ParentPlus vs Rapid City Catholic School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ParentPlus
Access your child's academic information, including grades, attendance, and homework, from anywhere. Stay informed about school announcements, alerts, and events to foster a strong school-family connection.
- View grades and scores
- Track attendance
- Access homework assignments
- Check child's schedule
- Monitor discipline records
- Receive school announcements and alerts
- Combined school calendar
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ParentPlus gives you secure, mobile access to your child's grades, scores, attendance, schedule, discipline record and homework. Parents can also access school announcements, alerts and combined calendar. ParentPlus creates a strong connection between your school and family by sharing information that is critical to your child's success and learning.
Rapid City Catholic School
Stay connected with school updates, notifications, and important information. Access athletic schedules, event details, and contact school staff easily. Explore a photo gallery and discover more features designed to keep the community informed.
- Up-to-date notifications
- Athletic schedules
- Special event information
- Field trip details
- Contact school employees
- Photo gallery access
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We are pleased to announce the release of our new mobile school APP. Download our app to stay connected with our school. Receive up to date notifications, athletic schedules, special events, field trips, contact school employees, visit our photo gallery, and much more. The APP is free for everyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rapid City Catholic School at 4.1 against ParentPlus's 1.7. Rapid City Catholic School also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). ParentPlus's advantage is ratings volume (266 vs 7). 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.
Rapid City Catholic School holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParentPlus has 266 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ParentPlus ships an update every 5 months, Rapid City Catholic School every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParentPlus | Rapid City Catholic School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (266 ratings) | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 266 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rediker Software, Inc. | Saint Elizabeth Seton Central Catholic School |
Customer experience
ParentPlus
Rapid City Catholic School
Bugs and requests
ParentPlus
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes immediately after login
- Login credentials rejected despite working on website
- White/blank screen on app launch
- App freezes and requires force quit
- Continuous logout without user action
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- App stuck on loading screen indefinitely
- Switches to first student's grades when viewing multiple children
- Password reset times out or fails
- School name not recognized despite correct input
- Incompatibility with iOS 16.6 and iPhone 13 Pro
- Black screen on startup
- Email interface keyboard blocks input area
- App not sized properly for iPad despite support claim
- Calendar sync failures with iPhone X
- Invalid credentials error on app but not on website
Requested features
9 requests- Touch ID/biometric authentication
- Push notifications for new assignments and grades
- iPad-specific optimized version
- Remember login credentials properly
- Auto-correct in email composition
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- Ability to add child photos in app
- Descending order for quarters/semesters (current first)
- Improved multi-child account management
- Scrollable email header for better composition
Rapid City Catholic School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ParentPlus
No in-app purchases
Rapid City Catholic School
No in-app purchases
Questions
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