PALNYC vs Thomas A Edison HS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PALNYC
This app keeps parents and students informed about the latest activities and news from a large youth development organization. It provides updates on various programs including early childhood education, after-school activities, and summer camps.
- Program updates
- Activity news
- Parent information
- Student information
- Organization news
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The Police Athletic League (or PAL) is New York City’s largest independent youth development not-for-profit organization. We operate diverse programs from Head Start, Day Care and Universal Pre-K programs; to elementary and middle school after-school programs; and summer day camps and summer Playstreets. We are releasing this app to keep parents and students inform about latest activities and news about the PAL.
Thomas A Edison HS
Access essential school information for Thomas A. Edison HS families. Find schedules, contact details, and other important updates directly from the school.
- Access school schedules
- View contact information
- Receive important updates
- Designed for families
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This app is specially designed for Thomas A. Edison HS families. It will allow you to access the most important information regarding the school, such as schedules or contact information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PALNYC at 4.6 against Thomas A Edison HS's 4.4. PALNYC also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (76 vs 7). 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.
PALNYC holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PALNYC has 76 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PALNYC ships an update every 2 weeks, Thomas A Edison HS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PALNYC | Thomas A Edison HS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (76 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Police Athletic League, Inc. | Solved Education Consultancy, LLC |
Customer experience
PALNYC
Thomas A Edison HS
In-app purchases
PALNYC
No in-app purchases
Thomas A Edison HS
No in-app purchases
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