FastDirect vs SJA 1840
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FastDirect
This web-based system streamlines administrative tasks for parochial elementary schools. It manages attendance, grades, report cards, cafeteria operations, nurse logs, and secure e-commerce payments, while also facilitating school-wide communications.
- Attendance tracking
- GradeBook management
- Report card generation
- Cafeteria management
- Nurse log
- E-commerce payments
- School communications
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FastDirect Communications LLC provides a web-based SIS, School Information System, for parochial Elementary Schools. This includes Attendance, GradeBook, ReportCards, Cafeteria, Nurse, e-commerce payments and communications.
SJA 1840
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The SJA 1840 app provides parents, students, and faculty members with all the information they need in one place, conveniently accessed and explicitly formatted for consumption on their mobile devices. The App includes: - Blogs, news and announcements - Pictures and documents - Calendar events Download the app today to ensure you are always aware of the most important news, announcements, and calendar events, and you have access to the most current community directory. Users can: - Browse the latest published photos - Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use - Catch up on current news - Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to their interests - Quickly find faculty, parent, and student contact information The information in the SJA 1840 app is drawn from the same source as the St Joseph's Academy website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FastDirect at 13.0 against SJA 1840's 15.5. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FastDirect | SJA 1840 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (228 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 228 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FASTDIRECT COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. | SJA 1840 |
In-app purchases
FastDirect
No in-app purchases
SJA 1840
No in-app purchases
