CommHQ vs Swivl M2
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
Swivl M2
Enhance teaching and boost student engagement using a mobile device. This tool listens to classroom activity to offer valuable support for educators.
- Improve instruction
- Increase student participation
- Mobile device support
- Listens to class activity
- Provides educator support
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Improve instruction at each tier and increase student participation with your mobile device. M2 will listen to class and provide the support you need.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CommHQ at 63% against Swivl M2's 0%. CommHQ also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 6). Swivl M2's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 2.7). 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.
Swivl M2 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CommHQ has 45 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of CommHQ's written reviews are positive against 0% of Swivl M2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CommHQ ships an update every 2 months, Swivl M2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CommHQ | Swivl M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (45 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | finalsite | Swivl, Inc |
Customer experience
CommHQ
Swivl M2
In-app purchases
CommHQ
No in-app purchases
Swivl M2
No in-app purchases
