WS+Absences vs CBC Highlands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WS+Absences
Easily report student absences directly from your mobile device. This application streamlines the process of notifying the school about a student's absence, ensuring timely communication.
- Report absences from mobile
- Streamlined absence reporting
- Direct communication with school
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Report absences from your mobile device.
CBC Highlands
Access sermons from Dr. Gary Hewins and exclusive podcasts. Stay informed with the church calendar and receive important updates via notifications. This app keeps you connected to ministry news and events.
- Sermon access
- Exclusive podcasts
- Church calendar
- Push notifications
- Ministry updates
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Access to Dr. Gary Hewins Sermon. Listen to Pod Casts found exclusively on this App. Stay up to date with the church calendar. Turn on notifications so we can send you messages and updates on our ministry.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WS+Absences at 4.8 against CBC Highlands's 4.3. WS+Absences also leads on ratings volume (3.9K vs 6). CBC Highlands's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
WS+Absences holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WS+Absences has 3.9K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WS+Absences ships an update every 4 months, CBC Highlands every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WS+Absences | CBC Highlands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | West Educational Leasing, Inc | COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH OF HIGHLANDS, INC |
Customer experience
WS+Absences
CBC Highlands
Bugs and requests
WS+Absences
Reported bugs
2 issues- No reasons show up in drop box for absence
- Once sub accepts a job, other options for the week disappear
Requested features
3 requests- Allow writing in real reason for absence
- Ability to choose favorite subs
- Visibility of back office for admins
CBC Highlands
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WS+Absences
No in-app purchases
CBC Highlands
No in-app purchases
Questions
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