CurbSmart Parent vs BPS Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CurbSmart Parent
Simplify school pickup authorization by digitally managing approved individuals and alternate transportation. This app eliminates the need for paper forms, phone calls, or emails, enhancing security with vehicle and address details.
- Manage approved pickup individuals
- Authorize alternate transportation
- Enter vehicle and address information
- Receive pickup notifications
- Eliminate paper forms and calls
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CurbSmart is the easy-to-use app that allows parents to enter the approved pickups for their children. Forget the hassle of submitting paper forms, phone calls, or emails every time you want another adult to pick up your child. With CurbSmart, parents can - Easily enter the adults who are approved to pick up their students - Authorize alternate pickups for when students are riding home with a friend - Enter vehicle and address information for increased security - Receive a notification once the child has been safely released from school
BPS Focus
Stay informed about your child's academic progress with real-time updates on grades, attendance, and assignments. Access school news, community feeds, and essential links for managing school-related tasks like payments and activities.
- Real-time grade notifications
- Attendance tracking
- Assignment and test score updates
- School news feeds
- Community event updates
- Access to school-related links
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Stay connected to your child's education with the Brevard Public Schools Focus app. Receive real-time notifications of grades, attendance, upcoming assignments, and test scores. Conveniently view your community's Focus, Twitter, and RSS news feeds to stay up to date on recent events and upcoming school activities. Get easy access to important links to help manage lunch payments, extracurricular activities, bus routes, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CurbSmart Parent at every 2 months against BPS Focus's every 8 months. BPS Focus's advantage is ratings volume (319 vs 12) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). On price, rating, 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.
BPS Focus holds the better App Store score, 1.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BPS Focus has 319 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of CurbSmart Parent's written reviews are positive against 14% of BPS Focus's.
CurbSmart Parent ships an update every 2 months, BPS Focus every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CurbSmart Parent | BPS Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (12 ratings) | 1.7 (319 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 13.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 319 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nutri-Link | Focus School Software |
Customer experience
CurbSmart Parent
BPS Focus
Bugs and requests
CurbSmart Parent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BPS Focus
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not loading or opening properly
- Incorrect grade calculations and displays
- Frequent sign-outs and login problems
- Compatibility issues with newer devices/OS
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back previous app (Pinnacle)
- Improve user interface and navigation
- Add more reliable and timely grade updates
- Provide better customer support and responsiveness
In-app purchases
CurbSmart Parent
No in-app purchases
BPS Focus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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