Comparison

READsquared vs SchoolFront

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

SchoolFront

Features
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SchoolFront Mobile connects substitute teachers and school staff to work across a nationwide network of independent school districts. Substitute teachers — who typically work as independent contractors across several districts at once — use SchoolFront Mobile on their own devices to find assignments, log hours, and handle paperwork without being tied to any single employer’s system. Staff at participating districts use the same app for time tracking and form submission. Job Management — Browse and accept open substitute teaching assignments across every district you’re registered with. Time Tracking — Punch in and out of active shifts from your phone. Form Submission — Complete and submit administrative forms directly from your device. Accounts are created at schoolfront.com; the app is the mobile companion to that platform. Available to any registered user in the SchoolFront network. No in-app purchases.

Screenshots

READsquared4 screens
SchoolFront4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SchoolFront at monthly against READsquared'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

READsquared ships an update every 2 months, SchoolFront monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
READsquared versus SchoolFront: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREADsquaredSchoolFront
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB80 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSystems Technology Group IncorporatedFrontEdge Inc.

In-app purchases

None

READsquared

No in-app purchases

None

SchoolFront

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is READsquared free?
READsquared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SchoolFront free?
SchoolFront is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do READsquared or SchoolFront have ads?
Neither READsquared nor SchoolFront shows ads.
Which is updated more often, READsquared or SchoolFront?
READsquared ships an update every 2 months, and SchoolFront monthly. Most recently, READsquared was updated on August 24, 2026 and SchoolFront on September 23, 2026.

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