5 vs Capistrano USD
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.
Capistrano USD
Access essential district and school information, including announcements, contact details, staff directories, and event calendars. Filter content to focus on your child's specific school for personalized updates and resources like bus routes and lunch menus.
- District and school information
- Personalized school filtering
- Announcements
- Contact details and staff directory
- Event calendar
- School resource links
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The app includes information for the district and all schools. Filter by the school your child attends to feature information for that school. Key information includes: • Announcements • Contact Details • Staff Directory • Event Calendar Additional resources may be provided by the district or school, such as: • bus routes • board agendas • lunch menus • Aeries & MySchoolBucks login links • sports information • and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Capistrano USD at 2.2 against 5's 1.4. 5's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Capistrano USD holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 5 has 6.6K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of 5's written reviews are positive against 0% of Capistrano USD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
5 ships an update monthly, Capistrano USD every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 5 | Capistrano USD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (6.6K ratings) | 2.2 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.6K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #187 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 5 Star Students Solutions LLC | Catapult K12 |
Customer experience
5
Capistrano USD
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
Capistrano USD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
5
No in-app purchases
Capistrano USD
No in-app purchases
