Hive vs Kambala Sundial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hive
This app provides a direct communication channel for school communities, offering real-time alerts and seamless collaboration between teachers, parents, and students. Access important school information, messages, calendars, and news updates all in one place.
- Instant notifications
- Personalized messaging
- Dynamic calendar
- Due work reminders
- School news updates
- Live timetable
- Sports schedules and scores
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Access the key features of Hive from the palm of your hand with the Geelong Grammar School app, developed in partnership with Digistorm and Schoolbox. Receive instant and important information from your school community, receive real-time alerts and experience seamless collaboration between teachers, parents and students. Key features of the Geelong Grammar School app: Notifications: notifications are synced with Schoolbox to ensure that you receive targeted and important push notifications that matter to you Messages: messages allow parents, teachers and students to communicate personally, in groups or to receive targeted communications from Geelong Grammar School Calendar: the Calendar provides parents, teachers and students a personalised view of what's coming up for the day or in the future. Students can also receive reminders when the due date for their work is approaching Due Work: this module allows students and their parents to know and be reminded when their school work is due News: news provides the school community with the latest information on what's happening at Geelong Grammar School Timetable: the timetable feature pulls information dynamically from Schoolbox so that teachers and students always know where they need to be Sport - View up-to-date schedules and scores for all Geelong Grammar School sports teams, from Junior B Softball to 1st Cricket. Settings allows you to manage the frequency and type of notifications that you receive from Geelong Grammar School. Developed by Digistorm - Software for Smarter Schools.
Kambala Sundial
This app facilitates seamless communication and information sharing within a school community. It provides real-time alerts, personalized calendars, and updates on school news and assignments for students, parents, and teachers.
- Instant notifications synced with Schoolbox
- Personalized messages for individuals and groups
- Dynamic calendar with assignment reminders
- Due work tracking and reminders
- Latest school news updates
- Real-time timetable access
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Access the key features of Sundial from the palm of your hand with the Kambala app, developed in partnership with Digistorm and Schoolbox. Receive instant and important information from your school community, receive real-time alerts and experience seamless collaboration between teachers, parents and students. Key features of the Kambala app: Notifications: notifications are synced with Schoolbox to ensure that you receive targeted and important push notifications that matter to you Messages: messages allow parents, teachers and students to communicate personally, in groups or to receive targeted communications from Kambala Calendar: the Calendar provides parents, teachers and students a personalised view of what's coming up for the day or in the future. Students can also receive reminders when the due date for their work is approaching Due Work: this module allows students and their parents to know and be reminded when their school work is due News: news provides the school community with the latest information on what's happening at Kambala Timetable: the timetable feature pulls information dynamically from Schoolbox so that teachers and students always know where they need to be Settings allows you to manage the frequency and type of notifications that you receive from Kambala. Developed by Digistorm - Software for Smarter Schools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kambala Sundial at 5.0 against Hive's 3.7. Hive's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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.
Kambala Sundial holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Hive ships an update every 5 months, Kambala Sundial every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hive | Kambala Sundial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geelong Grammar School | Kambala |
Customer experience
Hive
Kambala Sundial
In-app purchases
Hive
No in-app purchases
Kambala Sundial
No in-app purchases
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