StudentSquare App vs Q StudentConnection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StudentSquare App
This app helps students stay informed about school communications, assignments, and events. It allows direct messaging with teachers and provides access to school announcements and calendars. Students can also sign up for activities and fill out forms online.
- School announcements and teacher posts
- Direct messaging with teachers
- View school and classroom calendars
- RSVP for events
- Sign up for activities and volunteering
- Fill out forms online
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StudentSquare, the student communication companion to ParentSquare, helps students stay connected and informed—all in one easy place. Whether it’s a quick message from a teacher, an important alert from your school, or a reminder about tomorrow’s event, StudentSquare makes sure you never miss a thing. What you can do with StudentSquare for iOS: • See school announcements, teacher posts, and photos • Message your teachers directly in the app • View school and classroom calendars and RSVP for events • Sign up for activities, volunteering, and appointments • Fill out forms online With StudentSquare, you can stay on top of all the updates and notifications that you get from school, right from your phone.
Q StudentConnection
Access real-time school information including grades, attendance, and assignments. Communicate with teachers, submit course requests, and receive important notifications directly from your school or district.
- Real-time grades and assignments
- Attendance tracking
- Push notifications from school
- Submit course requests
- Teacher and counselor interaction
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Q StudentConnect provides convenient, real-time access to your information like grades, behavior, attendance, food service, assignments and many other areas shared by your school or district. In addition to access to your data the Q StudentConnect mobile app allows you to: • Receive push-notifications from your teacher(s), school and district • Submit course requests online • Interact with your teacher(s) and counselor(s) To use the Q StudentConnect Mobile App your school district must be using the Q (or MISTAR) Student Information System and have this service enabled. Available data and options may vary by district depending on the district's preferences. Aequitas Solutions, Inc. is a leader in innovative K-12 student management systems. Our mission is to lead the K-12 industry by providing next generation student management solutions that push traditional SIS boundaries, and to build lasting customer relationships based on openness, honesty, integrity, and a true sense of partnership. Q, its highly successful solution managing the information needs of millions of students, parents and educators, is a full-featured student information system (SIS) utilizing innovative tools, and proactive data analysis allowing educators to more fully focus on the individual and constantly changing needs of students.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StudentSquare App at 3.9 against Q StudentConnection's 1.6. StudentSquare App also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 13%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months). 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.
StudentSquare App holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StudentSquare App has 3.9K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of StudentSquare App's written reviews are positive against 13% of Q StudentConnection's.
StudentSquare App ships an update weekly, Q StudentConnection every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StudentSquare App | Q StudentConnection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (3.9K ratings) — better | 1.6 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.8% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #82 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ParentSquare | Aequitas Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
StudentSquare App
Q StudentConnection
User reviews
StudentSquare App
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy communication with teachers
- 📆 Helpful for school events and activities
- 🔍 Useful for checking grades and assignments
- 💬 Allows private messaging with teachers
- 🗓️ Provides schedule and calendar updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- ⏱️ Slow performance and loading issues
- 🔒 Frequent log-out issues
- 📤 Too many notifications and messages
- 🗂️ Takes up too much storage space
Q StudentConnection
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Quick app performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Missing school districts/states
- ⚠️ Unreliable grade reporting
- 🔒 Login issues and account problems
Bugs and requests
StudentSquare App
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and account not recognized
- Inconsistent app behavior and freezing
- Notifications not working as expected
- Sync problems between app and school data
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Allow editing of user profiles
- Improve notification management
- Enhance search and organization of content
- Integrate with other school systems
- Provide better offline functionality
Q StudentConnection
Reported bugs
4 issues- Grades not displaying correctly
- Repeated log-outs and login failures
- Slow loading times and freezing issues
- Incompatibility with certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add missing school districts and states
- Improve grade accuracy and reliability
- Enhance login and account management features
- Implement dark mode and customization options
In-app purchases
StudentSquare App
No in-app purchases
Q StudentConnection
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is StudentSquare App free?
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