BASD Echo vs App CATalog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BASD Echo
Access your school's acclaimed newspaper content directly on your iOS device. Browse fresh articles weekly with a modern interface and beautiful story formats. Includes a PDF viewer and expansive content editor.
- Weekly content updates
- Notification support
- Modern interface
- PDF viewer
- Beautiful story formats
- Content editor
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The BASD Echo brings the school's acclaimed newspaper content to your iOS device. Browse fresh and interesting content weekly. Features: -Notification support -Modern interface -PDF viewer -Beautiful story formats -Expansive content editor
App CATalog
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What is App CATalog? App CATalog was created by the Jamf Community Education Initiatives team as a tool for educators. It’s an iOS app designed to serve as a catalog of iOS apps used across an organization, drawing from its specific Jamf School or Jamf Pro instance. What Can App CATalog Do? - Browse all iOS apps in your school system App CATalog allows educators to view all iOS apps available across their school system— even apps that aren’t currently assigned to them or their students. - Understand the “why” behind each app Instructional staff can view and share why an app was selected and how it's being used within the classroom. - Collaborate and contribute Educators can add comments, link to online resources, share activities, and provide use case examples for any app. - Search and filter with ease Filters can be customized to meet your organization’s needs (e.g., grade level, subject, standards). These filters are created by a Jamf School or Jamf Pro administrator. - See app history and reviews Reviews - especially the initial entry - help capture when, why, and by whom an app was selected. This builds a shared knowledge base for instructional staff.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: App CATalog at every 3 weeks against BASD Echo's every 2 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.
BASD Echo ships an update every 2 months, App CATalog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BASD Echo | App CATalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Kovacs | JAMF Software |
In-app purchases
BASD Echo
No in-app purchases
App CATalog
No in-app purchases
Questions
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