Skyward Mobile Access vs Carroll ISD
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.
Carroll ISD
Stay connected with Dragon Nation through personalized news feeds, important alerts, and easy access to school information. This app provides a direct line to district updates, staff directories, and daily menus.
- Personalized news feed
- District and school alerts
- Mobile-friendly lunch menus
- Staff directory
- Follow individual schools
- Feedback submission
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The new-look Carroll ISD App – Mobile Dragon 2.0 – gives you a personalized window into everything happening in Dragon Nation with improved functionality for users. New features include: -CISD News Feed: Get all the District, School, Sports, Arts & Entertainment News and social media posts -Notifications: Get alerts from the district regarding important information, like school closures or early releases -Lunch Menus: View mobile-friendly lunch menus on-the-go -Dragon Tip Line: Users can provide feedback on a wide-range of topics -Follow Schools: Feature allows users to follow all school calendars, news and social media -Directory: Campus-by-Campus directory provides email and listing of all staff Other features include: -Calendars -Family Access portal -Bus Routes -Flickr Photo Albums -SAFEdragon Information -Lunch Money Now access
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carroll ISD at 3.0 against Skyward Mobile Access's 1.8. Carroll ISD also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 13%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). Skyward Mobile Access's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 31). 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.
Carroll ISD holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skyward Mobile Access has 3.8K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Skyward Mobile Access's written reviews are positive against 25% of Carroll ISD's.
Skyward Mobile Access ships an update fortnightly, Carroll ISD every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Skyward Mobile Access | Carroll ISD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (3.8K ratings) | 3.0 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #57 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyward Inc | Carroll Independent School District |
Customer experience
Skyward Mobile Access
Carroll ISD
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
Carroll ISD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skyward Mobile Access
No in-app purchases
Carroll ISD
No in-app purchases
Questions
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