LAUSD vs Smart Digital ID
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
Smart Digital ID
Manage your school ID and important information securely. Access your class schedule, grades, and events. Create digital passes for school facilities like the library and gym.
- Digital school ID management
- Access class schedules
- View grades and events
- Create digital facility passes
- Secure information storage
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Digital ID is the convenient and secure way to manage your school ID and passes. With Digital ID, you can: Easily access your school ID and other important information. Your school ID is always at your fingertips, so you can quickly access it whenever you need it. You can also view other important information, such as your class schedule, grades, and upcoming events. Create and manage digital passes for your school library, gym, and other facilities. Digital passes make it easy to use your school facilities without having to carry around physical cards or key fobs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Digital ID at 100% against LAUSD's 13%. LAUSD's advantage is rating (2.8 vs 2.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of LAUSD's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smart Digital ID's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LAUSD ships an update monthly, Smart Digital ID every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LAUSD | Smart Digital ID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (66 ratings) — better | 2.0 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | Covantia, Inc. |
Customer experience
LAUSD
Smart Digital ID
In-app purchases
LAUSD
No in-app purchases
Smart Digital ID
No in-app purchases
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