Palma School vs BigFuture School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Palma School
This app serves as a central hub for families to track academic progress, view assignments, and stay informed about school events and announcements. It aims to streamline communication between parents, students, and the school.
- Grade tracking
- Homework assignment viewing
- Calendar event updates
- School announcements
- One-stop information hub
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The Palma School App is designed to help parents and students stay informed and up to date with grades, homework assignments, calendar events, announcements and more. This app is designed to be a one-stop-shop for our Palma families
BigFuture School
This app provides students with access to their test scores and personalized college and career information. It helps users plan and pay for college, and connects them with potential scholarship programs. Access requires a mobile number provided during a qualifying test.
- Access test scores
- Connect with colleges and scholarships
- Personalized career information
- College planning and payment guidance
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Discover majors, colleges, and careers that might align with your goals and interests. See how the skills you may be developing can lead to future pathways. BigFuture School is a free mobile app that helps you explore colleges and careers, see how your skills may connect to future options, and get personalized guidance, all in one place. It is available to you if you are 13 or older in a participating U.S. school and you take an in-school SAT or PSAT assessment and/or are enrolled in eligible AP courses*. You can easily view your in-school SAT Suite score(s) in the app." Can we revise to "You can easily view your score(s) in the app from any in-school SAT or PSAT-related test. To access the app, you’ll need to use the mobile number you initially provided. This account information is separate from your College Board account. If Connections** is offered at your school, it is an optional feature for you to discover nonprofit colleges, scholarship providers, and government agencies administering educational programs that may be a good match and are actively looking for students like you. Learn more about BigFuture School and how to access it: bigfutureschool.org *BigFuture School is not offered to students as part of their AP course participation in New York. There may be other exceptions. **A school, district, or state may choose to not provide access to Connections. Connections is not available to 8th grade PSAT 8/9 test takers or in New York.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Palma School at 100% against BigFuture School's 28%. Palma School also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.1). BigFuture School's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (22K vs 39). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BigFuture School holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigFuture School has 22K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Palma School's written reviews are positive against 28% of BigFuture School's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Palma School ships an update every 6 months, BigFuture School monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Palma School | BigFuture School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (39 ratings) | 4.6 (22K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 28.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 | 22K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #1 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Christian Brothers Institute of California | The College Board |
Customer experience
Palma School
BigFuture School
Bugs and requests
Palma School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BigFuture School
Reported bugs
3 issues- Multiple accounts linked to one phone number
- Recovery email not working
- Scores not syncing between app and website
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to change phone number
- Better integration with College Board website
- More customization options
- Faster score reporting
In-app purchases
Palma School
No in-app purchases
BigFuture School
No in-app purchases
Questions
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