AdminPlus SIS vs GiveThx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AdminPlus SIS
Manage student information, attendance, grades, and discipline records on the go. Communicate with students, staff, and parents through integrated messaging and notification features. Access demographic data and schedules for efficient school administration.
- Student and staff directory
- Attendance tracking (absent/tardy)
- Discipline incident reporting
- Student schedule viewing
- Grade and GPA assessment
- Mass communication via AP Notify
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Easily search and scroll through all students, staff, and contacts to quickly call, text, or email. Users can easily switch between schools within the app. Access student demographic fields such as allergy information and locker combinations. See when a student is absent or tardy. Know what class a student is supposed to be in at any given time. Assess how a student is performing in school by viewing his or her grades. Enter new discipline incidents. Use AP Notify features to reach contacts via email, text, and voice message. Student Demographics: Choose any of the AdminPlus database fields to view in the AdminPlus Mobile App, including contact database fields and alert fields. Filter and scroll through all students, staff, and contacts to quickly call, email, or text. Attendance: See when a student is absent or tardy. View summary totals and the list of events. Discipline & Incident Reporting: View previous infraction details and add new incidents while at the scene. The penalty summary shows only the “penalty” with a total for Served or Outstanding for the date range, followed by a list of incidents. Student Schedules: Know what class a student is scheduled to be in at any time. Display block names, times, and teacher name. An important security feature, the mobile app highlights the class the student should be in during the current period. Use settings to choose rotation and section terms. Grades and GPAs: Assess how a student is performing by viewing their grades. See grades, skills, and GPAs. Selected marking period grades, course name, teacher and comments are displayed. Selecting a class will display additional marking period grades. Notifications with AP Notify: AP Notify features are now included in the AdminPlus mobile app. Quickly notify thousands of contacts within your school community via email, text, and voice message, without having to import data. Note: requires AP Notify as part of the AdminPlus SIS. NOTE: You must have the PlusPortals installed to use this app in conjunction with AdminPlus. Please contact Rediker Software at 800-213-9860 to add PlusPortals and enhance your current AP products. Requires version iOS 13.0 or higher.
GiveThx
This app fosters a positive school environment by encouraging gratitude and connection. It helps students and educators build social-emotional skills through digital thank-you notes and lessons, promoting wellbeing and academic success.
- Digital thank-you notes
- Research-backed lessons
- Nurture mental health
- Improve academic success
- Strengthen social-emotional skills
- Foster belonging and connection
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Students thrive when they feel recognized and valued for who they are. A school culture grounded in connection and belonging fuels student engagement, confidence, and growth. GiveThx is a digital program that strengthens student and educator wellbeing and social-emotional skills through gratitude. Students and staff use digital thank you notes and research-backed lessons to nurture mental health and improve academic success. GiveThx creates positive relationships and inclusive school communities where all students and educators feel safe, valued, and connected. GiveThx envisions a world where all schools are safe, equitable, and inclusive and where all students have the social, emotional, and academic skills to thrive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AdminPlus SIS at every 3 months against GiveThx's every 6 months. AdminPlus SIS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AdminPlus SIS against 5.0 for GiveThx. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.
AdminPlus SIS ships an update every 3 months, GiveThx every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AdminPlus SIS | GiveThx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rediker Software, Inc. | GiveThx |
Customer experience
AdminPlus SIS
GiveThx
In-app purchases
AdminPlus SIS
No in-app purchases
GiveThx
No in-app purchases
Questions
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