Comparison

ParentPlus vs Highpoint Academy

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

Highpoint Academy

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The Highpoint Academy-Miami app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The Highpoint Academy-Miami app features: - Important school news and announcements from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars, maps, staff directory and more - Language translation to more than 30 languages - Quick access to online resources like your parent portal

Screenshots

ParentPlus4 screens
Highpoint Academy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ParentPlus at 2 against Highpoint Academy's —. Highpoint Academy's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ParentPlus versus Highpoint Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParentPlusHighpoint Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (254 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings254 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRediker Software, Inc.Highpoint Academy, Inc.

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
Show 10 more
  • 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

Highpoint Academy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ParentPlus

No in-app purchases

None

Highpoint Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ParentPlus free?
ParentPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Highpoint Academy free?
Highpoint Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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