Skyward Mobile Access vs SDNR Tigers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skyward Mobile Access
Access student grades, attendance, discipline, payroll, and time off information on the go. This app connects directly to your school's Skyward system for instant updates.
- Student grades
- Attendance tracking
- Discipline records
- Payroll information
- Time off requests
- Automatic district location
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Skyward Mobile Access provides intuitive access for students, parents, and school staff that currently use Skyward’s Family Access, Student Access, or Employee Access. Skyward Mobile Access will automatically locate your district and take you instantly to your vital information such as grades, attendance, discipline, payroll, time off, and more! Please contact appsupport@skyward.com with questions, comments or concerns about the app. Note: Your school district must activate Skyward Mobile Access Automatic Setup in order for this application to locate your school district and connect to it.
SDNR Tigers
This app facilitates secure communication between schools and families. It offers a centralized platform for updates on events, notices, menus, and staff contact information, with customizable notifications for personalized information delivery.
- School-to-home communication
- Customizable notifications
- Staff directory with contact options
- Quick links to school systems
- Event calendar with preferences
- Daily/weekly summaries and menus
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Introducing the School District of New Richmond app for families, students, staff, and broader school community. Our app provides a one-stop, secure platform for school-to-home and teacher-student communication. Offering a simple interface, our families, students, staff and community can keep updated with events, notices, weekly and daily summaries, cafeteria menus, social media posts, newsletters and more. Custom Notifications Select your students’ school(s) and choose which type of notifications you want. Receive district wide notifications with focused school-building updates, events, and cafeteria menus that are applicable to your student(s). Contact Staff - School Directory Quickly find and contact school and district staff with an easy to navigate directory and one-touch to call or email a staff member. Convenient & All In One Find quick links for common login systems such as our student information system (SIS), virtual classrooms (LMS), library systems, epay, and more. Recommended apps are organized in the menu for you, so you know what technology your school or teachers are recommending to use. Not only that, but see block schedules or day schedules at a glance on the app home screen. Events Calendar See all events, and set your preferences to receive notifications on the specific event categories that matter to you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skyward Mobile Access at 1.8 against SDNR Tigers's 1.0. Skyward Mobile Access also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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.
Skyward Mobile Access holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skyward Mobile Access has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Skyward Mobile Access ships an update fortnightly, SDNR Tigers every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skyward Mobile Access | SDNR Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (3.8K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #71 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyward Inc | School District of New Richmond |
Customer experience
Skyward Mobile Access
SDNR Tigers
Bugs and requests
Skyward Mobile Access
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and accounts getting locked out
- Inability to access grades and school information
- Blank screens and app freezes
- Notification icon not clearing even after reading messages
Requested features
4 requests- GPA calculator
- More detailed grade and assignment information
- Improved notification system
- Streamlined navigation and user experience
SDNR Tigers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skyward Mobile Access
No in-app purchases
SDNR Tigers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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