EZ School Apps vs Cadet Central
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EZ School Apps
This app streamlines school management for parents, substitute teachers, and school staff. Parents can preorder meals and pay for school services, while substitutes can manage job assignments. School staff gain access to administrative tools for efficient operations.
- Preorder and pay for school meals
- Manage aftercare and school payments
- View and accept substitute job assignments
- Real-time schedule updates for substitutes
- Access administrative tools for school staff
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Features: - Parents: Conveniently preorder/pay for meals for your children directly from your device. It can also be used for aftercare and other school payments. - Substitutes: Easily view and accept job assignments on the go. Manage your schedule at your fingertips with real-time updates. - School Staff: Access administrative tools effortlessly.
Cadet Central
This app serves as a central hub for Marmion Academy students, staff, and community members. It provides access to announcements, schedules, staff directories, and the lunch menu. Users can opt-in for notifications on important school events and updates.
- Announcements
- To-do lists
- Staff directory
- Special schedules
- Lunch menu
- Event notifications
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Welcome to Cadet Central, made for all Marmion Academy students, staff, and members of our community, by Marmion Student Council. Announcements, to-do lists, staff lists, special schedules, the lunch menu, and more can be found all in one place. Opt-in to receive notifications of important events like schedule changes and Civies days.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cadet Central at 100% against EZ School Apps's 28%. Cadet Central also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (43 vs 6). EZ School Apps's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Cadet Central holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cadet Central has 43 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of EZ School Apps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cadet Central's.
EZ School Apps ships an update every 2 months, Cadet Central every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EZ School Apps | Cadet Central |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (6 ratings) | 4.9 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EZ School Apps | Juan C |
Customer experience
EZ School Apps
Cadet Central
In-app purchases
EZ School Apps
No in-app purchases
Cadet Central
No in-app purchases
Questions
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