SchoolsBuddy 2.0 vs CramMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SchoolsBuddy 2.0
This comprehensive system connects parents, staff, and students, streamlining school-related activities. It manages bookings, sports, billing, and transport, enhancing parent engagement and simplifying administrative tasks for schools worldwide.
- Activity and trip coordination
- Billing and payment management
- Sports scheduling
- Transport management
- Role switching for multiple users
- Integration with MIS/SIS providers
- Single Sign-on capabilities
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The complete School-to-Home Management System for Parents, Staff and Students Mobile application for SchoolsBuddy's integrated portal for activities, bookings, sports, billing and transport. This app is for all users in a school from Activities and Trip Co-ordinators, finance departments, through to parents and students. If you have multiple roles, the app will enable you to switch role and help you on a daily basis. SchoolsBuddy is part of the Faria Education Group product suite which includes learning and admission applications via ManageBac and OpenApply, however, SchoolsBuddy can function in a school without these tools. Used in over 400 schools in 50+ countries to enable schools to improve parent engagement, simplify processes and enable schools to manage anything extra-curricular in an organised way. We sync data from many world leading MIS/SIS providers and allow Single Sign-on with a variety of providers including Google, Microsoft, ISAMS, Firefly, ManageBac and many more.
CramMap
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CramMap shows you how busy study spots are — in real time. See live crowd levels at libraries, study halls, and campus buildings. No account needed — just open the app at your study spot, and CramMap will automatically detect your location and check you in. Other students can see the crowd level update in real time, so everyone knows which spots have space. Simply open the app when you arrive at a study location — that's it. CramMap handles the rest. Available at Western University, University of Waterloo, McMaster University, and Wilfrid Laurier University — with 44+ study locations across all four campuses. Features: • Live crowd levels updated in real time • Open the app at a study spot to auto check-in • Favorite your go-to locations for quick access • Switch between 4 Ontario universities • Completely anonymous — no sign-up required • Beautiful dark mode interface Stop wasting time walking to a packed library. Open CramMap and find your spot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CramMap at every 4 days against SchoolsBuddy 2.0's monthly. SchoolsBuddy 2.0's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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.
SchoolsBuddy 2.0 ships an update monthly, CramMap every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SchoolsBuddy 2.0 | CramMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faria Education Limited | Shouryajeet Walia |
In-app purchases
SchoolsBuddy 2.0
No in-app purchases
CramMap
No in-app purchases
Questions
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