Southside Elementary School vs JCampus Student
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Southside Elementary School
This app connects parents, students, teachers, and administrators with school news, event calendars, and online resources. It provides quick access to important information to keep the school community informed and engaged.
- School news updates
- Interactive event calendars
- Access to online resources
- Community connection tools
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The Southside Elementary School app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The Southside Elementary School app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
JCampus Student
This app facilitates communication and access to school information for students and staff. It allows for messaging, document viewing, and receiving important notifications regarding attendance, discipline, and emergencies.
- Two-way messaging with staff/student groups
- Document and report viewing
- Attendance and discipline tracking
- Automated attendance notifications
- Emergency text alerts
- Roster updates
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Send and receive messages, pull a map, make a call, view a document or report, Attendance, Discipline, and much more. Enjoy JCampus apps! Engage with customized staff or student groups for two way messaging, send attachments, block unwanted users, view read receipts. Connect will even automatically update rosters for teachers from JCampus scheduling as changes occur. Receives notifications from JCall automated attendance, discipline, and emergency texts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Southside Elementary School at 3.7 against JCampus Student's 2.5. Southside Elementary School also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). JCampus Student's advantage is ratings volume (195 vs 6). 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.
Southside Elementary School holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JCampus Student has 195 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Southside Elementary School ships an update every 3 weeks, JCampus Student every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Southside Elementary School | JCampus Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better | 2.5 (195 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 195 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Livingston Parish School District | EDgear of America Inc |
Customer experience
Southside Elementary School
JCampus Student
In-app purchases
Southside Elementary School
No in-app purchases
JCampus Student
No in-app purchases
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