Pack Portal vs Classroom Volume Buddy
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
Classroom Volume Buddy
This app assists educators in controlling classroom noise levels with an on-device monitor and interactive rewards. Teachers can set noise thresholds and monitor student progress visually. The timer automatically pauses when noise levels exceed the limit, and audio is never recorded.
- On-device volume monitoring
- Customizable classroom rewards
- Real-time progress tracking for students
- Automatic timer pause for excessive noise
- Audio privacy (never recorded or uploaded)
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Classroom Volume Buddy helps teachers manage classroom noise using an on-device volume monitor and customizable classroom rewards. Choose a reward, set the noise threshold, and let students watch their progress in real time. When the classroom becomes too loud, the timer pauses automatically. Audio is never recorded or uploaded.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pack Portal at Free against Classroom Volume Buddy's $0.99. Pack Portal also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Classroom Volume Buddy's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.2). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Pack Portal is free to download; Classroom Volume Buddy costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Classroom Volume Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pack Portal has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Pack Portal | Classroom Volume Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arkansas State University | Ashley Schaub |
In-app purchases
Pack Portal
No in-app purchases
Classroom Volume Buddy
No in-app purchases
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