SchoolStatus Notify vs OnCourse Systems
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SchoolStatus Notify
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School and district administrators know that the need to send a district wide alert doesn't always happen while you're at your desk or on your computer. With Notify Mobile from SchoolStatus, you have the ability to rapidly send a message to all of your contacts at the grade-, school-, or district-level from wherever you are.
OnCourse Systems
Access student information, record attendance, and manage lesson plans and evaluations from your mobile device. This app requires an active license to the OnCourse Systems platform to log in and utilize its features.
- Student Information System access
- Discipline record management
- Attendance recording
- Lesson plan creation and review
- Evaluation and walkthrough tools
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OnCourse Systems new combined mobile app provides licensed OnCourse users access to their data on their iPhone or iPad. Work with Student Information System data (including Discipline records), record attendance, create and review lesson plans, and work with evaluations and walkthroughs. Note that an active license to the above applications is required to log in to the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OnCourse Systems at monthly against SchoolStatus Notify's every 18 months. SchoolStatus Notify's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
SchoolStatus Notify ships an update every 18 months, OnCourse Systems monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SchoolStatus Notify | OnCourse Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SchoolStatus | OnCourse Systems For Education |
In-app purchases
SchoolStatus Notify
No in-app purchases
OnCourse Systems
No in-app purchases
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