CA Dashboard vs Helios by Helios Ed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CA Dashboard
Access school and district progress data to inform decisions for improving student learning. This app provides insights into performance across state measures and local indicators, helping identify strengths and areas for improvement.
- Access school and district progress
- Improve student learning
- Identify strengths and weaknesses
- View state performance measures
- Track local indicator measures
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The CA Dashboard mobile app provides easy access for parents and educators on school and district progress so they can participate in decisions to improve student learning. Californians can use the CA Dashboard mobile app to easily access information based on the California School Dashboard. The Dashboard is California’s new accountability system and helps parents and educators identify strengths and areas for improvement. Through the Dashboard, California reports how districts, schools (including alternative schools serving high-risk students), and student groups are performing across state measures and responding to local indicator measures.
Helios by Helios Ed
This app streamlines employee and new hire processes, allowing for easy completion of onboarding, submission of time-off requests, and management of assignments. It provides a convenient way to handle personal information, sign documents, and track leave balances from any location.
- Onboarding process completion
- Electronic form signing
- Leave balance checking
- Absence reporting
- Workflow request submission
- Assignment management for substitutes
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Helios Mobile enables employees and new hires to access Helios anywhere, anytime. New hires can easily complete their onboarding process all in the app: 1. Complete their personal and emergency contact information 2. Electronically sign forms and documents 3. Attach their documents by taking a picture or uploading from the gallery 4. Submit the onboarding packet Employees can easily do a variety of tasks in the app: 1. Check leave balances 2. Report absences and request time off 3. Submit workflow requests 4. Attach documents and electronically sign required forms and documents Substitutes can easily check accepted and available assignments, as well as accept new assignments. Designed in an easy to use fashion, Helios Mobile gives you the power to manage your information anywhere, anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CA Dashboard at 3.0 against Helios by Helios Ed's 2.3. Helios by Helios Ed's advantage is review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and ratings volume (23 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Dashboard holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Helios by Helios Ed has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of CA Dashboard's written reviews are positive against 22% of Helios by Helios Ed's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CA Dashboard ships an update every 3 months, Helios by Helios Ed every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CA Dashboard | Helios by Helios Ed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.3 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | California Department of Education | Mann InfoCom Inc |
Customer experience
CA Dashboard
Helios by Helios Ed
In-app purchases
CA Dashboard
No in-app purchases
Helios by Helios Ed
No in-app purchases
