SkoolShine vs ST AGNES HOSTEL
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.
ST AGNES HOSTEL
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The AGNES HOSTEL app is designed exclusively for hostel students, providing them with an easy-to-use platform for managing their hostel activities. With this app, students can: -> View their profiles -> Receive important notifications from hostel authorities -> Apply for leave digitally -> Check events using the integrated calendar feature Stay connected with your hostel activities and manage everything with ease, right from your smartphone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ST AGNES HOSTEL at every 3 weeks against SkoolShine's every 3 months. ST AGNES HOSTEL also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). 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, ST AGNES HOSTEL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkoolShine | ST AGNES HOSTEL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HB Learning Solutions LLP | Parrophins Private Limited |
In-app purchases
SkoolShine
No in-app purchases
ST AGNES HOSTEL
No in-app purchases
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