ATC School vs ATC next
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ATC School
Stay informed about school events, receive customized notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. The app provides district updates and a staff directory for easy contact.
- Event calendar with sharing
- Customizable notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- Live district updates
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for ATC School. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
ATC next
Stay informed about events, programs, and student news. This app provides a direct connection to all things related to the institution, ensuring you never miss important updates.
- Event information
- Program details
- Student news
- Institutional updates
- Notifications
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The ATC next mobile app is your first class ticket to all things ATC. From event and program information, to student news and more; you'll always know what's next. Download the ATC next app today and never miss out on what's going on at the ATC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ATC School at every 3 months against ATC next's every 21 months. ATC next's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ATC School against 5.0 for ATC next. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
ATC School ships an update every 3 months, ATC next every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ATC School | ATC next |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Academy for Technology and the Classics | Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
Customer experience
ATC School
ATC next
In-app purchases
ATC School
No in-app purchases
ATC next
No in-app purchases
