Comparison

ParentPlus vs St. Edwards Catholic School

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • View grades and scores
  • Track attendance
  • Access homework assignments
  • Check child's schedule
  • Monitor discipline records
  • Receive school announcements and alerts
  • Combined school calendar
Features
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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.

About

St. Edwards Catholic School

Stay informed about school events, receive customized notifications for your student's organization, and access weekly cafeteria menus. The app also provides district updates and a staff directory for easy contact.

Highlights
  • Event calendar with sharing
  • Customizable student organization notifications
  • Weekly cafeteria menus
  • Live district updates feed
  • Staff and department contact directory
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Introducing the brand new app for St. Edwards Catholic School. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

Screenshots

ParentPlus4 screens
St. Edwards Catholic School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: St. Edwards Catholic School at 3.0 against ParentPlus's 1.7. ParentPlus's advantage is ratings volume (254 vs 2). 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

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

St. Edwards Catholic School holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParentPlus has 254 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ParentPlus ships an update every 5 months, St. Edwards Catholic School every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ParentPlus versus St. Edwards Catholic School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParentPlusSt. Edwards Catholic School
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (254 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings254 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRediker Software, Inc.St Edward Roman Catholic Church

Customer experience

ParentPlus

All ratings254 ratings
Positive15.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative81.5%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive6.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative89.0%

St. Edwards Catholic School

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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
Show 4 more
  • 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

St. Edwards Catholic School

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ParentPlus

No in-app purchases

None

St. Edwards Catholic School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ParentPlus free?
ParentPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is St. Edwards Catholic School free?
St. Edwards Catholic School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ParentPlus or St. Edwards Catholic School?
St. Edwards Catholic School is rated higher. ParentPlus averages 1.7 out of 5 from 254 ratings, while St. Edwards Catholic School averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ParentPlus or St. Edwards Catholic School have ads?
Neither ParentPlus nor St. Edwards Catholic School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ParentPlus or St. Edwards Catholic School?
ParentPlus ships an update every 5 months, and St. Edwards Catholic School every 3 months. Most recently, ParentPlus was updated on October 14, 2026 and St. Edwards Catholic School on October 2, 2026.

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