School iBox vs Handschool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
School iBox
Facilitates efficient communication between students, parents, and teachers. Provides essential tools for staying connected with your educational institution, including real-time notifications, event calendars, and task management.
- Real-time notifications
- Event calendar
- Tasks and evaluations
- Photo galleries
- Statistics
- Immediate contact
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Comunicación con alumnos, padres, y profesores màs eficiente que nunca. Obtén todas las herramientas necesarias para mantenerte conectado con tu institución siempre. -Notificaciones en tiempo real -Calendario de eventos -Tareas y evaluaciones -Galerías de Fotos -Estadísticas - Contacto inmediato. ¡Y mucho más!
Handschool
This app facilitates communication between educational institutions and families, offering real-time notices, calendars, and surveys. It also provides tools for managing payments, viewing grades and assignments, and accessing financial services like loans and instant invoicing.
- Real-time notices and announcements
- Digital payment processing
- View grades and assignments
- Calendar and event management
- Surveys and feedback collection
- Invoice and receipt generation
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Handschool es una app móvil para alumnos o padres de familia de Instituciones educativas y academias enfocada en comunicación institucional y administración de pagos. Te permite diferentes opciones según lo que tu institución active como el recibir avisos y comunicados en tiempo real, ver el calendario, recibir encuestas, visualizar calificaciones, tareas, así como realizar pagos digitales 24/7 desde la app, pagar en quincenas o sacar un préstamo, descargar recibos, facturación instantánea, recibir recordatorios de pago y avisos de vencimiento, entre muchas cosas más que harán tu vida más fácil y ordenada en tu institución o la de tus hijos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: School iBox at 67% against Handschool's 17%. Handschool's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). 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.
School iBox ships an update every 8 months, Handschool every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | School iBox | Handschool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SCHOOL IBOX S.A.S. DE C.V. | Handapp |
Customer experience
School iBox
Handschool
In-app purchases
School iBox
No in-app purchases
Handschool
No in-app purchases
