Comparison

PlusPortals vs Chalkdust

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

Head to head
About

PlusPortals

Access school information securely on your mobile device. View combined feeds, calendars, scores, assignments, and more. Stay connected with your school for enhanced learning and success.

Highlights
  • Secure mobile access
  • Combined Feeds
  • Calendar view
  • Recent Scores
  • Missing Work
  • Assignments
  • Attendance tracking
Features
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The PlusPortals Mobile App offers parents and students secure mobile access to view information from their school's PlusPortals account. The app showcases Combined Feeds to easily review important information in one location, as well as views for Calendar, Recent Scores, Missing Work, and Assignments. Schools can also choose to share Attendance, Report Card Grades, Schedules, Incidents, Demographics, Classroom Progress, and more! The PlusPortals Mobile App creates a stronger connection between the school, parent, and students by sharing information that is critical for success and learning.

About

Chalkdust

Features
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Record the lecture. Walk out with notes. Chalkdust turns every class into study material you'll actually use: structured notes, flashcards and a practice quiz, with the deadlines and exam dates your professor mentioned pulled out for you. LIVE TRANSCRIPT Words appear as your professor speaks, transcribed entirely on your iPhone. Tap any line later to hear that moment again, at whatever speed you like. NOTES THAT READ LIKE NOTES Organized by topic, key terms in bold, definitions kept in your professor's own words, and anything they said would be on the exam called out. ASK YOUR WHOLE COURSE "What did she say would be on the exam?" Ask anything about your lectures and get an answer drawn only from what was actually said, with a link to the exact moment in the recording. The search runs on your iPhone; only the few relevant passages are used to write the answer. SEE WHO SAID WHAT The transcript marks when a student asks a question and when the professor answers, so Q&A is easy to find later. FLASHCARDS AND QUIZZES Made from every lecture. Flashcards use spaced repetition, so you review each card right before you'd forget it. Quizzes check what you actually understood. MARK WHAT MATTERS Tap once when you hear "this will be on the midterm." Your marks get extra weight in the notes. NEVER MISS A DEADLINE Readings, problem sets and exam dates mentioned out loud are collected at the top of your notes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your recordings never leave your iPhone. To write notes, Chalkdust sends only the transcript's text, and keeps nothing afterwards. No account to create. TRY IT IN TEN SECONDS Open the built-in sample lecture to see notes, flashcards, a quiz and Ask before you record a thing. PRICING Recording and transcripts are free, always, and notes for 3 lectures a month are free too. Chalkdust Pro covers every lecture: $2.99 a month, or $19.99 a year with a one-week free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled; manage them in Settings. Before you record: many schools require the instructor's permission. Please check your school's policy. Terms: https://chalkdust-app.web.app/terms Privacy: https://chalkdust-app.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

PlusPortals4 screens
Chalkdust4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlusPortals at none against Chalkdust's 2. PlusPortals also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chalkdust sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PlusPortals asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PlusPortals versus Chalkdust: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlusPortalsChalkdust
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (149 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews9.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings149 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRediker Software, Inc.Aryaman Ravi

Bugs and requests

PlusPortals

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen not working
  • Unexpected errors
  • Can't send messages to support

Requested features

3 requests
  • Bring back lesson plans
  • Allow filtering by student
  • Improve calendar view

Chalkdust

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PlusPortals

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chalkdust

Subscriptions2
  • Chalkdust Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Chalkdust Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is PlusPortals free?
PlusPortals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chalkdust free?
Chalkdust is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlusPortals or Chalkdust have ads?
Neither PlusPortals nor Chalkdust shows ads.

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