OnCourse Connect vs UpkeepDay
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.
UpkeepDay
This app helps educators manage classes, track student attendance, and process payments. It offers automated invoicing, communication tools, and AI-powered feedback to streamline teaching tasks. Manage your entire teaching day efficiently from your mobile device.
- Calendar task manager
- Automated invoicing
- Communication tools
- Student attendance tracking
- Class management
- AI-powered feedback
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UpKeepDay is your ultimate teaching assistant, designed specifically for teachers and tutors. Are you looking for an effective teaching assistant to administer the learning process, payment processing? UpKeepDay is exactly what you need. The platform contains a number of useful features, including: • calendar task manager; • automated invoicing; • communication tools; • student attendance tracking system; • class management; • student management; • automatically generated To Dos when specific processes remain incomplete. UpKeepDay is an online learning platform that combines the best features of educational apps into one platform, making it easier to manage all aspects of your teaching. Whether it's creating new classes, managing payments, or tracking attendance, UpKeepDay simplifies it all. Additional Benefits: • automated to-dos and notifications; • automated invoicing and seamless payment processing; • student tracking; • AI-Powered Feedback; • On-the-Go Management. EFFICIENT PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION UpKeepDay offers a powerful task manager, class manager with templates, and tools to create and organize your teaching schedule. Keep track of all your resources, students, and progress with ease. STREAMLINED ATTENDANCE AND COMMUNICATION Mark attendance with ease, and maintain accurate records. Communicate effectively with students and parents, send mass notifications, and collect feedback through the app. EARN & MANAGE PAYMENTS EFFORTLESSLY Automate your invoicing and payment processing, with detailed statistics and support for various payment systems. Set up schedules and payment templates that suit your needs, and personalize receipts based on subscription formats. The AI in UpkeepDay assists in converting audio messages to text, streamlining the feedback process by making it faster and more efficient. This allows tutors to quickly provide written feedback based on their spoken input, enhancing communication and saving time. With UpkeepDay, administering online classes becomes a breeze. You get access to the ability to manage the learning process directly from your mobile phone, so you can work on the go. DOWNLOAD UPKEEPDAY TODAY! Make your teaching process smoother and more efficient. With UpkeepDay, managing your classes, students, and payments is easier than ever. Try UpKeepDay’s class schedule maker now and experience the convenience of having all your teaching tools in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UpkeepDay at 100% against OnCourse Connect's 12%. UpkeepDay also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). OnCourse Connect's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (198 vs 21). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
UpkeepDay holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnCourse Connect has 198 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of OnCourse Connect's written reviews are positive against 100% of UpkeepDay's.
OnCourse Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, UpkeepDay every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnCourse Connect | UpkeepDay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (198 ratings) | 4.6 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 198 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OnCourse Systems For Education | UPKEEPDAY INC. |
Customer experience
OnCourse Connect
UpkeepDay
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
UpkeepDay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OnCourse Connect
No in-app purchases
UpkeepDay
No in-app purchases
Questions
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