School Portal vs SchoolBridge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
School Portal
This app facilitates communication between teachers, parents, and students in a senior secondary college. It allows users to track student progress, manage attendance and activities, make payments, and access contact information and timetables.
- View student progress reports
- Manage attendance and absences
- Provide consent for excursions
- Access and pay fees
- View teacher and house leader contacts
- Check student timetable
- Receive notifications
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Wodonga Senior Secondary College utilises an online School Portal which is used to support a three-way partnership between the classroom teacher, parents and their child. Our School Portal is continually developed to keep parents and guardians informed of their child's learning and progression through their senior secondary education. The School Portal provides the following functionality: ° view and download student progress reports ° attendance - pre-approval and approval of unexplained absences ° student activities - provide consent for excursions ° payments - access and pay for subject and activity fees ° teacher and house leader contacts ° view student timetable ° notifications center
SchoolBridge
This app streamlines communication and task management for school communities. It offers features for parents, students, and staff to easily share information, report absences, access timetables, and manage school-related tasks.
- Absence Reporting
- School Notices & Alerts
- Online Permission Slips
- Student Timetable
- Staff Planner
- QR Scanner
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SchoolBridge is a collection of tools that help school communities share information and get things done with less time and effort. FEATURES FOR PARENTS • Easy Sign in with Magic Link • Fast Absence Reporting • School Notices & Alerts • Online Permission Slips • Forms & Documents • Newsletters • QR Scanner for web sign in FEATURES FOR STUDENTS • Student ID Card • View Your Timetable • School Notices & Alerts • News & Newsletters • Teacher Contacts • School Links FEATURES FOR SCHOOL STAFF • Staff ID Card • Staff Alerts • Staff Planner • Leave Requests • Reimbursement Claims • Student Search • EOTC Management SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS The SchoolBridge platform enables schools to get more out of their SMS data to serve their communities better. To enable SchoolBridge for your School, please call: 07 281 1600 or email us: support@inboxdesign.co.nz
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SchoolBridge at 50% against School Portal's 0%. School Portal's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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.
School Portal ships an update monthly, SchoolBridge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | School Portal | SchoolBridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 273 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wodonga Senior Secondary College | Inbox Design |
Customer experience
School Portal
SchoolBridge
In-app purchases
School Portal
No in-app purchases
SchoolBridge
No in-app purchases
Questions
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