WS+Absences vs CritterCoin
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.
CritterCoin
This app helps schools implement a house system and reward students with digital coins and collectibles. It facilitates recognition and engagement within the educational environment.
- School House System creation
- Rewards Store functionality
- Digital Coin rewards
- Student recognition
- Collectible rewards
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Create a school House System, Rewards Store and more using CritterCoin. Reward and recognize students using 3d Digital Coins and Collectibles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: WS+Absences at 3.9K against CritterCoin's 1. WS+Absences also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 31%). CritterCoin's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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.
CritterCoin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WS+Absences has 3.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of WS+Absences's written reviews are positive against 31% of CritterCoin's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WS+Absences ships an update every 4 months, CritterCoin every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WS+Absences | CritterCoin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 31.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 1 |
| 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 — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.7 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | West Educational Leasing, Inc | RedCritter Corp. |
Customer experience
WS+Absences
CritterCoin
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
CritterCoin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WS+Absences
No in-app purchases
CritterCoin
No in-app purchases
