Artsonia vs PaySchools Central
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.
PaySchools Central
This app simplifies school payments for parents, allowing them to manage student accounts, fund lunch accounts, and pay fees directly from their mobile device. It offers features like email reminders, multiple payment method management, and detailed meal transaction history.
- Manage student accounts
- Fund lunch accounts
- Pay school fees
- Email reminders
- Multiple payment methods
- Manage multiple students/districts
- Review meal transaction history
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Designed with our end users in mind, PaySchools Central provides parents with a simplified mobile payment solution. It provides parents with the ability to manage their students’ accounts, fund lunch accounts, and pay required and optional fees from their mobile device. Ability to opt in and manage email reminders regarding their student’s accounts making it easy to remember to replenish lunch accounts or pay time sensitive fees. Add and manage multiple payment methods easily through the payment screen, or via camera Easily manage multiple student accounts or add patrons across multiple districts. Manage Notifications types and methods Review current lunch balances, add funds to current balances, review your meal transaction history, manage meal restrictions, review bonus balances and rules. PaySchools is a software development company specializing in integrated payment technology solutions for public and private schools across the US. NOTE: Your school district needs to have PaySchools Central installed for you to use. You will want to have an account already created at payschoolscentral.com before downloading this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Artsonia at 62% against PaySchools Central's 3%. Artsonia also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.4). PaySchools Central's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Artsonia holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 647 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Artsonia's written reviews are positive against 3% of PaySchools Central's.
Artsonia ships an update every 14 months, PaySchools Central every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artsonia | PaySchools Central |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.3K ratings) — better | 1.4 (647 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews — better | 3.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 647 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #144 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artsonia | Data Business Systems |
Customer experience
Artsonia
PaySchools Central
User reviews
Artsonia
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Quick uploads
- 💡 Great fundraising tool
- 🎨 Showcases student artwork
- 👨🏫 Helpful for teachers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate
- 🔒 Login issues
- 🔧 Needs more features
- ⏱️ Slow performance
PaySchools Central
From 647 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to add funds
- 🚀 Convenient for managing lunch accounts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent login issues
- 🔍 Lack of transparency in transaction history
- 💰 High convenience fees
- 🤯 Confusing and unintuitive interface
- 🔒 Security concerns with account access
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
PaySchools Central
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Password reset process not working
- Inconsistent functionality between app and website
- Auto-replenish feature not functioning as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to transfer funds between student accounts
- Detailed meal purchase reports
- Improved mobile optimization
- Removal of convenience fees
In-app purchases
Artsonia
No in-app purchases
PaySchools Central
No in-app purchases
Questions
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