# RSS School vs Spike™ LEGO® Education

The clearest difference is rating: Spike™ LEGO® Education at 4.7 against RSS School's 2.9. Spike™ LEGO® Education also leads on ratings volume (3.7K vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Spike™ LEGO® Education holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spike™ LEGO® Education has 3.7K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

RSS School ships an update every 6 weeks, Spike™ LEGO® Education every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | RSS School | Spike™ LEGO® Education |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.9 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rss-school/id1222233311/reviews) | **[4.7 (3.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spike-lego-education/id6443545905/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 10 | **3.7K** |
| Positive reviews | — | 68.2% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 39 MB | 227 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **14.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [RAWD ALSALEHEEN BILINGUAL SCHOOL](https://appshunter.io/developer/1635759462) | [LEGO Education](https://appshunter.io/developer/708170734) |

## What reviewers say

### RSS School

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rss-school/id1222233311)

This integrated learning management system connects teachers, students, and parents. It allows educators to share files, homework, events, and grades, while parents can access all their children's data, pay fees, and monitor progress 24/7.

**Highlights:** Integrated Learning Management System, File and homework uploads, Class event and grade posting, 24/7 student and parent access, Parental access to all children's data, Fee payment portal

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Spike™ LEGO® Education

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spike-lego-education/id6443545905)

This app facilitates playful STEAM learning for students, designed to work with specific LEGO® Education kits. It helps develop computational thinking through coding, encourages building and experimentation, and supports programming for various projects and competitions.

**Highlights:** Icon-block, word-block, and text-based coding, Develop computational thinking, Build, tinker, and experiment with LEGO® creations, Program and debug designs, Create stories with LEGO® Minifigures, Prepare for FIRST® LEGO® League competitions

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Awesome
- 🚀 Super good
- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 User friendly and easy to use
- 👍 Engineering Excitement in Kindergarten

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Restricted features due to LEGO's focus on profits
- 🐛 Missing basic quality of life functionality
- 🐛 Doesn't work on iPad
- 🐛 Slow loading and issues with connectivity
- 🐛 Tutorials have limitations

**Reported bugs**

- Bluetooth connection issues
- Unable to flash hub or connect
- Incompatibility with programs written in previous version

**Requested features**

- Hub-to-hub control
- RC features
- Merge Inventor app into one
- Add more color options for color sensor
- Bring back Python coding support


## Frequently asked questions

### Is RSS School free?

RSS School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Spike™ LEGO® Education free?

Spike™ LEGO® Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, RSS School or Spike™ LEGO® Education?

Spike™ LEGO® Education is rated higher. RSS School averages 2.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Spike™ LEGO® Education averages 4.7 from 3.7K ratings.

### Do RSS School or Spike™ LEGO® Education have ads?

Neither RSS School nor Spike™ LEGO® Education shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, RSS School or Spike™ LEGO® Education?

RSS School ships an update every 6 weeks, and Spike™ LEGO® Education every 2 months. Most recently, RSS School was updated on November 2, 2026 and Spike™ LEGO® Education on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*