Comparison

CA Dashboard vs MApp

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Access school and district progress
  • Improve student learning
  • Identify strengths and weaknesses
  • View state performance measures
  • Track local indicator measures
Features
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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.

About

MApp

Features
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Download the ASCA National Model App (the RAMP companion app). Based on the ASCA National Model, RAMP is a recognition program for individual schools, not districts or school counselors. Applying for RAMP helps schools evaluate their school counseling program, discover areas for improvement and enhance the program’s efforts to contribute to student success. The RAMP application process should be the culmination of the implementation of a school counseling program. Once your school has a program in place, you will need at least one entire academic year to collect the data and information needed to fulfill the RAMP application requirements.

Screenshots

CA Dashboard4 screens
MApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CA Dashboard at every 3 months against MApp's every 19 months. MApp's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). 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

CA Dashboard ships an update every 3 months, MApp every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CA Dashboard versus MApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCA DashboardMApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCalifornia Department of EducationCreative2, LLC

In-app purchases

None

CA Dashboard

No in-app purchases

None

MApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CA Dashboard free?
CA Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MApp free?
MApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CA Dashboard or MApp have ads?
Neither CA Dashboard nor MApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CA Dashboard or MApp?
CA Dashboard ships an update every 3 months, and MApp every 19 months. Most recently, CA Dashboard was updated on November 3, 2026 and MApp on October 25, 2026.

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