Compass Classroom vs Teaching Self
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass Classroom
Access your homeschool video curriculum, join study groups, and connect with other parents. Explore over 50 courses and 1,400 videos to enhance your child's learning journey. Manage your profile and notifications conveniently.
- Access video courses
- Join subject groups
- Interact with parents
- Manage user profile
- Discover and sort content
- View notifications
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This is the streaming home for Compass Classroom curriculum users. Access your courses, join groups, interact with other learners and parents, and manage your profile. Give your kids the love of history through our incredible story-driven American History, or join the thousands of students who have been magically transformed by a love of language in Visual Latin. Learn the basics of filmmaking, master grammar that results directly in better writing, and much, much more! Access Your Courses: Use the app to conveniently watch your content. Discover, sort and begin courses. Choose from 50+ courses, more than 1,400 videos, and dozens of PDFs. Join Groups: Get help, find resources, and share your experience across our 20+ groups organized by subject and age. Discuss with Other Parents: Connect with like-minded families and journey with other homeschoolers in your study of any subject or curriculum. Manage Your Profile: View your activity and notifications, edit profile details, and manage account features. For help, please visit: https://mycompassclassroom.com/help/
Teaching Self
This app provides parents with resources to enhance their parenting journey. Access exclusive features like the Job Jar, read blogs, listen to podcasts, and join support group calls. Future updates will include digital content, audio files, and eBooks.
- Exclusive Job Jar feature
- Parenting blogs
- Podcasts
- Support group calls
- Access to store
- Digital content (coming soon)
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Join the parenting revolution, tested principles and skills to take your family to break negative patterns and cycles! Our new Digital Library allows you to read blogs and ebooks, listen to podcasts and audiobooks, use parenting resources, connect to and listen to Support Group calls, ask NicholeenBot any question, and connect to our store. Teaching Self-Government program has revolutionized parenting for thousands of families around the globe, and with the TSG app, it's now easier than ever!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Teaching Self at 50% against Compass Classroom's 0%. Teaching Self also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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. Compass Classroom sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $59.99 per month and Teaching Self sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Teaching Self holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Compass Classroom's written reviews are positive against 50% of Teaching Self's.
Compass Classroom ships an update every 4 months, Teaching Self monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass Classroom | Teaching Self |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (8 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Compass Classroom | Teaching Self-Government LLC |
Customer experience
Compass Classroom
Teaching Self
In-app purchases
Compass Classroom
- Monthly Premium Membership$59.991 Month
Teaching Self
- Choices Map$4.95
- Overcoming Urgency Addiction$4.95
- The Power of Christmas$4.95
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- Cue Cards$7.99
- Starting Homeschool Right$9.95
- TSG for Type A and B$9.95
- Popular Parenting eBook$12.00
- Revitalizing Your Homeschool$13.95
- Training the Heart$13.95
- TSG Parenting Seminar Audio$59.00
Questions
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