CrisisGo vs WS+Absences
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CrisisGo
This app digitizes emergency response plans, making them accessible on mobile devices and desktops. It facilitates real-time alerts, communication, and access to critical information like maps and rosters during crises.
- Digital emergency response plans
- Alert notifications to responders
- Crisis checklists and communication
- Building maps for evacuations
- Individual and broadcast video communication
- Web portal for plan updates
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CrisisGo helps prepare those individuals that are responsible for others during a crisis. By taking Emergency Response Plans out of an organization’s three-ring binder and putting them onto smart phones, iPads, and desktops, CrisisGo is putting emergency response plans into the palm of the hands of those who need it most. Use CrisisGo for: • Sending alert notifications to responders • Providing crisis checklists, communication messaging, and ongoing crisis text messaging • Presenting building maps for evacuations and rosters • Allowing for individual and broadcast video communications that are then recorded to the server Key Features: • A login and password from your organization is required • A web portal is used to update emergency plans to publish content to your iPhones and iPads • Continuous improvement is achieved by validating an emergency plan using the crisis checklist during drills • Make your organizations emergency plan actionable CrisisGo is the most complete mobile crisis response software available. CrisisGo is now working with school districts across the nation and in Canada to transform their existing emergency response plans into actionable checklists for their staff. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life Questions? Contact our support team anytime at support@crisisgo.com.
WS+Absences
Easily report student absences directly from your mobile device. This application streamlines the process of notifying the school about a student's absence, ensuring timely communication.
- Report absences from mobile
- Streamlined absence reporting
- Direct communication with school
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Report absences from your mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WS+Absences at 4.8 against CrisisGo's 3.0. WS+Absences also leads on ratings volume (4K vs 109). CrisisGo's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
WS+Absences holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WS+Absences has 4K ratings behind it against 109, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of CrisisGo's written reviews are positive against 55% of WS+Absences's.
CrisisGo ships an update every 5 weeks, WS+Absences every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrisisGo | WS+Absences |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (109 ratings) | 4.8 (4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 109 | 4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Tech Road, Inc. | West Educational Leasing, Inc |
Customer experience
CrisisGo
WS+Absences
Bugs and requests
CrisisGo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WS+Absences
Reported bugs
2 issues- No reasons show up in drop box for absence
- Once sub accepts a job, other options for the week disappear
Requested features
3 requests- Allow writing in real reason for absence
- Ability to choose favorite subs
- Visibility of back office for admins
In-app purchases
CrisisGo
No in-app purchases
WS+Absences
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CrisisGo free?
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