WS+Absences vs FaithShield2
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.
FaithShield2
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FAITHSHIELD 2: The Old Testament Challenge is a Bible learning game designed to help players grow in Scripture knowledge through interactive questions, cinematic boss battles, and guided study moments. Begin with Romans 10:17, raise your shield, and journey through the Old Testament from the kingdom era through the prophets. Answer Scripture-based questions, open Bible references, review the World English Bible text, and learn from missed answers with encouraging feedback. Explore Campaign stages, cinematic boss battles, Daily Faith Journey, Bible Encyclopedia, Atlas, Hall of Heroes, Academy learning, and Scripture-based review. FAITHSHIELD 2 is built to keep Bible learning clear, encouraging, and Scripture-centered. Questions and explanations are designed to be directly tied to the World English Bible text, helping every missed question become a learning moment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FaithShield2 at every 2 weeks against WS+Absences's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 ships an update every 4 months, FaithShield2 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WS+Absences | FaithShield2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | West Educational Leasing, Inc | Josh Barnett |
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
FaithShield2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WS+Absences
No in-app purchases
FaithShield2
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WS+Absences free?
Is FaithShield2 free?
Do WS+Absences or FaithShield2 have ads?
Which is updated more often, WS+Absences or FaithShield2?
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