Comparison

Schivi vs PlusPortals

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

Head to head
About

Schivi

This app centralizes all school communications, including announcements, events, and tasks, for families and staff. It aims to eliminate scattered messages by providing a single, organized, and secure platform for the entire school community.

Highlights
  • Personalized activity feed
  • Real-time notifications
  • Secure and private communication
  • Targeted announcements
  • Organized event management
  • Single source of truth for school info
Features
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Schivi — The smarter way to stay connected with your school community. Schivi brings together everything happening in your school — announcements, events, tasks, and activities — into one organized and secure experience for families and staff. No more scattered emails, texts, or multiple apps. With Schivi, your entire school community stays informed in one place. FOR PARENTS Stay on top of everything your children are involved in. • A personalized activity feed with school updates, events, and announcements • Real-time notifications so you never miss important information • View activities from classes, teams, and communities your child participates in • Stay organized with events, tasks, and important school updates • Secure and private communication designed for families Everything you need to support your child’s school life — all in one app. FOR SCHOOL STAFF Communicate clearly and efficiently with the right audience. • Send announcements and updates to specific groups, classes, or communities • Organize school activities, events, and information in a structured feed • Reduce communication overload with targeted notifications • Keep parents and staff aligned with a single source of truth Schivi helps schools simplify communication while keeping families engaged. Join your school community online. Download Schivi today! Terms of Service: https://www.schivi.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.schivi.com/privacy

About

PlusPortals

Access school information securely on your mobile device. View combined feeds, calendars, scores, assignments, and more. Stay connected with your school for enhanced learning and success.

Highlights
  • Secure mobile access
  • Combined Feeds
  • Calendar view
  • Recent Scores
  • Missing Work
  • Assignments
  • Attendance tracking
Features
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The PlusPortals Mobile App offers parents and students secure mobile access to view information from their school's PlusPortals account. The app showcases Combined Feeds to easily review important information in one location, as well as views for Calendar, Recent Scores, Missing Work, and Assignments. Schools can also choose to share Attendance, Report Card Grades, Schedules, Incidents, Demographics, Classroom Progress, and more! The PlusPortals Mobile App creates a stronger connection between the school, parent, and students by sharing information that is critical for success and learning.

Screenshots

Schivi3 screens
PlusPortals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Schivi at 100% against PlusPortals's 9%. Schivi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). PlusPortals's advantage is ratings volume (149 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Schivi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlusPortals has 149 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Schivi's written reviews are positive against 9% of PlusPortals's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Schivi ships an update every 5 days, PlusPortals monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Schivi versus PlusPortals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchiviPlusPortals
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better1.4 (149 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings5149 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSchivi LLCRediker Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Schivi

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PlusPortals

All ratings142 ratings
Positive10.6%
Neutral0.7%
Negative88.7%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative89.6%

Bugs and requests

Schivi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PlusPortals

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen not working
  • Unexpected errors
  • Can't send messages to support

Requested features

3 requests
  • Bring back lesson plans
  • Allow filtering by student
  • Improve calendar view

In-app purchases

None

Schivi

No in-app purchases

None

PlusPortals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Schivi free?
Schivi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlusPortals free?
PlusPortals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Schivi or PlusPortals?
Schivi is rated higher. Schivi averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while PlusPortals averages 1.4 from 149 ratings.
Do Schivi or PlusPortals have ads?
Neither Schivi nor PlusPortals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Schivi or PlusPortals?
Schivi ships an update every 5 days, and PlusPortals monthly. Most recently, Schivi was updated on October 24, 2026 and PlusPortals on October 24, 2026.

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