School Stream vs Peregrine School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
School Stream
Stay connected with your child's school through a comprehensive communication platform. Receive real-time updates, submit digital forms, and communicate instantly with school staff. Features include a digital calendar, translation services, and cashless payment options.
- Digital forms submission
- Instant parent messenger
- Cashless payments
- Digital calendar
- Translation feature
- Notices and newsletters
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Everything you need to keep track of school life – sent straight to your phone. School Stream is packed with features including digital forms, instant parent messenger, cashless payments, digital calendar, translation feature, and more. School Stream is simple to use and free for parents. “I’ve been using this app for the past 3 years and it is a lifesaver! I get reminders the night before if there is anything happening the next day I need to know about. I can just check the app and it’s easy.” We are proud communication partners with schools all over Australia and around the world. Communicate with school anytime, anywhere. Receive simplified, reliable communication from school via School Stream - in real-time. Notices & Newsletters Receive relevant notices, reminders and newsletters from school - directly to your smartphone. Digital Forms No more lost forms or crumpled up notes at the bottom of the schoolbag. Sign and submit permission forms digitally. Messenger Unlimited messaging between school and home. Always free for families. A dedicated private messaging service for all of school life. Translation An on-demand translation feature with over 100 languages keeps everyone in the loop. Events & Calendar Receive event notices straight from school directly to your smartphone. Everything you need to know - including permission notes, time and date details, and even a location map. Sync directly to your calendar. Customisation & Branding A beautiful, intuitive interface for a user-friendly and professional app experience for parents.
Peregrine School
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Access the key features of Pere from the palm of your hand with the Peregrine School app, developed in partnership with Digistorm and Schoolbox. Receive instant and important information from your school community, receive real-time alerts and experience seamless collaboration between teachers, parents and students. Key features of the Peregrine School app: Notifications: notifications are synced with Schoolbox to ensure that you receive targeted and important push notifications that matter to you Messages: messages allow parents, teachers and students to communicate personally, in groups or to receive targeted communications from Peregrine School Calendar: the Calendar provides parents, teachers and students a personalised view of what's coming up for the day or in the future. Students can also receive reminders when the due date for their work is approaching Due Work: this module allows students and their parents to know and be reminded when their school work is due News: news provides the school community with the latest information on what's happening at Peregrine School Timetable: the timetable feature pulls information dynamically from Schoolbox so that teachers and students always know where they need to be Settings allows you to manage the frequency and type of notifications that you receive from Peregrine School. Developed by Digistorm - Software for Smarter Schools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: School Stream at 3 against Peregrine School's —. Peregrine School's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price 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.
| Parameter | School Stream | Peregrine School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (330 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 330 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schoolzine Pty Ltd | Huon Valley Independent School Association Inc |
Bugs and requests
School Stream
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes after updates
- Photos fail to load or display
- Notifications appear with no new content
- Content takes 15-30+ minutes to load after notification
- Filtering by year still shows all years
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- Disappearing notifications and messages
- App won't load - connection errors
- Sudden app closures
- Overlapping menus in interface
- Missing absentee day records
Requested features
10 requests- Direct messaging with teachers
- Auto-fill form fields
- Ability to report absences through app
- Better filtering by year/class
- Class number specification for multiple children
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- Improved notification customization
- Photo zoom functionality
- Confirmation receipts for submissions
- Better organization of newsletters
- Improved UI/UX design
Peregrine School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
School Stream
No in-app purchases
Peregrine School
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is School Stream free?
Is Peregrine School free?
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