SM Home vs Groovebox Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Consolidated communication inbox
- Manage communication preferences
- Optional chat with teachers
- Report student absences
- Search, sort, and filter messages
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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
Groovebox Studio
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | SM Home | Groovebox Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PowerSchool Group LLC | Groovebox Studio |
In-app purchases
SM Home
No in-app purchases
Groovebox Studio
No in-app purchases
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