SM Home vs Increase Performance
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
Increase Performance
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Inside the Increase Performance app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
SM Home and Increase Performance are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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, Increase Performance every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SM Home | Increase Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PowerSchool Group LLC | Increase Performance |
In-app purchases
SM Home
No in-app purchases
Increase Performance
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SM Home free?
Is Increase Performance free?
Do SM Home or Increase Performance have ads?
Which is updated more often, SM Home or Increase Performance?
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