SkoolShine vs Aquinate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkoolShine
Facilitates seamless communication between schools and parents. It allows schools to share announcements, events, and schedules, while parents can receive real-time updates and track their child's progress. Data security is a priority with pre-authorized notifications.
- School announcements and urgent messages
- Event and timetable sharing
- Real-time parent notifications
- Student progress tracking
- Secure data access
- School calendar and contact details
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User friendly and intuitive School Admin dashboard to promote seamless communication from school to student and parent community. Schools will be able to communicate with parents regarding announcements, urgent messages (like school closure), upcoming events, share timetable, school calendar of events, contact details, exam schedules. Parents will receive the information in real time, be able to track their ward's progress. Salient features of parent app: • Parents will get pre-authorised notification to install the app - this way the data is secured and parents will be able to view the details of their wards. • Parents will be able to view information communicated by the school.
Aquinate
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Meu aplicativo oferece uma trilha de aprendizado prática e fácil de seguir, com aulas de música e inglês, além de cursos de formação para os pais.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SkoolShine at every 3 months against Aquinate's every 10 months. 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.
SkoolShine ships an update every 3 months, Aquinate every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.
| Parameter | SkoolShine | Aquinate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HB Learning Solutions LLP | The Members |
In-app purchases
SkoolShine
No in-app purchases
Aquinate
No in-app purchases
Questions
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