SmartPass Mobile vs WHS Sched
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartPass Mobile
This app allows educators and school staff to manage digital hall passes in real-time. It enables the creation, approval, and tracking of student passes, with features like Hall Monitor and Kiosk Mode for efficient school management.
- Create and schedule digital hall passes
- Approve or deny pass requests
- Real-time student tracking with photos
- Kiosk Mode for device-limited rooms
- Access staff ID cards
- Manage school account settings
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Educators use SmartPass to easily create, manage, and oversee digital hall passes in real-time. Protect your students and school assets with features like encounter prevention and room capacity limits, all without compromising student privacy and security. Teachers & Admins can: - Streamline hall passes with one-touch creation, approval, denial, or queuing - Prevent unsafe and disruptive incidents through encounter prevention and room restrictions - Deploy custom digital student ID cards, reducing costs, saving time, and improving record-keeping - Access analytics for live, pre-scheduled, and pattern-based insights into student movement to improve safety and security - Customize use to account for each student’s unique needs and accommodations Smarter movement. Better outcomes.
WHS Sched
This app provides Westside students and staff with a live countdown to each bell, displaying the current mod and time remaining. It automatically syncs with the official bell schedule, including special days, and offers home screen widgets for quick access. Users can input their class schedule once for semester-long updates.
- Live countdown to next bell
- Automatic schedule updates
- Supports special bell schedules
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Watch support
- Customizable class schedule input
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WHS Schedule gives Westside students and staff a live countdown to every bell, all day long—right on your device. No more guessing how much time is left in the mod or digging through paper schedules. You can enter your class schedule ONCE and it will store that and keep you updated all semester. It automatically follows the official Westside bell schedule, including regular days, PLC-Wednesday schedule, Assmbly/Pep Rally, Finals, late starts, early dismissals etc. You don’t have to tell it what day it is—the dashboard always knows which schedule is active and which mod you’re in. Features include: -Live Dashboard -Big, easy-to-read countdown to the next bell -Shows the current mod, what’s coming up next, and how much time is left -Automatically updates as the day moves forward—no manual refresh needed -Accurate Westside Bell Times -Synced to the official WHS bell schedule -Handles special schedules (assemblies, finals, adjusted days) -Updates for day changes behind the scenes so you don’t have to think about it -Widgets for Quick Glance -Home screen widgets on iPad and iPhone -See the bell countdown without opening the app -Glance at today’s schedule and current mod from your home screen -Apple Watch Support -Check the countdown from your wrist -Perfect for teachers and students who want a quick peek at time remaining Whether you’re a student trying to time a locker stop, a teacher keeping an eye on time left to deliver your lesson, or a staff member needing instant access to the day’s schedule, WHS Schedule keeps you perfectly in sync with the bells at Westside.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WHS Sched at 5.0 against SmartPass Mobile's 2.9. WHS Sched also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). SmartPass Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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.
WHS Sched holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartPass Mobile has 1.5K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SmartPass Mobile ships an update fortnightly, WHS Sched weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartPass Mobile | WHS Sched |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — 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 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SmartPass, Inc | Westside Community Schools |
Customer experience
SmartPass Mobile
WHS Sched
Bugs and requests
SmartPass Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and glitches
- Unreliable pass tracking
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
4 requests- More flexible time limits
- Customizable settings for each school
- Better integration with school systems
- Ability to provide feedback/explanations for time limit overruns
WHS Sched
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartPass Mobile
No in-app purchases
WHS Sched
No in-app purchases









