Orah Student App vs PEA Commons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orah Student App
Manage leave requests, access contact information, and receive important notifications on your mobile device. This app is designed for students to streamline communication and administrative tasks related to their school.
- Apply for leave
- Manage leave requests
- View contact information
- Organize contact details
- Receive notifications
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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.
PEA Commons
This app centralizes campus life for students, offering a quick, simple, and private way to manage daily activities. It's designed to keep all essential campus information in one accessible location.
- Centralized campus information
- Quick access to daily activities
- Simple user interface
- Private and secure
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PEA Commons helps Exeter students keep everyday campus life in one spot. It's quick, simple, and private.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PEA Commons at 100% against Orah Student App's 13%. PEA Commons also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Orah Student App's advantage is ratings volume (239 vs 24) and iOS requirement (13.0 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.
PEA Commons holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orah Student App has 239 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Orah Student App's written reviews are positive against 100% of PEA Commons's.
Orah Student App ships an update every 6 weeks, PEA Commons every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orah Student App | PEA Commons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (239 ratings) | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boardingware | Adrian Benenson |
Customer experience
Orah Student App
PEA Commons
Bugs and 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
PEA Commons
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Orah Student App
No in-app purchases
PEA Commons
No in-app purchases
Questions
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