Comparison

5 vs Q Mobile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • View points and rewards
  • Access activities and events
  • Participate in surveys and polls
  • Receive school news and notifications
  • Digital ID for event check-in
Currently charting
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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.

About

Q Mobile

Access core school functions like attendance, student profiles, and communication. Requires your school district to use the Q Student Information System with this service enabled. Data and options may vary by district.

Highlights
  • Real-time attendance tracking
  • View student profiles
  • Access Q Communication
  • District-specific data options
  • K-12 student management
Features
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Q Mobile provides convenient, real-time access to core Q functions such as taking attendance, viewing student profiles and accessing Q Communication. To use the Q Mobile App your school district must be using the Q (or MISTAR-) Student Information System and have this service enabled. Available data and options may vary by district depending on the district's preferences. Aequitas Solutions, Inc. is a leader in innovative K-12 student management systems. Our mission is to lead the K-12 industry by providing next generation student management solutions that push traditional SIS boundaries, and to build lasting customer relationships based on openness, honesty, integrity, and a true sense of partnership. Q, its highly successful solution managing the information needs of millions of students, parents and educators, is a full-featured student information system (SIS) utilizing innovative tools, and proactive data analysis allowing educators to more fully focus on the individual and constantly changing needs of students.

Screenshots

54 screens
Q Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Q Mobile at 2.0 against 5's 1.4. Q Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 5's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 23). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Q Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 5 has 6.1K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of 5's written reviews are positive against 13% of Q Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5 ships an update monthly, Q Mobile every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
5 versus Q Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5Q Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (6.1K ratings)2.0 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.7% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings6.1K — better23
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#84 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer5 Star Students Solutions LLCAequitas Solutions, Inc.

Customer experience

5

All ratings5,717 ratings
Positive7.3%
Neutral1.0%
Negative91.7%
Written reviews606 reviews
Positive25.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative72.6%

Q Mobile

All ratings23 ratings
Positive26.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative73.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

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

Q Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

5

No in-app purchases

None

Q Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 5 free?
5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Q Mobile free?
Q Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 5 or Q Mobile?
Q Mobile is rated higher. 5 averages 1.4 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Q Mobile averages 2.0 from 23 ratings.
Do 5 or Q Mobile have ads?
Neither 5 nor Q Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 5 or Q Mobile?
5 ships an update monthly, and Q Mobile every 10 months. Most recently, 5 was updated on September 25, 2026 and Q Mobile on September 15, 2026.

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