Comparison

Cairnshill IPS vs Primary365

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

Head to head
About

Cairnshill IPS

Features
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Cairnshill Primary School is a large all inclusive school with approximately 550 pupils. The school opened in 1966 and expanded over the next ten years. A nursery unit was added in 2001 which provides fifty-two part-time places, with morning and afternoon sessions available. We are very proud of everything that goes on in Cairnshill and hope that through our website you will find out about school life, as well as providing regular updated information for both parents and pupils. Download our app to keep up to date with daily events in the school using our News Room and notifications.

About

Primary365

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The Primary365 App allows Primary Schools to reliably deliver push notifications messages and documents to their School community. Typical users of the apps are parents, school staff and prospective parents of the school. Users of the apps may select the information areas that they are interested in for example, messages and documents relating to specific year groups, classes or extra-mural activities such as sport and music. Each school can have its own customised look with its own branding, layout and colour scheme. The apps are fully GDPR compliant.

Screenshots

Cairnshill IPS4 screens
Primary3652 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Primary365 at every 6 weeks against Cairnshill IPS's every 4 months. Cairnshill IPS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cairnshill IPS ships an update every 4 months, Primary365 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Cairnshill IPS versus Primary365: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCairnshill IPSPrimary365
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size64 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBUSINESS SYSTEM SOLUTIONS (N.I.) LTDEdtap Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Cairnshill IPS

No in-app purchases

None

Primary365

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cairnshill IPS free?
Cairnshill IPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Primary365 free?
Primary365 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cairnshill IPS or Primary365 have ads?
Neither Cairnshill IPS nor Primary365 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cairnshill IPS or Primary365?
Cairnshill IPS ships an update every 4 months, and Primary365 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cairnshill IPS was updated on November 3, 2026 and Primary365 on October 3, 2026.

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