Comparison

OpenApply vs Education 365

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OpenApply

This app allows parents to manage school applications, track progress, and receive important updates. Parents can easily submit required documents, pay fees online, and view their applicant checklist. It also provides a schedule of upcoming school events.

Highlights
  • Track application progress
  • Submit required documentation
  • Receive notifications
  • Pay admissions fees online
  • Review applicant checklist
  • View upcoming school events
Features
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Originally built for international schools, OpenApply helps parents quickly and easily submit the required documentation while tracking their application progress through every stage of the admissions process. This app is exclusively for parents interacting with OpenApply schools. It gives you the ability to: • Receive Notifications Don't want to miss any messages, notices or updates? Get notified as your application progresses and have all the updated information organised in your profile. • Pay Fees Easily Online You can pay admissions fees quickly and easily through the app, with a number of payment options, and see your payment history. • Review Your Applicant Checklist Check your incomplete items on the Checklist and have more clarity on the steps required to successfully apply to the school. Each student has their own checklist which includes the latest status of the submitted documentation. • See Upcoming Events Don't forget any important events! The schedule lists all events such as tours and open days, so that they are clear at a glance.

About

Education 365

This platform connects parents with real-time school information about their children, including attendance, grades, and schedules. It also provides access to school news, calendars, and administrative services like uniform and bus applications.

Highlights
  • Real-time student attendance and results
  • Access to reports and assessments
  • View school news and bulletins
  • School calendar and directory
  • Uniform and catering platform access
  • School bus application
Features
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Education 365 is a powerful Parent-school communication platform. It has been designed to offer parents a quick access to real-time school information about their children. This includes everything from attendance records to exam results, reward and detention records, access to reports and assessments, teaching groups, timetables and more. As with the app, there is full access to all school news and bulletins, the school calendar, and the school directory. Parents can use the app to view school news and notifications. Then can also access school uniform platform and catering platform and apply for school bus for their children. Education 365’s mission is to help teachers establish a relationship that increase parent support and involvement. Parent involvement is one important factor in helping students engage in their learning, and parent-teacher communication is a key aspect of promoting parent involvement.

Screenshots

OpenApply4 screens
Education 3654 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Education 365 at 5.0 against OpenApply's 4.1. Education 365 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). OpenApply's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Education 365 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenApply has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenApply ships an update every 2 months, Education 365 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OpenApply versus Education 365: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenApplyEducation 365
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB161 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFaria Education LimitedShanghai Chong Li Education & Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

OpenApply

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Education 365

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OpenApply

No in-app purchases

None

Education 365

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenApply free?
OpenApply is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Education 365 free?
Education 365 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpenApply or Education 365?
Education 365 is rated higher. OpenApply averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Education 365 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do OpenApply or Education 365 have ads?
Education 365 shows ads; OpenApply does not.
Which is updated more often, OpenApply or Education 365?
OpenApply ships an update every 2 months, and Education 365 every 3 weeks. Most recently, OpenApply was updated on October 12, 2026 and Education 365 on October 6, 2026.

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