Comparison

StudentPlus vs McGill

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

Head to head
About

StudentPlus

Access grades, scores, attendance, schedules, and homework on your mobile device. Stay updated with school announcements and alerts through a personalized calendar. This app fosters a stronger connection between students and their schools by providing essential academic information.

Highlights
  • Secure mobile access to grades and scores
  • View attendance and homework assignments
  • Access class schedules
  • Receive school announcements and alerts
  • Personalized combined calendar
Features
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StudentPlus gives each student secure, mobile access to their grades, scores, attendance, schedule, and homework. Students can easily view school announcements, alerts and a personalized, combined calendar. StudentPlus creates a stronger connection between the school and the student by sharing information that is critical for success and learning.

About

McGill

Features
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The McGill-Toolen Catholic app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The McGill-Toolen Catholic app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources

Screenshots

StudentPlus4 screens
McGill3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: McGill at every 5 weeks against StudentPlus's every 5 months. McGill also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudentPlus ships an update every 5 months, McGill every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StudentPlus versus McGill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudentPlusMcGill
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (815 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings815 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRediker Software, Inc.McGill-Toolen Catholic High School

Bugs and requests

StudentPlus

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Please fix the bug where when you check your grades it is default set to second semester
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Request timed out every time I try to go on
  • School Name is Invalid

Requested features

4 requests
  • Please add a recent scores widget for iOS 14
  • Please fix the bug where when you check your grades it is default set to second semester
  • Should be able to save password so you don't need to keep typing it in when you click on the app
  • Can you put the calculation of my GPA somewhere? That would really help in terms of how much more I need to work and what needs to be done

McGill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StudentPlus

No in-app purchases

None

McGill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StudentPlus free?
StudentPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is McGill free?
McGill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StudentPlus or McGill have ads?
Neither StudentPlus nor McGill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StudentPlus or McGill?
StudentPlus ships an update every 5 months, and McGill every 5 weeks. Most recently, StudentPlus was updated on October 9, 2026 and McGill on September 29, 2026.

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