CA Standards vs Swing Subs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CA Standards
Access California content standards for various subjects, including Arts, Math, and Science. Educators can search, filter, and sort standards to inform instruction and assessment design. The app reflects input from state educators and approved by educational commissions.
- Access to California content standards
- Search, filter, and sort standards
- Supports multiple subject areas
- Informs instruction and assessment
- Reflects educator input
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The CA Standards mobile app provides quick, targeted access to California content standards. California educators can use the mobile app for quick access to the Arts, Career Technical Education, Computer Science, English Language Arts, English Language Development, Health Education, History–Social Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, School Library, Science, and World Languages content standards they rely on to design the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level. Use the app to search, filter, and sort standards to isolate specific content, identify standards common across disciplines, and inform decisions around instruction and assessment. The content standards in the CA Content Standards mobile app reflect the input of educators from across the state, and the approval of the Instructional Quality Commission and the State Board of Education. For more information on standards, curriculum, and instructional resources, or to share ways the app can better support your work, contact Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division at the California Department of Education.
Swing Subs
Find and apply for substitute teaching positions based on your preferences for grade, subject, pay, and location. Take control of your schedule and income by choosing which jobs to accept, and make a positive impact in local school communities.
- Explore job openings by grade, subject, pay, location
- Sign up for jobs directly from phone
- Control your schedule and income
- Choose which jobs to accept
- Support local school communities
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TEACH ON YOUR TERMS Explore openings based on grade, subject, pay, location, and more. When you’ve found a good fit, quickly and easily sign up directly from your phone. OWN YOUR SCHEDULE AND INCOME Choose when and how much you work. You’ll have complete control over which jobs you accept. You get the power to control your earnings, and the flexibility to create your own schedule. MAKE A DIFFERENCE Support your local school communities with their teacher absences when you teach through Swing. You’ll be making a big impact and giving back to your local community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CA Standards at 3.3 against Swing Subs's 1.7. CA Standards also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Swing Subs's advantage is review sentiment (13% vs 0%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CA Standards holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of CA Standards's written reviews are positive against 13% of Swing Subs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CA Standards | Swing Subs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (13 ratings) — better | 1.7 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | California Department of Education | Swing Education, Inc. |
Customer experience
CA Standards
Swing Subs
Bugs and requests
CA Standards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Swing Subs
Reported bugs
3 issues- Jobs disappearing before they can be viewed
- Inconsistent login behavior
- Refresh issues causing missed opportunities
Requested features
4 requests- Add filters for single/multi-day assignments
- Improve notification reliability
- Implement automatic app refresh
- Provide dark mode option
In-app purchases
CA Standards
No in-app purchases
Swing Subs
No in-app purchases
