Carroll ISD vs READsquared
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carroll ISD
Stay connected with Dragon Nation through personalized news feeds, important alerts, and easy access to school information. This app provides a direct line to district updates, staff directories, and daily menus.
- Personalized news feed
- District and school alerts
- Mobile-friendly lunch menus
- Staff directory
- Follow individual schools
- Feedback submission
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The new-look Carroll ISD App – Mobile Dragon 2.0 – gives you a personalized window into everything happening in Dragon Nation with improved functionality for users. New features include: -CISD News Feed: Get all the District, School, Sports, Arts & Entertainment News and social media posts -Notifications: Get alerts from the district regarding important information, like school closures or early releases -Lunch Menus: View mobile-friendly lunch menus on-the-go -Dragon Tip Line: Users can provide feedback on a wide-range of topics -Follow Schools: Feature allows users to follow all school calendars, news and social media -Directory: Campus-by-Campus directory provides email and listing of all staff Other features include: -Calendars -Family Access portal -Bus Routes -Flickr Photo Albums -SAFEdragon Information -Lunch Money Now access
READsquared
This app enables users to participate in library reading programs by tracking reading and logging activity. Earn digital badges, play learning games, and receive incentives from your library. Parents can manage all family accounts, viewing reading progress and statistics.
- Track reading and activity
- Log reading for family members
- Unlock digital badges
- Play learning games
- Receive library incentives
- Manage family accounts
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For libraries offering ReadSquared, participate in reading programs by tracking reading and logging activity for all your readers. Unlock digital badges, learning games, and other incentives as provided by your library. Parents have full access to all family accounts, reading, activity and statistics while allowing family members to have individual accounts. One-click logging provides parents with an easy way to log reading for all family members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carroll ISD at 3.0 against READsquared's 2.0. READsquared's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Carroll ISD holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Carroll ISD's written reviews are positive against 17% of READsquared's.
Carroll ISD ships an update every 9 months, READsquared every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carroll ISD | READsquared |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (31 ratings) — better | 2.0 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 17.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carroll Independent School District | Systems Technology Group Incorporated |
Customer experience
Carroll ISD
READsquared
In-app purchases
Carroll ISD
No in-app purchases
READsquared
No in-app purchases
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