Comparison

RandoMeister vs Pickering College

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

Head to head
About

RandoMeister

This app helps educators randomly select student names, words, or math facts from custom lists. It also facilitates the creation of random, editable student groups with optional restrictions, saving and exporting capabilities.

Highlights
  • Random name selection
  • Custom list creation
  • Random group generation
  • Group restrictions
  • Save and export groups
  • Class management
  • Pick statistics
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RandoMeister lets you randomly pick student names (or Dolch sight words or math facts or text from really any kind of list you construct) using several different methods. It also lets you create random (but editable) groups based on either the number of groups you want or the number of students you want in each group. You may even set up restrictions (behind the scenes) if there are students that you do not want ending up together in the same group. You may also save these groups for reuse and export them. Rotate to landscape in order to display names at their largest size. Create multiple classes. Get notified when everyone in your class has been drawn or view the class list to see pick-statistics for each student. Even set a timer to automatically pick students.

About

Pickering College

Features
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The Pickering College 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: - Blogs, news and announcements - 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 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 - Call or email a constituent directly from your device The information presented in the Pickering College app is drawn from the same source as the Pickering College website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.

Screenshots

RandoMeister4 screens
Pickering College3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pickering College at Free against RandoMeister's $0.99. Pickering College also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). RandoMeister's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0.0 vs 14.0). On 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

Pickering College is free to download; RandoMeister costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RandoMeister ships an update every 4 months, Pickering College monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RandoMeister versus Pickering College: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandoMeisterPickering College
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElementary SoftwarePickering College

In-app purchases

None

RandoMeister

No in-app purchases

None

Pickering College

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RandoMeister free?
RandoMeister costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pickering College free?
Pickering College is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RandoMeister or Pickering College have ads?
Neither RandoMeister nor Pickering College shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RandoMeister or Pickering College?
RandoMeister ships an update every 4 months, and Pickering College monthly. Most recently, RandoMeister was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pickering College on October 25, 2026.

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