Heart Schools vs JARPD Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heart Schools
Manage your fundraising efforts for the American Heart Association's Schools program directly from your mobile device. Track progress, update your personal fundraising page, and communicate with supporters via email.
- Fundraising progress tracking
- Update fundraising page
- Send supporter emails
- Mobile event management
- Real-time progress updates
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Do your fundraising on the go with your American Heart Association's Schools app. The mobile app is a great tool to track your fundraising progress, update your page, and send emails. Please note: The American Heart Association's Schools app is only available to current registrants of the event. If you haven't registered yet for this years event, please go to https://www.heart.org/schools to register for an event near you.
JARPD Connect
Report city issues and get updates on recreational events. This app connects you directly to your city for fast problem resolution and information sharing.
- Report city issues
- Get facility updates
- Receive event notifications
- Direct city connection
- Fast issue resolution
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See a Park of Facility that needs attention? Have a question about upcoming recreational opportunities? Would you like to receive updates about upcoming events? Tap right into your city and report the issue fast with JARPD Connect!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Heart Schools at 39K against JARPD Connect's 2. Heart Schools also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). JARPD Connect's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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.
JARPD Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heart Schools has 39K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Heart Schools ships an update every 2 months, JARPD Connect every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heart Schools | JARPD Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (39K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Heart Association | GOGov, Inc. |
Customer experience
Heart Schools
JARPD Connect
Bugs and requests
Heart Schools
Reported bugs
4 issues- Heart Hero scanner not working
- Points not accurately tracked or updated
- Arcade games not loading properly
- Donation submissions failing or not registering
Requested features
4 requests- Allow multiple children under one parent account
- Improve check deposit and donation tracking
- Add more games and interactive content
- Provide better instructions and tutorials
JARPD Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Heart Schools
No in-app purchases
JARPD Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Heart Schools free?
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