WS+Absences vs The AAEA
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.
The AAEA
Access the latest news, announcements, and event calendars from a specific campus. Receive important notifications, view faculty directories, dining menus, and follow athletic updates.
- Latest news and announcements
- Event calendars
- Campus-specific information
- District notifications
- Faculty and staff directory
- Dining menus
- Athletic scores and updates
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The official app for The AAEA allows users direct access to the most recent news, announcements and event calendars. Customize the app to display information relevant to a specific campus and to receive important notifications from the district. Users may also access the directory of district faculty and staff, view dining menus, find the location of district events, contact campuses and departments, follow athletic scores and updates, and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: WS+Absences at 4K against The AAEA's 2. WS+Absences also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). The AAEA's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, 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.
The AAEA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WS+Absences has 4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WS+Absences ships an update every 4 months, The AAEA every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WS+Absences | The AAEA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | West Educational Leasing, Inc | Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators |
Customer experience
WS+Absences
The AAEA
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
The AAEA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WS+Absences
No in-app purchases
The AAEA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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