ETM Machine vs WS+Absences
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ETM Machine
This app offers a digital credit card system for educational settings to teach financial literacy and reward good behavior. It replaces traditional paper rewards with reusable, QR-coded cards, allowing for real-world money management experiences for all ages.
- Digital credit card system
- Behavior incentive program
- Financial literacy education
- Reusable QR-coded cards
- Customizable cards and accounts
- Online management portal
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A credit card system for educational purposes that promotes good behavior and teaches financial literacy. Become a leader in providing an exciting tool that will give individuals of all ages real-world experiences for lifelong learning! Enhance your behavior incentive program. Teach money and banking skills through real-world practices. For use on all mobile devices, tablets and computers. Get rid of the costly traditional paper rewards, stickers and tokens! Replace them with reusable plastic cards called ETM Cards. Each ETM Card uses a unique QR code that identifies each card holder. You can choose from the standard ETM Card designs at no additional cost or create customized cards to your liking. Share your login with other family members or faculty so they can also give rewards to each card holder. Visit the www.EducationalClassroomSystems.com website for more details. This app is a FREE download. Visit the www.EducationalClassroomSystems.com website to learn more about the online ETM Machine®. The online ETM Machine® provides you and other login users with the ability to deposit and withdraw amounts for behaviors and purchases. Set up customized classroom settings and individual accounts for your entire classroom, group or school/facility. Print out statements. Use the library of behaviors, rewards and purchases or create your own. • All student information is safe and secure. Login users have administrative control. • Tutorial videos are available on the www.EducationalClassroomSystems.com website. • Utilizes U.S. currency. Future updates will provide additional world currencies. • There is no advertising at all.
WS+Absences
Easily report student absences directly from your mobile device. This application streamlines the process of notifying the school about a student's absence, ensuring timely communication.
- Report absences from mobile
- Streamlined absence reporting
- Direct communication with school
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Report absences from your mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WS+Absences at 4.8 against ETM Machine's 3.6. WS+Absences also leads on ratings volume (4K vs 7) and review sentiment (55% vs 43%). ETM Machine's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
WS+Absences holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WS+Absences has 4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of ETM Machine's written reviews are positive against 55% of WS+Absences's.
ETM Machine ships an update monthly, WS+Absences every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ETM Machine | WS+Absences |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 4K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Educational Classroom Systems | West Educational Leasing, Inc |
Customer experience
ETM Machine
WS+Absences
Bugs and requests
ETM Machine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WS+Absences
Reported bugs
2 issues- No reasons show up in drop box for absence
- Once sub accepts a job, other options for the week disappear
Requested features
3 requests- Allow writing in real reason for absence
- Ability to choose favorite subs
- Visibility of back office for admins
In-app purchases
ETM Machine
No in-app purchases
WS+Absences
No in-app purchases
Questions
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