StudentSquare App vs Q Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StudentSquare App
Stay informed and connected with school communications. Receive important alerts, messages from teachers, and event reminders. Manage your school life, from announcements to forms, all in one convenient app.
- View school announcements and teacher posts
- Direct messaging with teachers
- Access school and classroom calendars
- RSVP for events
- Sign up for activities and appointments
- Complete 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 Mobile
Access core school functions like attendance, student profiles, and communication. Requires your school district to use the Q Student Information System with this service enabled. Data and options may vary by district.
- Real-time attendance tracking
- View student profiles
- Access Q Communication
- District-specific data options
- K-12 student management
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Q Mobile provides convenient, real-time access to core Q functions such as taking attendance, viewing student profiles and accessing Q Communication. To use the Q 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 Mobile's 1.7. StudentSquare App also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 13%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). Q Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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.
StudentSquare App holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StudentSquare App has 3.8K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of StudentSquare App's written reviews are positive against 13% of Q Mobile's.
StudentSquare App ships an update weekly, Q Mobile every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StudentSquare App | Q Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (3.8K ratings) — better | 1.7 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.3% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #93 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ParentSquare | Aequitas Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
StudentSquare App
Q Mobile
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 Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StudentSquare App
No in-app purchases
Q Mobile
No in-app purchases








