Westley vs NYCPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Westley
This app assists music students in tracking and enhancing their practice sessions. It incorporates timers, goals, challenges, and rewards to foster improvement. The platform supports collaboration between students and teachers for progress monitoring and feedback.
- Practice session tracking
- Timers and goals
- Challenges and rewards
- Collaborative student-teacher monitoring
- Progress feedback
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Westley helps music students track and improve their practice sessions by using timers, goals, challenges, and rewards. The app is designed to be collaborative, allowing both students and teachers to use it to monitor progress and provide feedback. Monthly subscription required after one month free trial.
NYCPS
This app enables parents and guardians to monitor their children's academic journey within the NYC Public School system. It provides access to grades, class schedules, attendance records, and assignment details.
- View grades
- Check schedules
- Monitor attendance
- Track assignments
- Support child's education
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NYCPS - NYCSA Mobile app allows parents/guardians to support and track their children's progress through public school education at the NYC Public Schools through the mobile app. It allows parents to view grades, schedules, attendance, and assignments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Westley at 100% against NYCPS's 11%. Westley also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). NYCPS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (73 vs 11). On price, ads, device support 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. Westley sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. NYCPS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Westley holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NYCPS has 73 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Westley's written reviews are positive against 11% of NYCPS's.
Westley ships an update monthly, NYCPS every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Westley | NYCPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 1.7 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 10.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Westley Inc. | New York City Dept of Education |
Customer experience
Westley
NYCPS
Bugs and requests
Westley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NYCPS
Reported bugs
13 issues- Stuck at 'Select Student' page with no students to select
- Login screen freezes
- App logs out frequently
- App doesn't accept correct credentials
- App crashes repeatedly
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- App doesn't allow login even with correct information
- App redirects to the website instead of functioning
- App freezes after hitting enter on login
- App doesn't recognize parent account credentials
- App doesn't let you go back to re-enter credentials
- App doesn't clear previous login info after deletion
- Login button is not visible due to screen size
- App prompts incorrect username or password despite website working
Requested features
7 requests- Bring back PupilPath
- Fix login issues
- Allow users to stay logged in
- Make app work with larger text sizes
- Ensure login button is visible on all screen sizes
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- Improve grading system breakdown
- Allow re-entry of login credentials after deletion
In-app purchases
Westley
- Westley Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Westley Monthly$1.991 Month
- Westley Monthly Subscription$1.99
NYCPS
No in-app purchases
