BPS Focus vs Riverview Gardens Schools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BPS Focus
Stay informed about your child's academic progress with real-time updates on grades, attendance, and assignments. Access school news, community feeds, and essential links for managing school-related tasks like payments and activities.
- Real-time grade notifications
- Attendance tracking
- Assignment and test score updates
- School news feeds
- Community event updates
- Access to school-related links
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Stay connected to your child's education with the Brevard Public Schools Focus app. Receive real-time notifications of grades, attendance, upcoming assignments, and test scores. Conveniently view your community's Focus, Twitter, and RSS news feeds to stay up to date on recent events and upcoming school activities. Get easy access to important links to help manage lunch payments, extracurricular activities, bus routes, and more.
Riverview Gardens Schools
Stay informed about school district events, receive customized notifications for your student's organization, and access weekly cafeteria menus. The app also provides the latest news and announcements from the administration, along with a staff and department directory.
- Event calendar with sharing
- Customizable student notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- District news and announcements
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Riverview Gardens 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 rating: Riverview Gardens Schools at 4.0 against BPS Focus's 1.7. BPS Focus's advantage is ratings volume (262 vs 2) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 22 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.
Riverview Gardens Schools holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BPS Focus has 262 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BPS Focus ships an update every 8 months, Riverview Gardens Schools every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BPS Focus | Riverview Gardens Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (262 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 262 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Focus School Software | Riverview Gardens School District (MO) |
Customer experience
BPS Focus
Riverview Gardens Schools
Bugs and requests
BPS Focus
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not loading or opening properly
- Incorrect grade calculations and displays
- Frequent sign-outs and login problems
- Compatibility issues with newer devices/OS
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back previous app (Pinnacle)
- Improve user interface and navigation
- Add more reliable and timely grade updates
- Provide better customer support and responsiveness
Riverview Gardens Schools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BPS Focus
No in-app purchases
Riverview Gardens Schools
No in-app purchases
Questions
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