Wal vs Shastri Group
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wal
This app serves as a central hub for parents to receive all school-related communications. It consolidates messages, homework, circulars, and important dates, and allows for submitting absence notes.
- School notifications
- Homework tracking
- Event calendar
- Absent notes submission
- Message consolidation
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The official Walnut app for the smart parents of Walnut School. One place to get all school related notifications. The Wal-Sh app has been released by Arpita Karkarey's Walnut School for its parents. Features: 1. Messages: We know that keeping tab of so many facets of your child's life is difficult. Worksheets, circulars, dates, homework and all that. The messages feature keeps everything in one place and handy to look up whenever and wherever. Here are some types of messages: - Push notifications of circulars - Important messages - Homework - Events 2. Calendar: View the school's Google Calendar to see any upcoming events and important dates. 3. Absent notes: Children fall sick. Bad times. But, if children don't come to school, we get worried! What better way than to send us an absent note for this? That way, we can also wish your child a speedy recovery!
Shastri Group
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Shastri Group provides an easy & effective communication tool to get all day to day events, post photos, albums, videos, notifications, announcements & parent alerts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shastri Group at every 6 weeks against Wal's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Wal ships an update every 7 months, Shastri Group every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wal | Shastri Group |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikhil Karkare | Knoty Labs Private Limited |
In-app purchases
Wal
No in-app purchases
Shastri Group
No in-app purchases
