Comparison

READsquared vs Solon Community Schools

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

READsquared

This app enables users to participate in library reading programs by tracking reading and logging activity. Earn digital badges, play learning games, and receive incentives from your library. Parents can manage all family accounts, viewing reading progress and statistics.

Highlights
  • Track reading and activity
  • Log reading for family members
  • Unlock digital badges
  • Play learning games
  • Receive library incentives
  • Manage family accounts
Features
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For libraries offering ReadSquared, participate in reading programs by tracking reading and logging activity for all your readers. Unlock digital badges, learning games, and other incentives as provided by your library. Parents have full access to all family accounts, reading, activity and statistics while allowing family members to have individual accounts. One-click logging provides parents with an easy way to log reading for all family members.

About

Solon Community Schools

Stay informed about school events, customize notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. Get district updates and easily find staff contact information.

Highlights
  • Event calendar with sharing
  • Customizable notifications by organization
  • Weekly cafeteria menus
  • District live feed updates
  • Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Solon Community 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.

Screenshots

READsquared4 screens
Solon Community Schools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Solon Community Schools at 100% against READsquared's 17%. Solon Community Schools also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.9). READsquared's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solon Community Schools holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of READsquared's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solon Community Schools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

READsquared ships an update every 2 months, Solon Community Schools every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
READsquared versus Solon Community Schools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREADsquaredSolon Community Schools
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (35 ratings)3.5 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSystems Technology Group IncorporatedSOLON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Customer experience

READsquared

Written reviews64 reviews
Positive17.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative81.3%

Solon Community Schools

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

READsquared

No in-app purchases

None

Solon Community Schools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is READsquared free?
READsquared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solon Community Schools free?
Solon Community Schools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, READsquared or Solon Community Schools?
Solon Community Schools is rated higher. READsquared averages 1.9 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Solon Community Schools averages 3.5 from 16 ratings.
Do READsquared or Solon Community Schools have ads?
Neither READsquared nor Solon Community Schools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, READsquared or Solon Community Schools?
READsquared ships an update every 2 months, and Solon Community Schools every 3 months. Most recently, READsquared was updated on November 2, 2026 and Solon Community Schools on November 7, 2026.

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