Skyward Mobile Access vs Beanstalk Learning
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.
Beanstalk Learning
This interactive eBook reader allows students to download and access their digital textbooks offline. Users can customize their reading experience with portrait or landscape views and easily navigate through content. The app also provides tools for making notes and highlighting text for effective study and review.
- Offline eBook access
- Portrait and landscape view
- Thumbnail navigation
- Note-taking
- Text highlighting
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Beanstalk is an interactive eBook reader app for Students. With Beanstalk Reader you can: 1) Download your Beanstalk eBooks and access them offline, where and when you choose 2) Select portrait or landscape view with thumbnail-based navigation 3) Make notes and highlight text as you go, or view all for convenient review
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beanstalk Learning at 2.5 against Skyward Mobile Access's 1.8. Beanstalk Learning also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Skyward Mobile Access's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 10). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Beanstalk Learning holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skyward Mobile Access has 3.8K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 13% and 14% positive.
Skyward Mobile Access ships an update fortnightly, Beanstalk Learning every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Skyward Mobile Access | Beanstalk Learning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (3.8K ratings) | 2.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 10 |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyward Inc | Beanstalk Learning |
Customer experience
Skyward Mobile Access
Beanstalk Learning
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
Beanstalk Learning
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skyward Mobile Access
No in-app purchases
Beanstalk Learning
No in-app purchases
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