Comparison

NCVPS vs NCAT Guides

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

NCVPS

Stay connected with your school community through this app. Access important news, resources, and tools for parents, students, and staff. Features include event calendars, staff directories, and a student tip line, with translation support for over 30 languages.

Highlights
  • School and class news/announcements
  • Event calendars and maps
  • Staff directory
  • Student tip line
  • Language translation (30+ languages)
  • Access to online and social media resources
Features
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The North Carolina Virtual PS app by SchoolInfoApp enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The North Carolina Virtual PS app by SchoolInfoApp features: - Important school and class news and announcements - Interactive resources including event calendars, maps, staff directory and more - Student tools including Tip Line - Language translation to more than 30 languages - Quick access to online and social media resources About SchoolInfoApp: We build great apps for great schools and school districts and have published apps serving thousands of schools and districts around the globe. All we do is develop and manage mobile apps for schools and school districts, so our focus is 100% on doing that incredibly well. The result is apps that are highly rated with features that students, parents, teachers and administrators find to be time-saving, simple and useful. Features listed may or may not be included depending on your school or district's policies and preferences.

About

NCAT Guides

Features
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Welcome to North Carolina A&T State University! This app is your mobile destination for Aggie activities, events, and information; including Orientation, Welcome Week, First Year Experience, and Student Success programming.

Screenshots

NCVPS4 screens
NCAT Guides3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NCVPS at monthly against NCAT Guides's every 3 months. NCVPS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NCVPS ships an update monthly, NCAT Guides every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NCVPS versus NCAT Guides: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNCVPSNCAT Guides
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB59 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNorth Carolina Virtual Public SchoolNorth Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

In-app purchases

None

NCVPS

No in-app purchases

None

NCAT Guides

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NCVPS free?
NCVPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NCAT Guides free?
NCAT Guides is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NCVPS or NCAT Guides have ads?
Neither NCVPS nor NCAT Guides shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NCVPS or NCAT Guides?
NCVPS ships an update monthly, and NCAT Guides every 3 months. Most recently, NCVPS was updated on October 18, 2026 and NCAT Guides on October 1, 2026.

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