message to a student/parent - View your Compass Calendar, including lessons, practice tests, and test dates - Schedule new lessons - View which of your students are on a given test day roster - View upcoming practice tests by date and location - Request practice test spaces for your students - View Compass announcements and recent student activities - Instantly view any document within the Compass Document Library

About

BigFuture School

This app provides students with access to their test scores and personalized college and career information. It helps users plan and pay for college, and connects them with potential scholarship programs. Access requires a mobile number provided during a qualifying test.

Highlights
  • Access test scores
  • Connect with colleges and scholarships
  • Personalized career information
  • College planning and payment guidance
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Discover majors, colleges, and careers that might align with your goals and interests. See how the skills you may be developing can lead to future pathways. BigFuture School is a free mobile app that helps you explore colleges and careers, see how your skills may connect to future options, and get personalized guidance, all in one place. It is available to you if you are 13 or older in a participating U.S. school and you take an in-school SAT or PSAT assessment and/or are enrolled in eligible AP courses*. You can easily view your in-school SAT Suite score(s) in the app." Can we revise to "You can easily view your score(s) in the app from any in-school SAT or PSAT-related test. To access the app, you’ll need to use the mobile number you initially provided. This account information is separate from your College Board account. If Connections** is offered at your school, it is an optional feature for you to discover nonprofit colleges, scholarship providers, and government agencies administering educational programs that may be a good match and are actively looking for students like you. Learn more about BigFuture School and how to access it: bigfutureschool.org *BigFuture School is not offered to students as part of their AP course participation in New York. There may be other exceptions. **A school, district, or state may choose to not provide access to Connections. Connections is not available to 8th grade PSAT 8/9 test takers or in New York.

Screenshots

Compass Tutor2 screens
BigFuture School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Compass Tutor at 5.0 against BigFuture School's 4.6. Compass Tutor also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.1). BigFuture School's advantage is ratings volume (20K vs 7) and chart position (#4 vs unranked). 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

Compass Tutor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigFuture School has 20K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compass Tutor ships an update every 2 months, BigFuture School monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Compass Tutor versus BigFuture School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompass TutorBigFuture School
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.6 (20K ratings)
Positive reviews—28.1% of reviews
Number of ratings720K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.1
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCompass Education Group, LLCThe College Board

Customer experience

Compass Tutor

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BigFuture School

All ratings19,466 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews356 reviews
Positive28.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative65.7%

Bugs and requests

Compass Tutor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

BigFuture School

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Multiple accounts linked to one phone number
  • Recovery email not working
  • Scores not syncing between app and website

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to change phone number
  • Better integration with College Board website
  • More customization options
  • Faster score reporting

In-app purchases

None

Compass Tutor

No in-app purchases

None

BigFuture School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compass Tutor free?
Compass Tutor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BigFuture School free?
BigFuture School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Compass Tutor or BigFuture School?
Compass Tutor is rated higher. Compass Tutor averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while BigFuture School averages 4.6 from 20K ratings.
Do Compass Tutor or BigFuture School have ads?
Neither Compass Tutor nor BigFuture School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Compass Tutor or BigFuture School?
Compass Tutor ships an update every 2 months, and BigFuture School monthly. Most recently, Compass Tutor was updated on October 24, 2026 and BigFuture School on October 29, 2026.

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