Pack Portal vs AF Parent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pack Portal
This app connects Arkansas State University students with essential systems, information, and people. It provides access to academic tools, important notifications, and campus resources to help students succeed. Users can find events, search for contacts, and manage their tasks.
- Access Banner, Canvas, and email
- Receive key notifications
- View announcements and alerts
- Search staff, peers, and resources
- Connect with departments and organizations
- Manage to-do lists
- Find and join campus events
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A-State Pack Portal is your one-stop shop connecting you with the systems, information, people and updates you'll need to succeed at Arkansas State University. Use A-State Pack Portal to: - Access Banner, Canvas, email and other everyday systems - Receive key notifications from Banner and Canvas - Keep updated on announcements and alerts relevant to you - Search staff, peers, systems, groups, posts, resources and more - Connect with departments, services, organizations and peers - Stay focused on your most important to-dos - View personalized resources and content - Find and join campus events
AF Parent
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This app is for parents and employee of the school registeration is only allowed for parents - This app allow parent's or employee to set home address for their kids and track every day bus trip from / to the school. - It allows the employee to change his assembly point for the bus stop for the daily trip of the school - It allows the parent to make his kids absent from the school bus and the employee as well for him self
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AF Parent at every 2 months against Pack Portal's every 5 months. Pack Portal's advantage is iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pack Portal ships an update every 5 months, AF Parent every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pack Portal | AF Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arkansas State University | Amro Osman |
In-app purchases
Pack Portal
No in-app purchases
AF Parent
No in-app purchases
