Artsonia vs Montgomery Area SD
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.
Montgomery Area SD
Stay informed about school district events, receive customized notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. The app also provides live updates from administration and a staff directory for easy contact.
- Event calendar with sharing
- Customizable student organization notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- District live feed updates
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Montgomery Area SD. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Montgomery Area SD at monthly against Artsonia's every 14 months. Montgomery Area SD also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Artsonia's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Artsonia against 5.0 for Montgomery Area SD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artsonia has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Artsonia ships an update every 14 months, Montgomery Area SD monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artsonia | Montgomery Area SD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artsonia | Montgomery Area School District |
Customer experience
Artsonia
Montgomery Area SD
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
Montgomery Area SD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Artsonia
No in-app purchases
Montgomery Area SD
No in-app purchases
Questions
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