Mahnomen Public School vs The Commons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mahnomen Public School
Stay informed about school events, customize notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. The app provides district updates and a staff directory for easy contact.
- Event listings with calendar integration
- Customizable notifications by student organization
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- Live district updates feed
- Staff and department contact directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Mahnomen Public School. 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.
The Commons
This app helps students stay focused during school hours by pausing access to distracting apps like social media and games. It automatically activates at school and deactivates when the day ends, ensuring essential academic and communication apps remain accessible. It prioritizes privacy with no tracking or data collection.
- Automatic focus activation at school
- Blocks distracting apps during school hours
- Keeps essential academic apps accessible
- Privacy-first with no tracking
- Builds stronger tech habits
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The Commons™ – Airplane Mode For Schools Let’s be real phones are amazing. But at School? They can be a total distraction. The Commons helps students stay focused during the school day without giving up their phones. No pouches. No locks. Just fewer distractions. Built with privacy first, The Commons automatically pauses access to distracting apps like social media, games, and other non-academic content during school hours while keeping school-approved, medical, and essential communication apps available. The result? More focus. Better learning. Stronger habits. Features • Automatically activates when you arrive at school • Restricts distracting apps during school hours • Keeps approved educational and essential apps available per your school's phone policy • Automatically turns off when the school day ends Privacy First Your privacy matters. The Commons never accesses your messages, browsing history, photos, social media content, or location history. Learn more about our privacy commitment: the-commons.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mahnomen Public School at 3.0 against The Commons's 1.3. The Commons's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (230 vs 2). 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.
Mahnomen Public School holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Commons has 230 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mahnomen Public School ships an update every 22 months, The Commons fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mahnomen Public School | The Commons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.3 (230 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 230 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mahnomen School District 432 | The Commons, Inc. |
Customer experience
Mahnomen Public School
The Commons
Bugs and requests
Mahnomen Public School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Commons
Reported bugs
2 issues- VPN doesn't work properly when traveling
- Slows down messaging and other apps
Requested features
3 requests- Allow access to certain apps during school hours
- Improve VPN functionality when traveling
- Provide more transparency on data collection and usage
In-app purchases
Mahnomen Public School
No in-app purchases
The Commons
No in-app purchases
Questions
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