Comparison

SM Home vs Groovebox Studio

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

Head to head
About

SM Home

Stay connected with your child's school. This app consolidates all school communications, including phone calls, emails, and SMS messages, into a single inbox. Manage your preferences, and optionally chat with teachers or report absences.

Highlights
  • Consolidated communication inbox
  • Manage communication preferences
  • Optional chat with teachers
  • Report student absences
  • Search, sort, and filter messages
Features
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For parents/guardians and students, the easy-to-use app allows users to quickly review any broadcast sent from the SchoolMessenger service (Phone/Email/SMS) in one place, manage your communication preferences and, optionally, Chat with teachers** or report absences.** Requires WIFI or data plan for internet access. Requires SchoolMessenger Communicate service subscription by the school or district. Note: SchoolMessenger Home is used for receiving SchoolMessenger Communicate messages sent by district or school personnel. If you are a school administrator or staff member looking to send messages, please download the SM Sender App. ** Chat and Attendance options may not be available depending on your School/District Here’s what’s new in v1 Inbox: All broadcasts sent from Communicate to you (Phone/SMS/Email) will also live in the app Inbox giving you one place to easily access all communications regardless of the delivery method. You can search, sort, filter and delete any of these communications My Profile: This is where you can see your students, manage your communication preferences, Access Help and Delete Your Account Chat**: Have one on one or class group conversations with teachers Attendance**: Report your students absent from school or respond to absences not reported to the school **Optional items and may not be available to all schools

About

Groovebox Studio

Features
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Welcome to the Groovebox Street Styles Dance Studio! Formerly known as 3rd Street Beat, Edmonton's first all Hip Hop and street dance studio since 2001. Inside the Groovebox, you will find competitive street dance and foundational training classes for all ages and levels of experience. Our studio offers classes in original street dance styles like Breaking, Hip Hop, Popping, Locking, Waacking, House, Commercial and more! Taking an in depth look into the foundational grooves and techniques that apply to each style. Our studio believes in being family focused and putting Foundations first!

Screenshots

SM Home4 screens
Groovebox Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SM Home at monthly against Groovebox Studio's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SM Home ships an update monthly, Groovebox Studio every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SM Home versus Groovebox Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSM HomeGroovebox Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPowerSchool Group LLCGroovebox Studio

In-app purchases

None

SM Home

No in-app purchases

None

Groovebox Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SM Home free?
SM Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Groovebox Studio free?
Groovebox Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SM Home or Groovebox Studio have ads?
Neither SM Home nor Groovebox Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SM Home or Groovebox Studio?
SM Home ships an update monthly, and Groovebox Studio every 4 months. Most recently, SM Home was updated on November 1, 2026 and Groovebox Studio on October 25, 2026.

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