OnCourse Connect vs JCampus Student
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnCourse Connect
Access your student portal on the go. View grades, assignments, attendance, schedules, and fees. Receive push notifications for important updates and manage multiple student accounts easily.
- View grades and assignments
- Track attendance
- Access class schedules
- Check school fees
- Manage push notifications
- Switch between multiple student accounts
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The OnCourse Connect app provides convenient mobile access to the OnCourse Connect student portal on your phone or tablet. Students, parents and guardians can easily view grades, assignments, attendance, class schedules, school fees, student calendars and more. Manage push notifications of grade changes and other events. Parents and guardians can easily switch between multiple student accounts to stay up to date on all their students. If your district uses the OnCourse Classroom Learning Management System (LMS), the Connect mobile app integrates with the OnCourse Classroom mobile app so students can submit work, message teachers and more via their mobile device. PLEASE NOTE: Your school district must be using the OnCourse Student Information system for you to access the OnCourse Connect app. An OnCourse Connect account login is required to use this application. Contact your school or district for more information.
JCampus Student
This app facilitates communication and access to school information for students and staff. It allows for messaging, document viewing, and receiving important notifications regarding attendance, discipline, and emergencies.
- Two-way messaging with staff/student groups
- Document and report viewing
- Attendance and discipline tracking
- Automated attendance notifications
- Emergency text alerts
- Roster updates
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Send and receive messages, pull a map, make a call, view a document or report, Attendance, Discipline, and much more. Enjoy JCampus apps! Engage with customized staff or student groups for two way messaging, send attachments, block unwanted users, view read receipts. Connect will even automatically update rosters for teachers from JCampus scheduling as changes occur. Receives notifications from JCall automated attendance, discipline, and emergency texts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JCampus Student at 2.4 against OnCourse Connect's 2.0. JCampus Student also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
JCampus Student holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 186 and 171 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of OnCourse Connect's written reviews are positive against 13% of JCampus Student's.
OnCourse Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, JCampus Student fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnCourse Connect | JCampus Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (186 ratings) | 2.4 (171 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.0% of reviews | 13.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 186 — better | 171 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OnCourse Systems For Education, LLC | EDgear of America Inc |
Customer experience
OnCourse Connect
JCampus Student
Bugs and requests
OnCourse Connect
Reported bugs
13 issues- Login system rejects correct credentials
- Password reset loop - new password rejected immediately
- Attendance tab displays black screen
- App crashes when switching between students
- Update required message appears despite being on latest version
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- App logs out users unexpectedly
- Grades and classes disappear after app updates
- Assignment grades disappear when past due date
- App freezes on loading screen
- Cannot toggle back to student view without closing app
- Google login shows white screen
- App crashes when switching between tabs
- Inconsistent update notifications
Requested features
6 requests- Google Student login integration
- Remember me/auto-login functionality
- Face ID/biometric authentication that actually works
- Back button for navigation
- Better attendance tracking system
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- Improved assignment instructions display
JCampus Student
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OnCourse Connect
No in-app purchases
JCampus Student
No in-app purchases
Questions
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