Shady Side vs Gilman School
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
Gilman School
Access school news, announcements, and calendar events in one convenient place. Find contact information for faculty, parents, and students, and view photos and documents. Filter content to see what's most relevant to you.
- School news and announcements
- Calendar events with filtering
- Constituent directory
- Photo and document browsing
- Content filtering and preferences
- Direct constituent emailing
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The Gilman School 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 Gilman School app is drawn from the same source as the Gilman School website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gilman School at 100% against Shady Side's 40%. Gilman School also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 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.
Gilman School holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Shady Side's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gilman School's.
Shady Side ships an update every 8 months, Gilman School every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shady Side | Gilman School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (8 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shady Side Academy | Gilman School, Incorporated |
Customer experience
Shady Side
Gilman School
In-app purchases
Shady Side
No in-app purchases
Gilman School
No in-app purchases
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