WS+Absences vs ESBCMH
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.
ESBCMH
Stay connected with your church community through this app. Access past messages, receive important updates via notifications, and easily share content with friends and family. Download messages for offline listening.
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Receive push notifications
- Share messages via social media and email
- Download messages for offline listening
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with push notifications; share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email; and download messages for offline listening. Mobile app version: 6.18.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: WS+Absences at 3.9K against ESBCMH's 1. ESBCMH's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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.
ESBCMH 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.
WS+Absences ships an update every 4 months, ESBCMH monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WS+Absences | ESBCMH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | West Educational Leasing, Inc | East Side Baptist Church, Inc.(Mountain Home) |
Customer experience
WS+Absences
ESBCMH
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
ESBCMH
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WS+Absences
No in-app purchases
ESBCMH
No in-app purchases
Questions
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