EZ School Apps vs Swing Subs
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.
Swing Subs
Find and apply for substitute teaching positions based on your preferences for grade, subject, pay, and location. Take control of your schedule and income by choosing which jobs to accept, and make a positive impact in local school communities.
- Explore job openings by grade, subject, pay, location
- Sign up for jobs directly from phone
- Control your schedule and income
- Choose which jobs to accept
- Support local school communities
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TEACH ON YOUR TERMS Explore openings based on grade, subject, pay, location, and more. When you’ve found a good fit, quickly and easily sign up directly from your phone. OWN YOUR SCHEDULE AND INCOME Choose when and how much you work. You’ll have complete control over which jobs you accept. You get the power to control your earnings, and the flexibility to create your own schedule. MAKE A DIFFERENCE Support your local school communities with their teacher absences when you teach through Swing. You’ll be making a big impact and giving back to your local community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EZ School Apps at 2.7 against Swing Subs's 1.9. EZ School Apps also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 13%). Swing Subs's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 6). 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.
EZ School Apps holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swing Subs has 31 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 13% of Swing Subs's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EZ School Apps | Swing Subs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (6 ratings) — better | 1.9 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.0% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EZ School Apps | Swing Education, Inc. |
Customer experience
EZ School Apps
Swing Subs
Bugs and requests
EZ School Apps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Swing Subs
Reported bugs
3 issues- Jobs disappearing before they can be viewed
- Inconsistent login behavior
- Refresh issues causing missed opportunities
Requested features
4 requests- Add filters for single/multi-day assignments
- Improve notification reliability
- Implement automatic app refresh
- Provide dark mode option
In-app purchases
EZ School Apps
No in-app purchases
Swing Subs
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is EZ School Apps free?
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