SchoolAppsNZ vs Orah Student App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SchoolAppsNZ
Stay connected with your school community. Receive important alerts, view school events, and easily contact staff. Share the app with others to keep everyone informed.
- Direct dial/email absentee
- Subscribe to school alerts
- Add school events to calendar
- Receive daily notices
- View school site map
- Share app easily
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App Features -Direct dial/email absentee. -Subscribe to and receive timely alerts from different School groups. -View and add School events to your phone's Calendar. -Receive Daily Notices to your Phone. -School Site map -Easily Share the app to your Friends/Family/Colleagues via SMS, Facebook, Twitter, Email.
Orah Student App
Manage student leave requests, access contact information, and receive important notifications. Requires an existing student account to use.
- Apply for leave requests
- Manage leave requests
- View contact information
- Organize contact information
- Receive notifications
- Mobile access
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Say hello to the student app for Orah. This app provides students with the convenience to apply and manage leave requests, view and organise contact information and receive notifications about relevant activity right from their mobile device. To use this app, you must have an existing Orah student account. If you don’t have a student account and your school is a Orah customer, please ask your administrator to send you an email invitation to create your account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SchoolAppsNZ at 2.7 against Orah Student App's 1.2. Orah Student App's advantage is ratings volume (252 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
SchoolAppsNZ holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orah Student App has 252 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of SchoolAppsNZ's written reviews are positive against 13% of Orah Student App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SchoolAppsNZ ships an update every 2 months, Orah Student App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SchoolAppsNZ | Orah Student App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.2 (252 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.3% of reviews | 13.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 252 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Snapp Mobile Limited | Boardingware |
Customer experience
SchoolAppsNZ
Orah Student App
Bugs and requests
SchoolAppsNZ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Orah Student App
Reported bugs
11 issues- Login loop - returns to login screen after authentication
- App crashes upon launch or login
- Password not recognized despite correct credentials
- Wrong account type error messages
- Next button unresponsive during login
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- Send button unresponsive for password reset
- Random logout issues
- Slow performance and lag
- Keyboard covers message input field
- Inconsistent capitalization throughout app
- Redundant text (PIN number = personal identification number number)
Requested features
8 requests- Simplified login process with fewer clicks
- Parent-friendly web interface with better country/region selection
- Template location auto-fill for saved pass templates
- Keyboard positioning fix for pass note writing
- Single login system across multiple school locations
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- Improved UI/UX design consistency
- Account creation option within mobile app
- Better error messages and troubleshooting guidance
In-app purchases
SchoolAppsNZ
No in-app purchases
Orah Student App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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