Comparison

ParentPlus vs St. Richard's Episcopal 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. Richard's Episcopal School

Stay connected with your child's school. Receive instant updates, important notifications, and school newsletters directly to your device. This app bridges the communication gap between home and school.

Highlights
  • Instant school information
  • Push notifications for urgent updates
  • Access school newsletters
  • Home and school communication bridge
  • Developed by Digistorm
Features
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Bridge the gap between home and school with the St. Richard's Episcopal School app, developed by Digistorm. Receive instant information about St. Richard's Episcopal School, push notifications for urgent updates, school newsletters and more.

Screenshots

ParentPlus4 screens
St. Richard's Episcopal School2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: St. Richard's Episcopal School at 5.0 against ParentPlus's 1.7. St. Richard's Episcopal School also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). ParentPlus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (254 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Richard's Episcopal School 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ParentPlus versus St. Richard's Episcopal School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParentPlusSt. Richard's Episcopal School
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (254 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings254 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRediker Software, Inc.Digistorm Development iPhone 6

Customer experience

ParentPlus

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

St. Richard's Episcopal School

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
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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

St. Richard's Episcopal School

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ParentPlus

No in-app purchases

None

St. Richard's Episcopal School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ParentPlus free?
ParentPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is St. Richard's Episcopal School free?
St. Richard's Episcopal School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ParentPlus or St. Richard's Episcopal School?
St. Richard's Episcopal School is rated higher. ParentPlus averages 1.7 out of 5 from 254 ratings, while St. Richard's Episcopal School averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ParentPlus or St. Richard's Episcopal School have ads?
St. Richard's Episcopal School shows ads; ParentPlus does not.

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