CommHQ vs CrateIt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CommHQ
This app enables school administrators to send messages to parents, students, and staff through multiple channels like phone, email, and text. It offers a user-friendly interface for quick message creation and delivery confirmation, along with a mobile directory for easy access to contact information.
- C.O.P.E. mobile interface
- Create and send messages
- Send saved messages
- Targeted recipient messaging
- Track delivery progress
- Manage delivery options
- Mobile directory access
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Designed by and for school administrators, Finalsite Communications HQ allows users to send messages whenever and wherever they need and confirm delivery. Usability tested to ensure ease of use, the C.O.P.E. mobile interface makes creating and sending messages a one-touch process. Multiple delivery methods (phone, email and text) allow you to contact parents and students in the most effective ways. With Mobile Directory, you have the entire district at your fingertips. See parent, student and staff addresses, phone numbers and emails. Key Features: * C.O.P.E. mobile interface * Create and send new messages * Send previously saved messages * Send to targeted recipients * Track message delivery progress * Manage delivery options Requirements: * Finalsite service * Finalsite administrator login * Finalsite teacher login * Wifi access or data plan for Internet access
CrateIt
Easily upload documents to your compliance crate by scanning them directly within the app. Drag and drop files for quick organization. This app requires a school district's paid subscription to a 806 Technologies compliance crate product.
- Scan documents
- Drag and drop file upload
- Compliance crate integration
- Device registration
- Free to use with subscription
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Need to quickly upload documentation into your compliance crate? CrateIt! Open the CrateIt app, scan your documents and drag and drop the file into your crate. CrateIt is FREE with your school districts paid subscription to one of 806 Technologies compliance crate products. Download CrateIt and register your device by logging into your compliance crate on your computer and navigating to Manage Account > Mobile Devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CrateIt at 4.0 against CommHQ's 2.8. CommHQ's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
CrateIt holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CommHQ has 44 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CommHQ ships an update every 2 months, CrateIt every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CommHQ | CrateIt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (44 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | finalsite | 806 Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
CommHQ
CrateIt
In-app purchases
CommHQ
No in-app purchases
CrateIt
No in-app purchases
