How's School Going vs Sgt Prep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
How's School Going
This app provides a centralized platform for students, parents, and educators to monitor academic progress. It offers easy access to grades, assignments, attendance, and assessment results with clear, color-coded indicators.
- View grades and assignments
- Track attendance records
- Monitor assessment results
- Access school calendar
- Receive academic newsletters
- User-friendly interface
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Stay connected with your student's academic journey through How's School Going, your comprehensive education companion. Access grades, assignments, attendance, and assessment results - all in one convenient place with easy-to-understand, color-coded indicators. Features: · View current grades and assignments · Track attendance records · Monitor assessment results · Access school calendar events · Receive personalized newsletters with academic updates · User-friendly interface designed for students, parents, and educators Download the free app today to start tracking academic progress. Note: School or district subscription required for access.
Sgt Prep
Prepare for law enforcement sergeant promotional exams with practice questions, flashcards, and mock exams. An optional Pro upgrade unlocks the full question bank, scenarios, and advanced study tools like oral-response recording and transcription.
- Practice questions
- Flashcards
- Timed mock exams
- Adaptive weak-area review
- Assessment Center scenarios
- Oral-response recording
- On-device transcription
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Sgt Prep is an independent study app designed to help law-enforcement professionals prepare for sergeant promotional processes. Study with practice questions, flashcards, timed mock exams, adaptive weak-area review, and supervisory Assessment Center scenarios. The Pro upgrade adds the complete question bank, all flashcards, full mock exams, all scenarios, oral-response recording, on-device transcription, and response coaching. Sgt Prep is independent and unofficial and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: How's School Going at none against Sgt Prep's 1. How's School Going also leads on ratings volume (247 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Sgt Prep's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Sgt Prep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. How's School Going asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sgt Prep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: How's School Going has 247 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
How's School Going ships an update every 4 months, Sgt Prep daily. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | How's School Going | Sgt Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (247 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 247 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Data Insight Partners LLC | John Notario |
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How's School Going
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In-app purchases
How's School Going
No in-app purchases
Sgt Prep
- Sgt Prep Pro$39.99
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