Heston Community School vs Purple Mash Library Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heston Community School
This app facilitates enhanced communication between a school and parents. It provides a centralized platform for important school information, messages, and updates, reducing reliance on email and offering paperless communication.
- Push notifications and in-app messages
- Centralized school information
- School calendar and noticeboard access
- Newsfeed for child activities
- Paperless communication
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This app is Heston Community School's own parent engagement and communication app and it is designed to enhance communication between the school and parents of our students. Benefits of this app for parents of students at the Heston Community School include: - Receive push notifications and in-app messages from the School. - Keep important School information available away from the clutter of email. - View the school calendar and noticeboard, with information relevant to you and your child. - Access important School information via The Hub. - Keep up to date with your children's activities via the Newsfeed. - Clear and visible Notice updates for important School events. - Paperless communication. Registration: To use the Heston Community School app, you will need an account which will be provided by your child's school.
Purple Mash Library Browser
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The Purple Mash Library Browser Application allows you to make the most of Purple Mash Library on your device. - A browser optimised for using Purple Mash Library on your device (recommended for use on iPads) - Requires an internet connection - Removes the gestures for going to the previous/next page. - Removes the tab bar which gives more space to Purple Mash Library. - Allows administrators to set the Purple Mash Library Home Page, Purple Mash Library Quick Login or Purple Mash Library Portal for ease of access. - Allows printing from the app - Allows switching to other 2Simple products that use has a subscription for, via the product switch feature
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Purple Mash Library Browser at 15.6 against Heston Community School's 17.0. 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.
Heston Community School ships an update every 2 months, Purple Mash Library Browser every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heston Community School | Purple Mash Library Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weduc UK Ltd | 2 Simple Limited |
In-app purchases
Heston Community School
No in-app purchases
Purple Mash Library Browser
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Heston Community School free?
Is Purple Mash Library Browser free?
Do Heston Community School or Purple Mash Library Browser have ads?
Which is updated more often, Heston Community School or Purple Mash Library Browser?
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