ParentPlus vs SJA BR
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.
SJA BR
This app connects parents, students, teachers, and administrators with school news, event calendars, and online resources. It provides quick access to essential information to keep the school community informed and engaged.
- School news updates
- Interactive event calendars
- Access to online resources
- Stay connected with school
- Information for administrators
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The SJA BR app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The SJA BR app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SJA BR at 5.0 against ParentPlus's 1.7. SJA BR also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). ParentPlus's advantage is ratings volume (254 vs 4). 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.
SJA BR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParentPlus has 254 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ParentPlus ships an update every 5 months, SJA BR monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParentPlus | SJA BR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (254 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rediker Software, Inc. | St. Joseph's Academy |
Customer experience
ParentPlus
SJA BR
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
SJA BR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ParentPlus
No in-app purchases
SJA BR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ParentPlus free?
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