ProgressBook Parent/Student vs CState Cares
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ProgressBook Parent/Student
Access essential student information on the go, including grades, attendance, assignments, and class schedules. This app connects parents and students to their learning community with no extra setup required.
- View grades
- Track attendance
- Check assignments
- Access class schedule
- On-the-go information
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The Frontline ProgressBook Parent/Student mobile app for Ohio schools empowers your learning community with necessary student information at their fingertips. Everything students and parents need to be informed about the in’s and out’s of the student experience is now on-the-go… and the best part is there’s no additional set up. All you need is an existing Frontline ProgressBook Parent/Student record and you can download the app to access your info on your smart device. Easily access grades, attendance, assignments, and class schedule via the mobile app.
CState Cares
This app offers guidance for supporting individuals facing mental health challenges, including suicide prevention. It features a "My Support Network" for quick contact access and centralizes campus and community resources, including crisis hotlines. The goal is to better prepare users to help themselves or others.
- Mental health support guidance
- Suicide prevention information
- Customizable support network
- Quick contact access
- Campus and community resources
- Crisis hotline access
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Cincinnati State's Reach Out app provides guidance for supporting a friend in need, suicide prevention, or coping with mental health challenges. With the “My Support Network” function, users can create a customized collection of just those contacts they especially want to quickly access and reach out to by phone or text during difficult times. Reach Out also provides easy and centralized access to potentially life-saving resources and services offered on campus and in the community, including crisis hotlines. The Reach Out app is designed for students, parents, friends of students, faculty and staff of Cincinnati State Technical Community College, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reach Out app better prepares people to help a friend, loved one or themselves.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ProgressBook Parent/Student at 4.5K against CState Cares's 1. ProgressBook Parent/Student also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 23 months). CState Cares's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CState Cares holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProgressBook Parent/Student has 4.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ProgressBook Parent/Student ships an update every 5 months, CState Cares every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProgressBook Parent/Student | CState Cares |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Frontline Technologies Group LLC | The Lakeland Foundation |
Customer experience
ProgressBook Parent/Student
CState Cares
Bugs and requests
ProgressBook Parent/Student
Reported bugs
4 issues- Constant need to update app with no update available
- App gets stuck in loading loop and won't open
- Zoomed in UI on tablets makes it unusable
- Login issues and inability to access grades
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to adjust font/UI size
- Include option to view graded assignments
- Improve communication with teachers
- Provide more customization options
CState Cares
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ProgressBook Parent/Student
No in-app purchases
CState Cares
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ProgressBook Parent/Student free?
Is CState Cares free?
Which has better reviews, ProgressBook Parent/Student or CState Cares?
Do ProgressBook Parent/Student or CState Cares have ads?
Which is updated more often, ProgressBook Parent/Student or CState Cares?
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