The Perfecting App vs OnCourse Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Perfecting App
Stay connected with your church community. Access sermons, make online donations, and sign up for upcoming events. This app simplifies church engagement.
- Listen to sermons
- Give online
- Sign up for events
- Stay connected with church
- Access church resources
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The Perfecting App helps you stay connected with our church, listen to sermons, give online, sign-up for events and more! For more information visit, www.theperfectingchurch.org Mobile app version: 6.20.0
OnCourse Connect
Access your student portal on the go. View grades, assignments, attendance, schedules, and fees. Receive push notifications for important updates and manage multiple student accounts easily.
- View grades and assignments
- Track attendance
- Access class schedules
- Check school fees
- Manage push notifications
- Switch between multiple student accounts
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The OnCourse Connect app provides convenient mobile access to the OnCourse Connect student portal on your phone or tablet. Students, parents and guardians can easily view grades, assignments, attendance, class schedules, school fees, student calendars and more. Manage push notifications of grade changes and other events. Parents and guardians can easily switch between multiple student accounts to stay up to date on all their students. If your district uses the OnCourse Classroom Learning Management System (LMS), the Connect mobile app integrates with the OnCourse Classroom mobile app so students can submit work, message teachers and more via their mobile device. PLEASE NOTE: Your school district must be using the OnCourse Student Information system for you to access the OnCourse Connect app. An OnCourse Connect account login is required to use this application. Contact your school or district for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Perfecting App at 100% against OnCourse Connect's 11%. The Perfecting App also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0). OnCourse Connect's advantage is ratings volume (186 vs 10). 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.
The Perfecting App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnCourse Connect has 186 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of The Perfecting App's written reviews are positive against 11% of OnCourse Connect's.
The Perfecting App ships an update every 3 months, OnCourse Connect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Perfecting App | OnCourse Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better | 2.0 (186 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 11.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 186 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Perfecting Church | OnCourse Systems For Education, LLC |
Customer experience
The Perfecting App
OnCourse Connect
Bugs and requests
The Perfecting App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
OnCourse Connect
Reported bugs
13 issues- Login system rejects correct credentials
- Password reset loop - new password rejected immediately
- Attendance tab displays black screen
- App crashes when switching between students
- Update required message appears despite being on latest version
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- App logs out users unexpectedly
- Grades and classes disappear after app updates
- Assignment grades disappear when past due date
- App freezes on loading screen
- Cannot toggle back to student view without closing app
- Google login shows white screen
- App crashes when switching between tabs
- Inconsistent update notifications
Requested features
6 requests- Google Student login integration
- Remember me/auto-login functionality
- Face ID/biometric authentication that actually works
- Back button for navigation
- Better attendance tracking system
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- Improved assignment instructions display
In-app purchases
The Perfecting App
No in-app purchases
OnCourse Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Perfecting App free?
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