Red Bud Community Unit 132 vs FastDirect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Bud Community Unit 132
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Introducing the brand new app for Red Bud Community Unit 132. 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.
FastDirect
This web-based system streamlines administrative tasks for parochial elementary schools. It manages attendance, grades, report cards, cafeteria operations, nurse logs, and secure e-commerce payments, while also facilitating school-wide communications.
- Attendance tracking
- GradeBook management
- Report card generation
- Cafeteria management
- Nurse log
- E-commerce payments
- School communications
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FastDirect Communications LLC provides a web-based SIS, School Information System, for parochial Elementary Schools. This includes Attendance, GradeBook, ReportCards, Cafeteria, Nurse, e-commerce payments and communications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Red Bud Community Unit 132 at every 5 months against FastDirect's every 12 months. FastDirect's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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.
Red Bud Community Unit 132 ships an update every 5 months, FastDirect every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Red Bud Community Unit 132 | FastDirect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (428 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 428 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 | FASTDIRECT COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. |
In-app purchases
Red Bud Community Unit 132
No in-app purchases
FastDirect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is FastDirect free?
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