Comparison

Hive vs Melbourne Grammar School

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Instant notifications
  • Personalized messaging
  • Dynamic calendar
  • Due work reminders
  • School news updates
  • Live timetable
  • Sports schedules and scores
Features
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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.

About

Melbourne Grammar School

Features
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Bridge the gap between home and school with the Melbourne Grammar School app, developed by Digistorm. Receive instant information about Melbourne Grammar School, push notifications for urgent updates, school newsletters and more. Key features of the Melbourne Grammar School app: Notices: the Notices module provides Melbourne Grammar School with the ability to keep their community informed with important information, with push notifications for urgent school notices Calendar: the Calendar module displays all events occurring in the current week or those that are up-and-coming. Events can easily be subscribed to, shared and saved for later Newsletter: the Newsletter module allows Melbourne Grammar School to share electronic newsletters, directly to the app Other features such as a quick and easy Contact Directory help you to reach Melbourne Grammar School with the tap of a button Settings allows you to manage the frequency and type of notifications that you receive from MGS. Developed by Digistorm - Software for Smarter Schools.

Screenshots

Hive2 screens
Melbourne Grammar School2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hive at every 5 months against Melbourne Grammar School's every 17 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hive ships an update every 5 months, Melbourne Grammar School every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hive versus Melbourne Grammar School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiveMelbourne Grammar School
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeelong Grammar SchoolMelbourne Grammar School

In-app purchases

None

Hive

No in-app purchases

None

Melbourne Grammar School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hive free?
Hive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Melbourne Grammar School free?
Melbourne Grammar School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hive or Melbourne Grammar School have ads?
Neither Hive nor Melbourne Grammar School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hive or Melbourne Grammar School?
Hive ships an update every 5 months, and Melbourne Grammar School every 17 months. Most recently, Hive was updated on June 5, 2026 and Melbourne Grammar School on September 10, 2026.

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