Curtis HS vs NYCPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Curtis HS
Stay connected with your school community through this app. Access news, calendars, events, and staff information. Communicate directly with teachers and staff via in-app messaging and receive important updates through push notifications.
- News and announcements
- Calendars and events
- Staff directory
- Photo and video albums
- Direct messaging
- Push notifications
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Our mobile app is recommended to all our students, parents, teachers, staff members, and other members of our community. News, announcements, calendars, events, photo albums, videos, and even sections for each one of our teachers and staff members are all included in our app. Access lots of information conveniently, and always stay informed with our push notifications. Send messages to teachers and staff members right within our app, anywhere, anytime.
NYCPS
This app enables parents and guardians to monitor their children's academic journey within the NYC Public School system. It provides access to grades, class schedules, attendance records, and assignment details.
- View grades
- Check schedules
- Monitor attendance
- Track assignments
- Support child's education
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NYCPS - NYCSA Mobile app allows parents/guardians to support and track their children's progress through public school education at the NYC Public Schools through the mobile app. It allows parents to view grades, schedules, attendance, and assignments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Curtis HS at 3.8 against NYCPS's 1.7. Curtis HS also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.4). NYCPS's advantage is ratings volume (73 vs 11). 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.
Curtis HS holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NYCPS has 73 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Curtis HS ships an update fortnightly, NYCPS every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curtis HS | NYCPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11 ratings) — better | 1.7 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 10.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Educational Networks Inc. | New York City Dept of Education |
Customer experience
Curtis HS
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Bugs and requests
Curtis HS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NYCPS
Reported bugs
13 issues- Stuck at 'Select Student' page with no students to select
- Login screen freezes
- App logs out frequently
- App doesn't accept correct credentials
- App crashes repeatedly
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- App doesn't allow login even with correct information
- App redirects to the website instead of functioning
- App freezes after hitting enter on login
- App doesn't recognize parent account credentials
- App doesn't let you go back to re-enter credentials
- App doesn't clear previous login info after deletion
- Login button is not visible due to screen size
- App prompts incorrect username or password despite website working
Requested features
7 requests- Bring back PupilPath
- Fix login issues
- Allow users to stay logged in
- Make app work with larger text sizes
- Ensure login button is visible on all screen sizes
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- Improve grading system breakdown
- Allow re-entry of login credentials after deletion
In-app purchases
Curtis HS
No in-app purchases
NYCPS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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