CGPS vs Head
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CGPS
This is the official mobile application for Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School. It provides a direct channel for students, parents, and staff to access school-related information and updates.
- Official school communication
- Access school information
- Receive updates
- For students, parents, and staff
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The official app of Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School.
Head
This app centralizes essential information for parents, students, and faculty, including news, events, and contact directories. Users can easily access photos, documents, and community updates, with privacy controls ensuring authorized access to sensitive content.
- Blogs, news, and announcements
- Photo and document access
- Calendar events with filtering
- Constituent directory
- Direct email from device
- Content filtering and preference saving
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The Head-Royce School Hub app provides parents, students, and faculty members with all the information they need in one place, conveniently accessed and explicitly formatted for consumption on their mobile devices. The App includes: - Blogs, news and announcements - Pictures and documents - Calendar events - Constituent directory and more Download the app today to ensure you are always aware of the most important news, announcements, and calendar events, and you have access to the most current community directory. Users can: - Browse the latest published photos - Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use - Catch up on current news - Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to their interests - Quickly find faculty, parent, and student contact information - Email a constituent directly from your device The information in the Head-Royce School Hub app is drawn from the same source as the Head-Royce School website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CGPS at 5.0 against Head's 4.0. CGPS also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
CGPS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively.
CGPS ships an update every 3 months, Head every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CGPS | Head |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School (NY) | The Head-Royce School |
Customer experience
CGPS
Head
In-app purchases
CGPS
No in-app purchases
Head
No in-app purchases
