5 vs CMHS Spartans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
5
Access school-related data, including points, rewards, and activities, directly from your mobile device. Stay informed with school news and notifications, and utilize your digital ID for event check-ins. Participate in surveys and voting polls easily.
- View points and rewards
- Access activities and events
- Participate in surveys and polls
- Receive school news and notifications
- Digital ID for event check-in
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Access 5-Star Students data on your iPhone or iPad device! View your own points, rewards, activities, events, and access available surveys and voting polls. Plus, receive school news and notifications. Use your digital ID to check into events or even check in yourself, based on location or code, if available from your school.
CMHS Spartans
This app provides a centralized hub for school community members to access news, announcements, calendars, and events. It also features photo albums, videos, and direct messaging capabilities with teachers and staff. Push notifications ensure users stay informed about important updates.
- School news and announcements
- Event calendars
- Photo and video albums
- Teacher and staff directory
- Direct messaging
- Push notifications
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Our mobile app is recommended to all our students, parents, teachers, staff members, and other members of our community. News, announcements, calendars, events, photo albums, videos, and even sections for each one of our teachers and staff members are all included in our app. Access lots of information conveniently, and always stay informed with our push notifications. Send messages to teachers and staff members right within our app, anywhere, anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CMHS Spartans at 2.5 against 5's 1.4. CMHS Spartans also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 5's advantage is ratings volume (6.6K vs 11). 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.
CMHS Spartans holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 5 has 6.6K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
5 ships an update monthly, CMHS Spartans every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 5 | CMHS Spartans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (6.6K ratings) | 2.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.6K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 5 Star Students Solutions LLC | Educational Networks Inc. |
Customer experience
5
CMHS Spartans
Bugs and requests
5
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unreliable notifications
- Syncing issues across devices
- Unauthorized access to user data
Requested features
3 requests- More privacy controls
- Flexible bathroom pass system
- Improved user interface and experience
CMHS Spartans
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
5
No in-app purchases
CMHS Spartans
No in-app purchases
