Shady Side vs Holton
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Holton
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The Holton-Arms app provides the school community with information in one convenient place accessed and formatted specifically for consumption on mobile devices. The app includes: • The school directory • School calendars, including athletics • News and announcements • Links to other school resources Users are able to: • Quickly find contact information • Call or email a directory contact directly from your device • Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to your interests. • Review athletic event details • Catch up on current news • Browse the latest published photos • Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use The information presented in the Holton-Arms app is drawn from the same source as the Holton-Arms website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Holton at 10.0 against Shady Side's 15.5. On price, update cadence, 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.
Shady Side ships an update every 7 months, Holton every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shady Side | Holton |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shady Side Academy | finalsite |
In-app purchases
Shady Side
No in-app purchases
Holton
No in-app purchases
