ctcLink vs Seattle Gradebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ctcLink
Manage your college experience on the go. Enroll in classes, track your academic progress, and stay updated with important messages from your institution. Access grades, financial aid information, and to-do lists directly from your mobile device.
- Class enrollment
- Wait list management
- Grade checking
- Financial aid status
- College messages
- Degree progress tracking
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The ctcLink mobile app is for students enrolled in Washington Community and Technical Colleges who are currently using the Student Self-Service Center. Now you can enroll in classes, view wait list, drop and swap classes, check grades, check financial aid, get messages from your colleges, see to-do lists, check degree progress and more on your mobile device.
Seattle Gradebook
Access your academic performance with this app. View grades, calculate your GPA, and preview upcoming assignments. Your login information is kept private and used solely for direct connection to The Source.
- View grades
- Calculate GPA
- Preview assignments
- Secure login
- Direct connection to The Source
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The Source App for Seattle Public Schools View your grades in the app Calculate your GPA Preview Assignments This app is not associated with Seattle Public Schools or PowerSchool. Login info stays private and is only used to connect directly to The Source.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Seattle Gradebook at 88% against ctcLink's 3%. Seattle Gradebook also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 22 months). ctcLink's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 18.6). 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.
Seattle Gradebook holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 67 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of ctcLink's written reviews are positive against 88% of Seattle Gradebook's.
ctcLink ships an update every 22 months, Seattle Gradebook every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ctcLink | Seattle Gradebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (77 ratings) | 4.6 (67 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.3% of reviews | 87.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 67 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WA State Board for Community and Technical Colleges | Andrew Huntwork |
Customer experience
ctcLink
Seattle Gradebook
In-app purchases
ctcLink
No in-app purchases
Seattle Gradebook
No in-app purchases
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