StudentSquare App vs GRADIFY App
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.
GRADIFY App
This app offers college, career, and engagement tools for students. Receive push notifications for an up-to-date experience with all web features accessible on mobile.
- College planning tools
- Career exploration
- Engagement features
- Push notifications
- Web app feature access
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Gradify provides access to all of the college, career and engagement features that are available on the web application with the ability to receive push notifications to have a more up to date experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GRADIFY App at 100% against StudentSquare App's 48%. GRADIFY App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). StudentSquare App's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 27) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 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.
GRADIFY App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StudentSquare App has 3.1K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of StudentSquare App's written reviews are positive against 100% of GRADIFY App's.
StudentSquare App ships an update weekly, GRADIFY App monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StudentSquare App | GRADIFY App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (3.1K ratings) | 5.0 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #77 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ParentSquare | Travis Manigan |
Customer experience
StudentSquare App
GRADIFY App
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
GRADIFY App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StudentSquare App
No in-app purchases
GRADIFY App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is StudentSquare App free?
Is GRADIFY App free?
Which has better reviews, StudentSquare App or GRADIFY App?
Do StudentSquare App or GRADIFY App have ads?
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