StudentSquare App vs eSchoolData
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.
eSchoolData
Access essential student information like schedules, attendance, and grades. This app provides a centralized platform for parents, students, teachers, and administrators within districts using the eSchoolData system. Features include announcements and QR coded student IDs.
- Student schedules
- Attendance tracking
- Grade viewing
- School announcements
- QR coded student IDs
- Access for multiple user types
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eSD Mobile Version 2.0 release The eSchoolData mobile app puts key student information at your fingertips! Whether you’re a parent, guardian, student, teacher, administrator, or staff member, you can download a single app to access Schedules Attendance Grades Announcements QR Coded Student IDs And more! This app is available for districts utilizing the eSchoolData student management system. Access to the mobile app and its features is controlled by the School District.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: StudentSquare App at 50% against eSchoolData's 3%. StudentSquare App also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.9) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). eSchoolData's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 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 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StudentSquare App has 3.9K ratings behind it against 79, 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 3% of eSchoolData's.
StudentSquare App ships an update weekly, eSchoolData every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StudentSquare App | eSchoolData |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (3.9K ratings) — better | 1.9 (79 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.8% of reviews — better | 3.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 79 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #78 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ParentSquare | eSchoolData LLC |
Customer experience
StudentSquare App
eSchoolData
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
eSchoolData
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StudentSquare App
No in-app purchases
eSchoolData
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is StudentSquare App free?
Is eSchoolData free?
Which has better reviews, StudentSquare App or eSchoolData?
Do StudentSquare App or eSchoolData have ads?
Which is updated more often, StudentSquare App or eSchoolData?
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