Easy Grade vs SchoolStatus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Grade
Effortlessly grade student papers with this digital tool. Customize test parameters, choose grading methods, and adjust display settings for a personalized experience. Offers advanced features like half-point grading through an in-app purchase.
- Adjust number of questions
- Grade by questions right/wrong
- Half-point grading option
- Adjust text size
- Landscape mode support
- Slide Over/Split View on iPad
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Grade papers in seconds — anywhere, anytime. Trusted by 15,000+ teachers. 4.9 stars. The original EZ Grader app with half-point scoring. Features: • Works for any number of questions • Half-point increments • Grade by correct OR incorrect answers • Large text mode for easy reading • Landscape + Split View for iPad • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Color themes and more icons for Easy Grade Premium No cardboard EZ Grader needed.
SchoolStatus
Facilitate seamless communication between educators and parents. Access contact details, make calls, and send texts anonymously. Track engagement history to maintain accurate and secure student data.
- Find parent contact information
- Anonymous calling and texting
- Receive parent communications
- View engagement history
- Secure and accurate data
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With SchoolStatus, you can stay engaged with parents from anywhere: - Find contact information for students’ families - Make calls and send texts from an anonymous number - Receive calls and texts from parents - See your engagement history - Keep your data accurate and secure
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Easy Grade at 81% against SchoolStatus's 33%. Easy Grade also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (11K vs 4). SchoolStatus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Easy Grade sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SchoolStatus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Easy Grade holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy Grade has 11K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Easy Grade's written reviews are positive against 33% of SchoolStatus's.
Easy Grade ships an update fortnightly, SchoolStatus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Grade | SchoolStatus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11K ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Objective Jellyfish, LLC | SchoolStatus |
Customer experience
Easy Grade
SchoolStatus
User reviews
Easy Grade
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Saves time
- 💡 Convenient mobile app
- 🚀 Quick grading
- 💡 Adjustable question count
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 💡 Needs more grading scale options
SchoolStatus
From 4 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use for communication
- 👍 Convenient for on-the-go communication
- 👍 Great for contacting parents without revealing personal number
- 👍 Helps engage parents
- 👍 Keeps track of parent communication
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable
- 🐛 Inconsistent notifications
- 🐛 Limited picture access
- 🐛 Not user-friendly
- 🐛 Crashes often
Bugs and requests
Easy Grade
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to use half points on iPad
- App not working properly for some users
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for different point totals
- Integrate school grading scales
- Provide data analytics and reporting
SchoolStatus
Reported bugs
36 issues- App crashes often or glitches
- Parents receive messages about the wrong child
- App does not support landscape mode
- Cannot make outgoing calls
- App not optimized for iPhone 14 Pro
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- Messages stuck behind top icons on iPhone 14 Pro
- Dynamic Island gets in the way on iPhone 14 Pro
- Unable to click commands on top of the screen on iPhone 14 Pro
- App does not work on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Messages are stuck behind the battery on iPhone 14
- Notifications only accessible on PC
- Interface not matching screen on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Icons and buttons inaccessible on iPhone 14 Pro
- Letters in messages run outside the box
- Cannot log in
- Username invalid on phone but valid on desktop
- Broadcast button missing
- App doesn't refresh, conversations or phone calls not updated
- Cannot view messages even with notifications
- Shows red dot for unread messages but message doesn't open
- Newer messages not showing
- Time is wrong
- Messages from one parent show under another parent's name
- Messages still show as unread after being read
- Contacts, class, or student groups are blank when sending broadcasts
- Layout looks 'stacked' instead of smooth
- Text messages won't always send
- Messages won't load
- Notifications won't go away
- Missing entire conversations
- App crashes when trying to send messages
- Cannot see pictures sent by parents
- Not receiving call or message notifications
- Unread message count incorrect between app and computer
- App won't open
- Touch ID login issues
Requested features
12 requests- Schedule broadcasts or messages
- Send videos
- Send multiple pictures in a broadcast
- Improve translations
- Allow teachers to decide preferred contacts
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- Add original signature to broadcasts
- Add Microsoft365 login option
- Bring back Finger ID/Touch ID login
- Update to fix issues with newer iPhones (Dynamic Island, screen interface)
- Improve syncing between app and desktop
- Ensure classroom changes (phone numbers) are updated in the app
- Distinguish between mobile, work, or emergency numbers when calling
In-app purchases
Easy Grade
- Half Points$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Easy Grade Premium$6.99
SchoolStatus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Easy Grade free?
Is SchoolStatus free?
Which has better reviews, Easy Grade or SchoolStatus?
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