OnCourse Connect vs Bayou Blue Assembly
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.
Bayou Blue Assembly
Stay connected with your church community. Access past messages, event updates, and volunteer schedules. You can also give tithes, register for events, and read the Bible.
- Watch/listen to past messages
- Stay updated with events
- Give tithes and offerings
- Register for events
- Connect with life groups
- Read the Bible
- View volunteer schedule
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with events; share your favorite messages; give tithes and offerings; register for events; connect with your life groups; read the Bible; view your volunteer schedule; and download messages for offline listening. Mobile app version: 6.21.3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bayou Blue Assembly at 4.6 against OnCourse Connect's 2.0. Bayou Blue Assembly also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 12%). OnCourse Connect's advantage is ratings volume (199 vs 5). 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.
Bayou Blue Assembly holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnCourse Connect has 199 ratings behind it against 5, 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 50% of Bayou Blue Assembly's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnCourse Connect | Bayou Blue Assembly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (199 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 199 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OnCourse Systems For Education | Bayou Blue Assembly of God Church |
Customer experience
OnCourse Connect
Bayou Blue Assembly
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
Bayou Blue Assembly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OnCourse Connect
No in-app purchases
Bayou Blue Assembly
No in-app purchases
Questions
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