Comparison

PaySchools Central vs Kettering Absence Reporting

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

Head to head
About

PaySchools Central

This app simplifies school payments for parents, allowing them to manage student accounts, fund lunch accounts, and pay fees directly from their mobile device. It offers features like email reminders, multiple payment method management, and detailed meal transaction history.

Highlights
  • Manage student accounts
  • Fund lunch accounts
  • Pay school fees
  • Email reminders
  • Multiple payment methods
  • Manage multiple students/districts
  • Review meal transaction history
Features
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Designed with our end users in mind, PaySchools Central provides parents with a simplified mobile payment solution. It provides parents with the ability to manage their students’ accounts, fund lunch accounts, and pay required and optional fees from their mobile device. Ability to opt in and manage email reminders regarding their student’s accounts making it easy to remember to replenish lunch accounts or pay time sensitive fees. Add and manage multiple payment methods easily through the payment screen, or via camera Easily manage multiple student accounts or add patrons across multiple districts. Manage Notifications types and methods Review current lunch balances, add funds to current balances, review your meal transaction history, manage meal restrictions, review bonus balances and rules. PaySchools is a software development company specializing in integrated payment technology solutions for public and private schools across the US. NOTE: Your school district needs to have PaySchools Central installed for you to use. You will want to have an account already created at payschoolscentral.com before downloading this app.

About

Kettering Absence Reporting

This application enables parents to report student absences for Fairmont High School quickly and easily online. It eliminates the need for phone calls, streamlining the notification process.

Highlights
  • Submit student absences online
  • Eliminates phone calls
  • Quick and easy reporting
  • School-specific functionality
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This app allows parents of students at Fairmont High School submit absences online in a matter of seconds. No more calling in!

Screenshots

PaySchools Central4 screens
Kettering Absence Reporting2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kettering Absence Reporting at 50% against PaySchools Central's 4%. Kettering Absence Reporting also leads on rating (2.0 vs 1.4). PaySchools Central's advantage is ratings volume (716 vs 3) and device support. On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Kettering Absence Reporting holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PaySchools Central has 716 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of PaySchools Central's written reviews are positive against 50% of Kettering Absence Reporting's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PaySchools Central versus Kettering Absence Reporting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaySchools CentralKettering Absence Reporting
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (716 ratings)2.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings716 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperData Business SystemsInsta-Info Inc.

Customer experience

PaySchools Central

All ratings675 ratings
Positive8.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative88.7%
Written reviews316 reviews
Positive4.1%
Neutral0.6%
Negative95.3%

Kettering Absence Reporting

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

PaySchools Central

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Password reset process not working
  • Inconsistent functionality between app and website
  • Auto-replenish feature not functioning as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to transfer funds between student accounts
  • Detailed meal purchase reports
  • Improved mobile optimization
  • Removal of convenience fees

Kettering Absence Reporting

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PaySchools Central

No in-app purchases

None

Kettering Absence Reporting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaySchools Central free?
PaySchools Central is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kettering Absence Reporting free?
Kettering Absence Reporting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PaySchools Central or Kettering Absence Reporting?
Kettering Absence Reporting is rated higher. PaySchools Central averages 1.4 out of 5 from 716 ratings, while Kettering Absence Reporting averages 2.0 from 3 ratings.

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