Sylva vs AdminPlus SIS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sylva
This app provides parents and students with instant, always-logged-in access to school information. It offers easy navigation to grades, homework, announcements, and family details, with convenient features like tap-to-call and calendar syncing.
- Always-logged-in access
- Student grades and homework
- School announcements and calendar
- Tap & Send directory features
- Import calendar events and homework
- Family balance and bill pay
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Sylva-Bay Academy FACTS Family App provides parents and students always-logged-in instant access to FACTS Family Portal (formerly ParentsWeb) via their iPhones and iPads. IS SBA HOME RIGHT FOR YOU? Are you always on the go and never at your PC to access FACTS Family Portal to review your student's grades or today's homework assignments? Do you want instant access to FACTS Family Portal from your iPhone and avoid the time it takes to log into FACTS Family Portal each time? If so, SBA Home is for you! APP HIGHLIGHTS: - SBA Home's always-logged-in access means users remain logged into the system until they choose to log out, providing instant access to FACTS Family Portal information. - Offers easy navigation to School, Student and Family Information recorded in FACTS SIS. - Provides Tap & Send capability from the School Directory allowing users to simply tap a directory listing to make a call, send an email, look up an address in the iPhone mapping tool, or import a listing into the iPhone's Contact List. - Imports school calendar events and student homework assignments into multiple iPhone Calendars. SCHOOL INFORMATION: - Announcements - Calendar Events - Week at a Glance - School Directory Information - School Resources -View and sign up to volunteer - Surveys - Photo Gallery - Web Forms STUDENT INFORMATION: - Class Calendar/Announcement/Resources - Class Schedule - Class Syllabus - Grade Book Grades - Daily Attendance - Homework Assignments - Lesson Plans - Report Cards - Behavior Events - Week at a glance - Lunch Menu Viewing/Ordering/Paying - Medical Information FAMILY INFORMATION: - Demographic and Contact Information for Family Members on File - Family balance and bill pay - Student/Parent Service Hours (Note: some features may be disabled at the discretion of the school) TO GET STARTED: 1. Click on the Free button and Install the SBA Home app. 2. Type in your FACTS Family Portal District Code (SB-MS), User Name and Password, select Parent or Student, and tap Login. SBA Home works for 3GS and higher devices and is compatible with iOS V4.2 or later. The information displayed is at the discretion of the school.
AdminPlus SIS
Manage student information, attendance, grades, and discipline records on the go. Communicate with students, staff, and parents through integrated messaging and notification features. Access demographic data and schedules for efficient school administration.
- Student and staff directory
- Attendance tracking (absent/tardy)
- Discipline incident reporting
- Student schedule viewing
- Grade and GPA assessment
- Mass communication via AP Notify
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Easily search and scroll through all students, staff, and contacts to quickly call, text, or email. Users can easily switch between schools within the app. Access student demographic fields such as allergy information and locker combinations. See when a student is absent or tardy. Know what class a student is supposed to be in at any given time. Assess how a student is performing in school by viewing his or her grades. Enter new discipline incidents. Use AP Notify features to reach contacts via email, text, and voice message. Student Demographics: Choose any of the AdminPlus database fields to view in the AdminPlus Mobile App, including contact database fields and alert fields. Filter and scroll through all students, staff, and contacts to quickly call, email, or text. Attendance: See when a student is absent or tardy. View summary totals and the list of events. Discipline & Incident Reporting: View previous infraction details and add new incidents while at the scene. The penalty summary shows only the “penalty” with a total for Served or Outstanding for the date range, followed by a list of incidents. Student Schedules: Know what class a student is scheduled to be in at any time. Display block names, times, and teacher name. An important security feature, the mobile app highlights the class the student should be in during the current period. Use settings to choose rotation and section terms. Grades and GPAs: Assess how a student is performing by viewing their grades. See grades, skills, and GPAs. Selected marking period grades, course name, teacher and comments are displayed. Selecting a class will display additional marking period grades. Notifications with AP Notify: AP Notify features are now included in the AdminPlus mobile app. Quickly notify thousands of contacts within your school community via email, text, and voice message, without having to import data. Note: requires AP Notify as part of the AdminPlus SIS. NOTE: You must have the PlusPortals installed to use this app in conjunction with AdminPlus. Please contact Rediker Software at 800-213-9860 to add PlusPortals and enhance your current AP products. Requires version iOS 13.0 or higher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AdminPlus SIS at every 3 months against Sylva's every 6 months. AdminPlus SIS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 5.0 for Sylva against 5.0 for AdminPlus SIS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively.
Sylva ships an update every 6 months, AdminPlus SIS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sylva | AdminPlus SIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SYLA BAY ACADEMY INC | Rediker Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Sylva
AdminPlus SIS
In-app purchases
Sylva
No in-app purchases
AdminPlus SIS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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