LAUSD vs HighTech LA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LAUSD
Stay connected with your child's education. Track assignments, view grades, and monitor attendance. Access school calendars, events, and important contact information all in one place.
- Track children's school activities
- View school calendars and events
- Call school directly
- View upcoming assignments
- Set reminders and receive alerts
- Monitor attendance (late/absent)
- See grades
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You can now download the official LAUSD Mobile App: • Keep track of all your children and their school activities • View school calendars and events • Call the school directly from the app • View upcoming assignments for your student • Set reminders and receive alerts • Know when you child is late or absent • See Grades and Search for resource and links to help
HighTech LA
This app provides parents, students, teachers, and administrators with quick access to school news, event calendars, and online resources. Stay informed and connected with essential information from your educational institution.
- School news updates
- Event calendars
- Interactive resources
- Online resource access
- Stay connected
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The HighTech LA app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The HighTech LA app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LAUSD at 2.8 against HighTech LA's 2.2. LAUSD also leads on ratings volume (66 vs 13). HighTech LA's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 13%). 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.
LAUSD holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LAUSD has 66 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of LAUSD's written reviews are positive against 50% of HighTech LA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LAUSD | HighTech LA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (66 ratings) — better | 2.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | HighTech LA |
Customer experience
LAUSD
HighTech LA
In-app purchases
LAUSD
No in-app purchases
HighTech LA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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