Orah Student App vs Hive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orah Student App
Manage student leave requests, access contact information, and receive important notifications. Requires an existing student account with an Orah school customer. Administrators can send invitations to create accounts.
- Apply for leave requests
- Manage leave requests
- View contact information
- Organize contact information
- Receive notifications
- Student account management
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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.
Hive
This app consolidates your entire school day into one place. It displays current classes, upcoming assignments, dining menus, and campus events. Widgets and Live Activities provide at-a-glance updates and countdowns.
- Real-time class schedule
- Homework due dates
- Daily dining menus
- Campus event listings
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Live Activity countdowns
- Offline functionality
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Your whole day at Proctor, in one app. Hive shows the class you're in right now, what's due next, what's for lunch and every game on campus. Open it between blocks and you're caught up. TODAY • The class you're in now, with a countdown to the end of the block • What's next and where it is • Homework due soon, straight from Canvas SCHEDULE • Every block, every rotation, including Saturday classes • Pulled from your own Veracross calendar, so it's always your schedule • Finals week labels and a heads-up the night before each exam DINING • Breakfast, lunch and dinner menus for the day • Check what's being served before you walk over ATHLETICS AND CAMPUS • Every Proctor team, varsity and JV, every season, plus afternoon programs like Rock Climbing and Woods Team • Follow your teams to pin their games first • Maps, directions and drive times for away games • Scores and a recap when Proctor wins • Countdowns to big days like Holderness Day EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A Live Activity that counts down your class in the Dynamic Island • Apple Watch and iPhone Duo MAKE IT YOURS • Switch between looks, in light or dark • Choose from several app icons • Post ideas and vote on what gets built next PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No passwords, no ads • Your schedule and homework stay on your devices • Works offline once it's loaded, all day on a boarding school campus Hive is invite only. Get an invite link from a friend, or join the waitlist in the app. Hive is an independent student app by Moorgate Inc. It is not run or endorsed by Proctor Academy; the Proctor name and logo are used with the school's permission. Privacy Policy: https://moorgateinc.com/hive/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hive at 100% against Orah Student App's 13%. Hive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). Orah Student App's advantage is ratings volume (263 vs 12) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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.
Hive 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 263 ratings behind it against 12, 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 Hive's.
Orah Student App ships an update every 6 weeks, Hive every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orah Student App | Hive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (263 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 263 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boardingware | Moorgate Inc. |
Customer experience
Orah Student App
Hive
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
Hive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Orah Student App
No in-app purchases
Hive
No in-app purchases
Questions
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