Shady Side vs Apex Social
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
Apex Social
Connect with professionals and students in the care sector to discover international work opportunities. This app facilitates exploration of global roles, particularly for those assisting families with special needs children.
- Discover international work opportunities
- Connect with care professionals
- Support for families with special needs children
- Networking for students and teachers
- Explore global career paths
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Explore your possibilities with Apex Social! We designed this app for care professionals, students, and teachers in the professional care and social sector that would like to learn more about opportunities to work abroad and help families with children with special needs. The app makes connecting with like-minded people easy and opens up the chance to explore the world while getting the necessary support from us at Apex Social. Terms of Use: https://apex-social.org/agb
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Apex Social at 100% against Shady Side's 40%. Apex Social also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Apex Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Shady Side's written reviews are positive against 100% of Apex Social's.
Shady Side ships an update every 7 months, Apex Social every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Shady Side | Apex Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shady Side Academy | Apex Social Inc |
Customer experience
Shady Side
Apex Social
In-app purchases
Shady Side
No in-app purchases
Apex Social
No in-app purchases
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