Scouting vs Right At School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scouting
This app allows parents and Scouts to track progress through the Scouting program, from Lion to Eagle Scout. It requires a my.scouting.org login and is intended for youth accounts or parent accounts connected to a Scout.
- Track progress from Lion to Eagle Scout
- For parents and Scouts
- Requires my.scouting.org login
- Monitor scout's advancement
- Calendar and event tracking
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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.
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.
- Manage billing and payments
- Access important documents
- Communicate with caregivers
- Receive event reminders
- View child's photos and videos
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scouting at 2.0 against Right At School's 1.7. Scouting also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (938 vs 49). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scouting holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scouting has 938 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 12% 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.
Scouting ships an update fortnightly, Right At School every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scouting | Right At School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (938 ratings) — better | 1.7 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 938 — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Boy Scouts of America | Right At School LLC |
Customer experience
Scouting
Right At School
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
Scouting
No in-app purchases
Right At School
No in-app purchases
