GSWL Drills vs Compass Classroom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GSWL Drills
Practice vocabulary, noun forms, verb forms, and grammar concepts from a specific Latin textbook. This official companion app enhances learning by providing interactive drills based on the book's content.
- Vocabulary practice
- Noun form drills
- Verb form drills
- Grammar concept practice
- Companion to textbook
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This is the official app for the book "Getting Started with Latin" by William E. Linney. This app allows you to practice the vocabulary, noun forms, verb forms, and grammar concepts introduced in the book.
Compass Classroom
Access your homeschool video curriculum, join study groups, and connect with other parents. Explore over 50 courses and 1,400 videos to enhance your child's learning journey. Manage your profile and notifications conveniently.
- Access video courses
- Join subject groups
- Interact with parents
- Manage user profile
- Discover and sort content
- View notifications
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This is the streaming home for Compass Classroom curriculum users. Access your courses, join groups, interact with other learners and parents, and manage your profile. Give your kids the love of history through our incredible story-driven American History, or join the thousands of students who have been magically transformed by a love of language in Visual Latin. Learn the basics of filmmaking, master grammar that results directly in better writing, and much, much more! Access Your Courses: Use the app to conveniently watch your content. Discover, sort and begin courses. Choose from 50+ courses, more than 1,400 videos, and dozens of PDFs. Join Groups: Get help, find resources, and share your experience across our 20+ groups organized by subject and age. Discuss with Other Parents: Connect with like-minded families and journey with other homeschoolers in your study of any subject or curriculum. Manage Your Profile: View your activity and notifications, edit profile details, and manage account features. For help, please visit: https://mycompassclassroom.com/help/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GSWL Drills at 100% against Compass Classroom's 0%. GSWL Drills also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Compass Classroom's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 27 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Compass Classroom sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $59.99 per month. GSWL Drills asks for nothing beyond the download.
GSWL Drills holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of GSWL Drills's written reviews are positive against 0% of Compass Classroom's.
GSWL Drills ships an update every 27 months, Compass Classroom every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GSWL Drills | Compass Classroom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | 3.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William E. Linney | Compass Classroom, LLC |
Customer experience
GSWL Drills
Compass Classroom
In-app purchases
GSWL Drills
No in-app purchases
Compass Classroom
- Monthly Premium Membership$59.991 Month
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