OnCourse Connect vs Bossier Schools
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.
Bossier Schools
Stay informed about district events, customize notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. Get live updates from administration and easily find staff contacts.
- Event calendar with sharing
- Customizable student organization notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- District live feed updates
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Bossier Schools. 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bossier Schools at 2.8 against OnCourse Connect's 2.0. OnCourse Connect's advantage is review sentiment (11% vs 0%) and ratings volume (186 vs 44). 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.
Bossier Schools holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 186 and 44 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of OnCourse Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bossier Schools's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OnCourse Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, Bossier Schools monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnCourse Connect | Bossier Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (186 ratings) | 2.8 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 186 — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OnCourse Systems For Education, LLC | Bossier Parish School Board Inc |
Customer experience
OnCourse Connect
Bossier Schools
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
Bossier Schools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OnCourse Connect
No in-app purchases
Bossier Schools
No in-app purchases
Questions
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