EZ School Apps vs School Journey
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.
School Journey
This app connects K-12 students at Blackbaud-powered schools with parents and teachers. It provides easy access to class schedules, directories, and student profiles, all within a secure and integrated platform.
- Class schedules
- School directories
- Student profiles
- Secure data integration
- Parent-teacher communication
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School Journey is the mobile app for families, students, and faculty at Blackbaud K-12 schools. It brings your school's news, events, classes, and community together in one place. • School news and announcements • Calendars and upcoming events • Classes and schedules • Directory of students, families, and faculty • Groups for teams, clubs, and classes • Notifications so you never miss an update Sign in with the same account you use for your school's Blackbaud portal. Your school must use School Journey for you to sign in. To bring School Journey to your school, visit schooljourney.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: School Journey at 100% against EZ School Apps's 28%. School Journey also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7). EZ School Apps's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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.
School Journey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EZ School Apps has 6 ratings behind it against 1, 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 School Journey's.
EZ School Apps ships an update every 2 months, School Journey monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EZ School Apps | School Journey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EZ School Apps | School Journey Inc. |
Customer experience
EZ School Apps
School Journey
In-app purchases
EZ School Apps
No in-app purchases
School Journey
No in-app purchases
