OBR5 vs GiveThx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OBR5
Stay informed about school district events, customize notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. Get live updates from administration and easily find staff contact information.
- Event listings with calendar integration
- Customizable organization notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- Live district updates feed
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for OBR5. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
GiveThx
This app fosters a positive school environment by encouraging gratitude and connection. It helps students and educators build social-emotional skills through digital thank-you notes and lessons, promoting wellbeing and academic success.
- Digital thank-you notes
- Research-backed lessons
- Nurture mental health
- Improve academic success
- Strengthen social-emotional skills
- Foster belonging and connection
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Students thrive when they feel recognized and valued for who they are. A school culture grounded in connection and belonging fuels student engagement, confidence, and growth. GiveThx is a digital program that strengthens student and educator wellbeing and social-emotional skills through gratitude. Students and staff use digital thank you notes and research-backed lessons to nurture mental health and improve academic success. GiveThx creates positive relationships and inclusive school communities where all students and educators feel safe, valued, and connected. GiveThx envisions a world where all schools are safe, equitable, and inclusive and where all students have the social, emotional, and academic skills to thrive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GiveThx at 5.0 against OBR5's 3.5. GiveThx also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
GiveThx holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
OBR5 ships an update every 8 months, GiveThx every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and July 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBR5 | GiveThx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Opdyke-Belle Rive CCSD 5 | GiveThx |
Customer experience
OBR5
GiveThx
In-app purchases
OBR5
No in-app purchases
GiveThx
No in-app purchases









