CA Schools vs LASAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CA Schools
Discover, save, and share California schools based on your location or specific search criteria. Access detailed school data reports from the California Department of Education, including contact information and performance metrics.
- Location-based school search
- Filter by school type, district, and more
- Map and list view of results
- Save favorite searches
- Share school information
- Access California Department of Education data reports
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The CA Schools app helps you find, save, and share nearby California schools by searching on a variety of criteria. With location based searches, you can find schools by your physical location, a custom map, counties & school districts, cities, or ZIP codes. Additionally, you can filter on specific school types (such as Elementary or High Schools), school names, public/private, and more. Search results are displayed as pins on an intuitive map view as well as a sortable list view. You can save favorite searches for later as well as share your searches and results with friends and family. Selecting a school you're interested in will display details and data reports collected by the California Department of Education. Details include school contact information (e.g. email, phone, website, etc), administrator contact information, district details, reports on assessments, demographics, and much more! The CA Schools mobile app was designed and created by the California Department of Education to share our collected school data. We hope you find this app useful and please let us know if you have suggestions for improvements or features you'd like to see!
LASAR
This app allows students, parents, and the public to anonymously report incidents occurring within the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is operated by the Los Angeles School Police Department to enhance safety and communication.
- Anonymous incident reporting
- For students, parents, and public
- Covers LAUSD schools
- Operated by LA School Police
- Enhances school safety
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Los Angeles Schools Anonymous Reporting (LASAR) application for students, parents and public to report incidents in and around Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The application is governed by LAUSD and operated by Los Angeles School Police Department.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CA Schools at 80% against LASAR's 0%. CA Schools also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). LASAR's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
LASAR holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of CA Schools's written reviews are positive against 0% of LASAR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CA Schools ships an update every 6 months, LASAR every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CA Schools | LASAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (10 ratings) | 3.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | California Department of Education | LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT |
Customer experience
CA Schools
LASAR
In-app purchases
CA Schools
No in-app purchases
LASAR
No in-app purchases
