Comparison

Berkeley County School Dist. vs Colonial Heights PS

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

Head to head
About

Berkeley County School Dist.

Stay informed about school district events, customize notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. Get real-time updates from administration and easily find staff and department contact information.

Highlights
  • Event listings with calendar integration
  • Customizable notifications by student organization
  • Weekly cafeteria menus
  • District news and updates feed
  • Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Berkeley County School Dist.. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

About

Colonial Heights PS

Stay informed about school events, customize notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. Get district updates and easily find staff and department contact information.

Highlights
  • Event calendar with sharing
  • Customizable notifications
  • Weekly cafeteria menus
  • District live feed updates
  • Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Colonial Heights PS. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

Screenshots

Berkeley County School Dist.4 screens
Colonial Heights PS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Colonial Heights PS at 3.0 against Berkeley County School Dist.'s 2.3. Berkeley County School Dist.'s advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colonial Heights PS holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Berkeley County School Dist. has 87 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Berkeley County School Dist. versus Colonial Heights PS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBerkeley County School Dist.Colonial Heights PS
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (87 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBerkeley County School DistrictColonial Heights School Dist

Customer experience

Berkeley County School Dist.

All ratings76 ratings
Positive27.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative67.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative75.0%

Colonial Heights PS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Berkeley County School Dist.

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Half the time don’t get notifications
  • When I read messages it still shows a red bubble like they are unread
  • Can’t download images
  • Searching for the teacher by name yields random results
  • Parents sometimes end up in a reply all group with 100 people and you can’t remove yourself
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  • Can’t delete message threads from years gone by
  • Keeps singing me out and not giving me notifications
  • Updated as requested and it is still requiring me to update it
  • Keeps signing me out, have reset password and still happening
  • Says I have 14 notifications but can’t get to them
  • The app was a bit buggy before, but absolutely obnoxious since the update
  • Sign in is a pain and it constantly shows notifications when there are none
  • Update terrible can’t log back in
  • Crashes constantly, never loads anything
  • The announcements aren’t loading in rooms!!!
  • When I try to reread an announcement from a teacher after closing, it doesn’t load
  • It won’t load. Stays on blue screen
  • Whenever I click on the app it logs me in with Face ID, but it does not log me in . The screen freezes on a blue screen stating signing you in and never does
  • No one can get logged into rooms
  • No one seems to know what a magic code is and no one has been helpful in answering any questions
  • I tried to get into "Rooms" because the school district website said that's the only place to find bus delay information and I not only can't log in but it just closes when I try to use the Forgot password option

Requested features

16 requests
  • Fix notification delivery
  • Improve message read status accuracy
  • Enable image downloads
  • Enhance teacher search functionality
  • Allow removal from reply-all groups
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  • Enable deletion of old message threads
  • Streamline app requirements
  • Improve user-friendliness
  • Simplify app complexity
  • Fix persistent sign-out issues
  • Resolve update-related login problems
  • Eliminate phantom notifications
  • Ensure announcements load correctly
  • Fix blue screen freeze
  • Improve sign-in process
  • Provide clear instructions for magic codes

Colonial Heights PS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Berkeley County School Dist.

No in-app purchases

None

Colonial Heights PS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Berkeley County School Dist. free?
Berkeley County School Dist. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colonial Heights PS free?
Colonial Heights PS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Berkeley County School Dist. or Colonial Heights PS?
Colonial Heights PS is rated higher. Berkeley County School Dist. averages 2.3 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while Colonial Heights PS averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Berkeley County School Dist. or Colonial Heights PS have ads?
Neither Berkeley County School Dist. nor Colonial Heights PS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Berkeley County School Dist. or Colonial Heights PS?
Berkeley County School Dist. ships an update every 2 months, and Colonial Heights PS every 2 months. Most recently, Berkeley County School Dist. was updated on November 3, 2026 and Colonial Heights PS on November 4, 2026.

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