Learning by Design vs AP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learning by Design
This app provides a customizable portal for parents, staff, and visitors of an innovative school. Access contact information, view upcoming events, browse news, and connect to important school resources all in one place.
- Contact school departments
- Staff directory
- Event calendar
- Access school websites
- Social media and news feed
- Customizable portal layout
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This mobile app is the best way to get everything related to Learning by Design, an innovative school in Los Angeles, California. This beautiful, customizable design features a clear layout of everything you could possibly want to use as an LbD parent, staff, visitor, or any other member of the LbD community. You can use this app to... • Contact important departments with the push of a button • Look up the contact information of staff members • See what upcoming events are happening • Access important LbD websites • Browse the latest LbD social media and news • Learn more about Learning by Design • And much more! Your LbD app is fully customizable by you: Rearrange your portals to easily access whichever features you use most. If you want to check school events frequently, you can put that portal front and center. If you never check the directory, you can turn that portal off. This app is built with cutting-edge technology and a modern, user-friendly design that's optimized based on millions of usage data points. As the technology continues to improve, you'll notice your app getting better and better over time. If you have ideas, suggestions, questions, or feedback about anything in the app, you can easily submit them through your app's suggestion box (in the "Profile" screen). This feedback will always be taken into account to continue improving the LbD app experience for everyone. To contact the developers directly, email team@seabirdapps.com.
AP
This app connects families with local and national resources, discounts, and events. It offers personalized recommendations and a rewards program for savings on various services and attractions. Available in English and Spanish across the US.
- Local and national resource access
- Personalized recommendations
- Rewards program for discounts
- Save favorite events and resources
- English and Spanish language support
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The AP-OD App is designed for parents and caregivers. The app provides access to local and national resources, discounts, and events that support your families needs. Users can receive personalized recommendations for events and resources, and can save their favorite events and resources from their local communities. The app also functions to provide members access to a rewards program that allows access to discounts on family, travel, dining, services, attractions and activities and more. Users can create an account, but are not required to. The app is localized for users across the US and available for both English and Spanish speaking users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AP at every 2 weeks against Learning by Design's every 7 months. AP also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Learning by Design against 5.0 for AP. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AP has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Learning by Design ships an update every 7 months, AP every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learning by Design | AP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seabird Apps | Partnership for Community Action |
Customer experience
Learning by Design
AP
In-app purchases
Learning by Design
No in-app purchases
AP
No in-app purchases
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