St Michael's vs BGS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
St Michael's
This app enhances home-school communication with features like personalized notifications, direct messaging between parents, teachers, and students, and an e-diary for tracking schedules and assignments. It provides easy access to school news, contact information, and timetables.
- Personalized notifications
- Direct messaging
- e-Diary for schedules
- Assignment due date reminders
- School news and newsletters
- Dynamic timetable access
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Your connection to St Michael's Grammar School. The St Michael's app provides quick access to student information, academic reports, news, forms and important updates — supporting informed and engaged families.
BGS
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Bridge the gap between home and school with the BGS app, developed by Digistorm. Receive instant information about BGS, push notifications for urgent updates, school newsletters and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BGS at 13.0 against St Michael's's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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.
St Michael's ships an update every 7 months, BGS every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | St Michael's | BGS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | St Michaels Grammar School | BRIGHTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
In-app purchases
St Michael's
No in-app purchases
BGS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do St Michael's or BGS have ads?
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