My BackPack Mobile vs SchoolPass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My BackPack Mobile
Access school data like grades, assignments, schedules, and attendance on your mobile device. Parents can also view account balances, while faculty can manage attendance. User access is secured by your school's Ascendance applications.
- Student/Parent Directory Search
- View Grades and Comments
- Check Assignments
- Review Schedules
- Track Attendance
- View Account Balances (Parents)
- Enter Attendance (Faculty)
Read full descriptionHide full description
My BackPack Mobile lets parents, students, and faculty access school-related data on the go. Similar to the desktop version, user access is based on communities, and data security is controlled through the school’s Ascendance applications. Log in with your existing My BackPack credentials. Students and parents can search the directory, review grades and comments, check assignments, view schedules, and attendance, and (parents only) check balances. Teachers and staff can search the directory, view grades and schedule, and enter daily or class attendance. For All Users: •Search the Student/Parent Directory by student or by parent (note that the information displayed may be limited based on individual publishing preferences). •View contact information for the school. •Change password for Advantage Mobile/My BackPack (non-LDAP users only). For Parents: •View Child Summary information, including a photo if available. •Review your child’s marking period grades and comments. •See your child’s schedule. •Review attendance data for your child. •Check your child’s homework assignments and daily assignment grades, where available. •Check your account balances. For Students: •Review your marking period grades and comments. •See your schedule. •Review your attendance records. •Check your homework assignments and daily assignment grades, where available. For Faculty/Staff: •View marking period grades and comments for your students. •See your schedule. •Enter Daily Attendance for your homeroom. •Enter Class Attendance for your class sections. Please note that the set of functions and data available to you will depend on the security configuration set up by your school!
SchoolPass
This K-12 platform streamlines campus management for schools, handling student arrivals, departures, and attendance. It modernizes visitor and staff screening, ensuring accurate accountability for everyone on campus, especially during emergencies.
- Campus movement management
- Attendance tracking
- Campus wellness screening
- Visitor and staff management
- Emergency preparedness
- Cloud-based platform
Read full descriptionHide full description
SchoolPass is a K-12 platform that helps schools manage campus movement, attendance, and campus wellness, in the cloud. Schools can consolidate and modernize the arrival, screening, and departure of students, visitors, and staff in one place, while enabling staff to more quickly and accurately account for everyone on campus throughout the school day, especially during an emergency. Please note that you must have an SchoolPass account with a participating school in order to use this app.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SchoolPass at 4.7 against My BackPack Mobile's 1.8. SchoolPass also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (4.9K vs 41). My BackPack Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). 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.
SchoolPass holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SchoolPass has 4.9K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of My BackPack Mobile's written reviews are positive against 20% of SchoolPass's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
My BackPack Mobile ships an update every 13 months, SchoolPass monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My BackPack Mobile | SchoolPass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (41 ratings) | 4.7 (4.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better | 19.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 4.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VenturEd Solutions LLC | Raptor Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
My BackPack Mobile
SchoolPass
Bugs and requests
My BackPack Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SchoolPass
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes or crashes on launch
- Login credentials not working
- Calendar functionality not working
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between students
- Profile photos and phone numbers not saving
Requested features
5 requests- Single login for multiple children across schools
- Automatic password saving and facial recognition
- Ability to edit driver/contact information
- Customizable UI for schools
- CarPlay integration
In-app purchases
My BackPack Mobile
No in-app purchases
SchoolPass
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is My BackPack Mobile free?
Is SchoolPass free?
Which has better reviews, My BackPack Mobile or SchoolPass?
Do My BackPack Mobile or SchoolPass have ads?
Which is updated more often, My BackPack Mobile or SchoolPass?
Other comparisons















