VEX via vs iCode School
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.
iCode School
This app provides students with a centralized platform to manage their academic life. It offers features for accessing courses, submitting assignments, communicating with instructors, and tracking progress. Students can also view attendance, manage schedules, and access educational articles.
- Course access and navigation
- Assignment submission and feedback
- Instructor messaging
- Attendance tracking
- Calendar for schedules
- Article access for learning
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Home • Students can view detailed analytics, access quick links, and monitor their course and challenge points all in one place. Courses • Quickly access and navigate through all enrolled courses with ease. Homework/Assignments • Access assigned homework, submit completed assignments, and receive corrections and feedback swiftly. Messages • Efficiently communicate with instructors using the in-app messaging feature, ensuring quick and effective correspondence. Attendance • View attendance records by date and class, allowing students to keep track of their attendance history. Calendar • Check and manage class schedules using the calendar feature, making it easy to plan and stay organized. Drive • Easily upload attachments for assignments, and access attachments provided by instructors for reference and study. Notifications • Receive timely notifications about class reminders, attendance updates, and course completion statuses, keeping students informed and up-to-date. Articles • Access and learn from a variety of articles on educational and technological topics, enhancing knowledge and staying informed on the latest trends and insights.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iCode School at 5.0 against VEX via's 4.1. VEX via's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
iCode School holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VEX via has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VEX via ships an update every 3 weeks, iCode School every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VEX via | iCode School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DWAB Technology, LLC | iCode |
Customer experience
VEX via
iCode School
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
iCode School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VEX via
No in-app purchases
iCode School
No in-app purchases
