Artsonia vs MySDMC Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artsonia
Create and share digital art portfolios for students. Teachers can manage student rosters and projects, while parents can archive their child's creations and order keepsakes. Students can upload their artwork directly.
- Student digital art portfolios
- Upload artwork photos
- Online school art galleries
- Manage student rosters
- Order keepsakes with artwork
- Family comments on art
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Artsonia is the world's largest collection of student digital art portfolios, showcasing millions of student artworks through our website (www.artsonia.com) and app. TEACHERS: This app enables teachers and students to take photos of their artwork projects and upload them to an online school art gallery on Artsonia.com. Teachers can also manage their student roster and school projects. Join the thousands of art teachers using our free educational service today! PARENTS: No more worrying about throwing away your child's masterpieces! Publish those precious memories into an archive of your child's artwork on this free service. Family members can leave comments for the artist and order keepsakes with their child's artwork on it. STUDENTS: Students can photograph and upload their own artwork directly in the classroom, under the supervision of a teacher participating in Artsonia.
MySDMC Focus
Stay informed about your child's academic progress with real-time updates on grades, attendance, and assignments. Access school news, social media feeds, and important links for managing school-related services.
- Real-time grade notifications
- Attendance tracking
- Assignment alerts
- School news feeds
- Social media integration
- Access to school service links
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Stay connected to your child’s education with the MySDMC Focus app for the School District of Manatee County, Florida. Receive real-time notifications of grades, attendance, upcoming assignments and test scores. Conveniently view your school community's social media and news feeds to keep up to date on recent events and upcoming school activities. Get easy access to important links to help manage cafeteria payments, bus routes and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Artsonia at 4.9 against MySDMC Focus's 2.4. Artsonia also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 57). MySDMC Focus's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Artsonia holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artsonia has 1.4K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Artsonia ships an update every 14 months, MySDMC Focus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artsonia | MySDMC Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better | 2.4 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artsonia | Focus School Software |
Customer experience
Artsonia
MySDMC Focus
Bugs and requests
Artsonia
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when uploading photos
- Freezes and connection drops
- Inability to log in or sign up
Requested features
5 requests- Guest account option
- Emoji support in titles/statements
- Batch upload and editing from app
- More photo editing tools
- Improved stability and reliability
MySDMC Focus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Artsonia
No in-app purchases
MySDMC Focus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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