ParentPlus vs Saint Mark's Episcopal 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.
Saint Mark's Episcopal School
This app serves as the primary communication portal for a school community, offering parents and students access to announcements, event calendars, homework assignments, and financial information. It aims to keep everyone connected and engaged with essential school tools and content.
- Announcements
- Event Calendars
- Homework Access
- FACTS Financial Portal
- School Community Communication
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Welcome to the official app for Saint Mark's Episcopal School in Fort Lauderdale, FL. This app is a one-stop shop for our parents, students, and school community, with any time, anywhere access to all the tools, content, and communications needed to stay connected and engaged. This app is our primary communication portal and provides easy access to Announcements, Calendars of Events, Homework, FACTS Financial and so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Saint Mark's Episcopal School at 2.6 against ParentPlus's 1.7. ParentPlus's advantage is ratings volume (254 vs 5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Saint Mark's Episcopal School holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParentPlus has 254 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ParentPlus ships an update every 5 months, Saint Mark's Episcopal School every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ParentPlus | Saint Mark's Episcopal School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (254 ratings) | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rediker Software, Inc. | THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. MARK EVANGELIST, INC. |
Customer experience
ParentPlus
Saint Mark's Episcopal 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
Saint Mark's Episcopal School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ParentPlus
No in-app purchases
Saint Mark's Episcopal School
No in-app purchases
Questions
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