Comparison

Scouting vs Right At School

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

Head to head
About

Scouting

This app helps parents and Scouts track their journey from Lion to Eagle Scout. It focuses on individual progress and requires a my.scouting.org login for parents or youth accounts.

Highlights
  • Track progress from Lion to Eagle Scout
  • Parent and youth account support
  • Individual experience tracking
  • Requires my.scouting.org login
Features
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For parents and Scouts to track the Scouting Experience from Lion to Eagle Scout This app is for parents and scouts only, it is not for adult leaders to track scouts. A http://my.scouting.org/ log in is required and your account must either be connected to a Scout as a parent or be a youth account.

About

Right At School

This app allows parents to manage all aspects of their child's school experience in one place. Access documents, handle billing and payments, and communicate directly with caregivers. Stay updated with event reminders, photos, and videos of your child's day.

Highlights
  • Manage billing and payments
  • Access important documents
  • Communicate with caregivers
  • Receive event reminders
  • View child's photos and videos
Features
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Manage your Right At School experience from the palm of your hand Manage everything in one place Access important documents, manage billing, payment, and family account information right from the mobile app. Engage and connect with your center Message your child's caregivers, receive reminders about events & view photos & videos of your child's day.

Screenshots

Scouting4 screens
Right At School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scouting at 2.0 against Right At School's 1.6. Scouting also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (915 vs 48). On price, review sentiment, 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

Scouting holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scouting has 915 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Scouting's written reviews are positive against 14% of Right At School's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scouting ships an update fortnightly, Right At School every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scouting versus Right At School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScoutingRight At School
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (915 ratings) — better1.6 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews12.6% of reviews14.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings915 — better48
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBoy Scouts of AmericaRight At School LLC

Customer experience

Scouting

All ratings915 ratings
Positive20.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative72.9%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive12.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative78.7%

Right At School

All ratings48 ratings
Positive14.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Bugs and requests

Scouting

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Incorrect rank and requirement completion tracking
  • Unable to submit advancement requirements
  • Inability to remove guardians
  • Outdated merit badge listings
  • Inconsistent app behavior across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • PDF version of scout handbook
  • Integration with device calendar
  • Ability to add photos and comments
  • Better notifications and alerts
  • Improved tracking for merit badges and advancements

Right At School

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Scouting

No in-app purchases

None

Right At School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scouting free?
Scouting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Right At School free?
Right At School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scouting or Right At School?
Scouting is rated higher. Scouting averages 2.0 out of 5 from 915 ratings, while Right At School averages 1.6 from 48 ratings.
Do Scouting or Right At School have ads?
Neither Scouting nor Right At School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scouting or Right At School?
Scouting ships an update fortnightly, and Right At School every 2 months. Most recently, Scouting was updated on September 25, 2026 and Right At School on September 21, 2026.

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