OpenApply vs School Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Track application progress
- Submit required documentation
- Receive notifications
- Pay admissions fees online
- Review applicant checklist
- View upcoming school events
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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.
School Cloud
This school management app enhances communication between students, parents, and teachers. It provides instant notifications for important updates, announcements, and events, streamlining administrative tasks and improving the overall student experience.
- Enhanced student-parent-teacher communication
- Instant notifications
- Important update alerts
- Announcement dissemination
- Event reminders
- Streamlined administrative tasks
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We are excited to announce the first release of our school management app! This update offers numerous improvements and developments to enhance the student experience and facilitate administrative tasks. • Enhanced communication: We have improved communication between students, parents and teachers. Stay connected with instant notifications of important updates, announcements and events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenApply at 4.1 against School Cloud's 2.9. School Cloud's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OpenApply holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively.
OpenApply ships an update every 2 months, School Cloud every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenApply | School Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | 2.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faria Education Limited | Sayed Fadhel Ali |
Customer experience
OpenApply
School Cloud
In-app purchases
OpenApply
No in-app purchases
School Cloud
No in-app purchases









