Ghostlight ETC vs PlusPortals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ghostlight ETC
Manage your account, register for classes, parties, and events. Receive important notifications about changes, openings, and announcements. Access all offerings conveniently from your smartphone.
- Account management
- Class registration
- Event sign-ups
- Receive notifications
- View announcements
- On-the-go access
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WELCOME TO Ghostlight ETC The Ghostlight ETC app allows you to manage your account with ease, register for classes, parties, and special events. You'll also receive important notifications about class changes, closings, registration openings, special announcements, and upcoming events. The Ghostlight ETC app is an easy-to-use, on-the-go way to access everything Ghostlight ETC has to offer right from your smartphone.
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.
- Secure mobile access
- Combined Feeds
- Calendar view
- Recent Scores
- Missing Work
- Assignments
- Attendance tracking
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ghostlight ETC at 4.9 against PlusPortals's 1.5. PlusPortals's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (153 vs 11). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ghostlight ETC holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlusPortals has 153 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ghostlight ETC ships an update every 12 months, PlusPortals every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ghostlight ETC | PlusPortals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | 1.5 (153 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 9.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 153 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ghostlight ETC | Rediker Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Ghostlight ETC
PlusPortals
Bugs and requests
Ghostlight ETC
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
Ghostlight ETC
No in-app purchases
PlusPortals
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ghostlight ETC free?
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