5 vs Rift Student
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.
Rift Student
This app offers an alternative interface and enhanced features for Infinite Campus users. It includes grade checking, inbox access, and customizable views to help students manage their academic performance.
- Alternative Infinite Campus UI
- Grade Checking
- Inbox features
- Quarterly Grade Checking
- Weighted Grades View
- Light & Dark Modes
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Allows Infinite Campus® users to enjoy a different user interface and functions than the 1st party Infinite Campus® app. Use our checking feature to help you learn what you need to get to ace your classes. Additional Features include: - Grade Checking - Inbox features - Quarterly Grade Checking - Weighted Grades View - Light & Dark Modes and many, many more Rift is an independent software program and has not been authorized, endorsed, or otherwise approved by Infinite Campus, Inc. INFINITE CAMPUS® is a trademark of Infinite Campus, Inc. Look at https://riftapp.io/terms for our terms and conditions and trademark use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 5 at Free against Rift Student's $0.99. 5 also leads on ratings volume (6.7K vs 35) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Rift Student's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 1.4) and review sentiment (50% vs 27%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
5 is free to download; Rift Student costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rift Student holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 5 has 6.7K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of 5's written reviews are positive against 50% of Rift Student's.
5 ships an update monthly, Rift Student every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 5 | Rift Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.4 (6.7K ratings) | 3.6 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.7K — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 5 Star Students Solutions LLC | Varun Chitturi |
Customer experience
5
Rift Student
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
Rift Student
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
5
No in-app purchases
Rift Student
No in-app purchases
