VEX via vs connectCCISD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VEX via
Track the progress and results of various VEX Robotics Competition programs. Access team lists, schedules, rankings, and skills challenge results, with real-time updates and score alerts for your favorite teams.
- Follow VEX Robotics Competition events
- View team lists and schedules
- Access match and skills results
- Sort data by event or team
- Download event updates
- Receive instant score alerts
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VEX via allows you to follow the progress and results of the VEX Robotics Competition programs, including VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC), VEX U Robotics Competition (VURC), VEX AI Robotics Competition (VAIRC), and VEX IQ Robotics Competition (VIQRC). Team lists, match schedules, match results, rankings, and skills challenge results are easy to access and can be sorted by event or by team. Result updates can be downloaded as the events unfold, and you can also register to receive instant score alerts for your favorite teams.
connectCCISD
This app facilitates communication between schools and families, ensuring parents are informed about school news, messages from teachers, and important alerts. It offers features like direct messaging, group conversations, and event sign-ups, all within a secure and easy-to-use platform.
- School news and classroom updates
- Direct messaging with teachers
- Automatic translation to 190+ languages
- Important alerts and notices
- Event sign-ups and volunteering
- Secure communication platform
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What is connectCCISD? connectCCISD helps schools and families stay connected and informed—all in one easy place. Whether it’s a quick message from a teacher, an important alert from the district, or a reminder about tomorrow’s field trip, connectCCISD makes sure families never miss a thing. Why families and teachers love connectCCISD: • Simple, easy-to-use app and website • Messages are automatically translated into 190+ languages • Best-in-class safety and security practices • One place for all school updates, alerts, and messages With connectCCISD, families and staff save time and stay connected—so everyone can focus on helping students succeed. connectCCISD for iOS The connectCCISD app makes it easy for families to stay in the loop and engage with their child’s school community. With the app, parents and guardians can: • See school news, classroom updates, and photos • Receive important notices like attendance alerts and cafeteria balances • Message teachers and staff directly • Join group conversations • Sign up for wishlist items, volunteering, and conferences • Respond to absences or tardies* • Pay school-related fees and invoices* * If included with your school's implementation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: connectCCISD at 100% against VEX via's 38%. connectCCISD also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). VEX via's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
connectCCISD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of VEX via's written reviews are positive against 100% of connectCCISD's.
VEX via ships an update every 3 weeks, connectCCISD weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VEX via | connectCCISD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (24 ratings) | 4.7 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DWAB Technology, LLC | ParentSquare |
Customer experience
VEX via
connectCCISD
Bugs and requests
VEX via
Reported bugs
36 issues- Match scores take too long to update
- Updated app doesn't show school team
- App not getting any data after iOS upgrade
- No information shows up when searching for events on iPhone
- App is super glitchy, cannot load basic functions
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- App opens to white space for match details
- UI design is inconsistent
- App crashes frequently
- App is extremely laggy and might crash
- Scores for teams never change
- App is very glitchy and lags
- No notifications on iOS version
- Notification prompt not appearing
- Favorite teams not highlighted in schedule
- App only shows last year's events
- App is poorly programmed, data not stored locally
- Slow to download events and scores on iPhone
- App not optimized for all specs, infrequent crashes
- Star icon used for favorites instead of heart icon
- App not working on iPhone, showing nothing for events/teams
- No events listed, developer doesn't respond to emails
- App needs fixing on the App Store
- Will not pull in current data
- All events are out of date, only shows for 2017
- App never worked properly during events
- Scheduling, results, notifications never worked
- App too busy trying to refresh, never updated info
- Difficult to navigate, no way to search
- Competitions listed in no particular order
- No search function
- Refresh needed many times for latest data
- No real replacement app
- Large amounts of teams and events are missing
- Rankings and teams show a blank screen
- App needs to be updated to the new game
- Data does not show up half the time
Requested features
11 requests- Update match scores faster
- Add scoring and stat explanations
- Highlight favorite teams in schedule
- Add team search function
- Advertise app more
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- Allow viewing past competitions for teams
- Search competitions by city/state
- Background update for app
- User login for automatic competition population
- Fully optimize for iPad
- Page dedicated to scoring
connectCCISD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VEX via
No in-app purchases
connectCCISD
No in-app purchases
