OpenEMIS Scanner vs Katsina SEMIS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenEMIS Scanner
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Ability to Scan barcode and QRcode
Katsina SEMIS
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Katsina SEMIS is the most powerful ERP solution for school automation. Katsina State Education Management Information System offers a specialised system that supports various sorts of a model to fulfil the perusing needs of any school’s authority, Students, guardians and staffs. School Management at your hands. Make your work easier and faster with digital automation. By features, deal with your school as you need, beginning from admissions to participation and exam to results cards. Students Management. You can manage all students information. * Students Admission. * Students Attendance. * Students Transfer. * Students Promotion. * Result Processing Staffs Management. You can manage all students information. * Staffs Record. * Staffs Attendance. * Staffs Transfer. * Staffs Leave.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Katsina SEMIS at 13.0 against OpenEMIS Scanner's 15.0. 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.
OpenEMIS Scanner ships an update every 8 months, Katsina SEMIS every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenEMIS Scanner | Katsina SEMIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KORD IT Pte Ltd | BBGNSURF TECHNOLOGIES |
In-app purchases
OpenEMIS Scanner
No in-app purchases
Katsina SEMIS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is OpenEMIS Scanner free?
Is Katsina SEMIS free?
Do OpenEMIS Scanner or Katsina SEMIS have ads?
Which is updated more often, OpenEMIS Scanner or Katsina SEMIS?
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