WS+Absences vs Atlas Schools
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.
Atlas Schools
Stay informed about school events, receive customized notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. Get district updates and easily find staff and department contact information.
- Event calendar with sharing
- Customizable student organization notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- Live district updates
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Atlas Schools. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WS+Absences at 55% against Atlas Schools's 0%. WS+Absences also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (4K vs 4). Atlas Schools's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). 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.
WS+Absences holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WS+Absences has 4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of WS+Absences's written reviews are positive against 0% of Atlas Schools's.
WS+Absences ships an update every 4 months, Atlas Schools every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WS+Absences | Atlas Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4K ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | West Educational Leasing, Inc | Atlas Preparatory School Inc |
Customer experience
WS+Absences
Atlas Schools
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
Atlas Schools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WS+Absences
No in-app purchases
Atlas Schools
No in-app purchases
Questions
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