Fairfield Prep vs Shady Side
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fairfield Prep
This app centralizes news, announcements, and calendar events for parents, students, and faculty. Access photos, videos, documents, and contact information for the school community on your mobile device.
- News and announcements
- Photo and video browsing
- Calendar event access
- Document access
- Prep Connect directory
- Contact information lookup
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The Fairfield Prep app provides parents, students, and faculty members with all the information they need in one place, conveniently accessed and formatted specifically for consumption on their mobile devices. The app includes: • News and announcements • Pictures, videos and documents • Calendar events • Access to Prep Connect and more Download the app today to ensure you are always aware of the most important news, announcements and calendar events, and you have access on-the-go to the most current community directory. Users are able to: • Browse the latest published photos and videos • Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use • Catch up on current news • Review athletic event details, including opponents, game results, recap commentaries, and more • Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to their interests. • Quickly find faculty, parent, student and alumni contact information in Prep Connect • Call or email a constituent directly from your device The information presented in the Fairfield Prep app is drawn from the same source as the Fairfield Prep website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.
Shady Side
Access school directories, news, and calendars on the go. This app provides quick access to important information for students, faculty, and parents, including contact details and event schedules.
- School news updates
- Event calendar with filters
- Faculty and student directory
- Contact information access
- Athletic schedules and scores
- Quick access to school links
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The Shady Side app provides parents, students, and faculty members with all the information they need in one place, conveniently accessed and explicitly formatted for consumption on their mobile devices. The App includes: - Blogs, news and announcements - Pictures and documents - Calendar events - Constituent directory and more Download the app today to ensure you are always aware of the most important news, announcements, and calendar events, and you have access to the most current community directory. Users can: - Browse the latest published photos - Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use - Catch up on current news - Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to their interests - Quickly find faculty, parent, and student contact information - Email a constituent directly from your device The information in the Shady Side app is drawn from the same source as the Shady Side website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fairfield Prep at 3.5 against Shady Side's 3.1. Fairfield Prep also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Fairfield Prep holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Fairfield Prep's written reviews are positive against 40% of Shady Side's.
Fairfield Prep ships an update every 6 months, Shady Side every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fairfield Prep | Shady Side |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (14 ratings) — better | 3.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 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 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fairfield University | Shady Side Academy |
Customer experience
Fairfield Prep
Shady Side
In-app purchases
Fairfield Prep
No in-app purchases
Shady Side
No in-app purchases
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