Springfield District 186 vs Pre
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Springfield District 186
Stay informed about school events, district news, and cafeteria menus. Customize notifications for your student's organizations and easily access staff contact information. Never miss an important update from the district.
- Event calendar with sharing
- Customizable notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- Live district updates feed
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Springfield District 186. 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.
Pre
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An app designed by preschool teachers for parents to easily identify any child’s knowledge related to basic preliteracy and pre-math skills. Audios ask children to identify specific information on the screen related to one of ten areas: upper case letter recognition, lower case recognition, number recognition (1 to 10), number recognition (11-20), counting (1 to 10 items), counting (11-20 items), colors, shapes, rhyming words, and letter-sound correspondence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Springfield District 186 at none against Pre's 1. Pre's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Pre sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Springfield District 186 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Springfield District 186 ships an update every 2 months, Pre monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Springfield District 186 | Pre |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Springfield SD 186 | Curriculum Technologies |
In-app purchases
Springfield District 186
No in-app purchases
Pre
- Lifetime Access$1.99
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