Katy ISD vs HCC Edutube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Katy ISD
Stay informed about your local school district and individual schools. Access news, directories, and receive personalized notifications. Get involved with district and school updates.
- District and school news
- District tip line
- Personalized notifications
- District directory
- Interest-based information
- Contact information management
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The official Katy ISD app gives you a personalized window into what is happening at the district and schools. Get the news and information that you care about and get involved. Anyone can: -View district and school news -Use the district tip line -Receive notifications from the district and schools -Access the district directory -Display information personalized to your interests Parents and students can: -View and add contact information
HCC Edutube
Record and upload videos directly from your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad to Houston Community College's EduTube platform. This application is exclusively for HCC faculty, requiring an HCC email account for login.
- Video recording
- Video uploading
- HCC EduTube integration
- iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad support
- HCC email login
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Kaltura app for recording and uploading videos using iPhone, iTouch or iPads to HCC's EduTube. This app is only for Houston Community College Faculty. To login use your HCC email account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HCC Edutube at 4.4 against Katy ISD's 2.7. HCC Edutube also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). Katy ISD's advantage is ratings volume (97 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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.
HCC Edutube holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Katy ISD has 97 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Katy ISD ships an update every 7 months, HCC Edutube every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Katy ISD | HCC Edutube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (97 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Katy ISD | Kaltura, Inc. |
Customer experience
Katy ISD
HCC Edutube
Bugs and requests
Katy ISD
Reported bugs
25 issues- App takes you to website
- App doesn't take you anywhere after sign-in
- Calendar redirects to Safari
- App freezes and closes
- Does not show all schools for setup
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- Grades load very slowly (2-3 days)
- Average score doesn't change when grades load
- Bus route finder not working
- Keeps logging out
- Zero support for issues
- No longer receiving alerts
- No place for password help
- Settings constantly disappearing
- Important parent information getting lost
- Frequent timeouts, requires re-login
- Kicking out of account, requires re-login
- Cannot find user ID
- Needs on-time class grade updates
- Needs to not require Wi-Fi to work
- Constantly have to sign back in
- Alerts are from last school year
- Alerts reappear after deletion
- MyPayments+ icon redirects to App Store
- No games available
- Information changing to someone else's
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for Apple Watch
- Integrate MealPay app instead of web page
- Add teacher comments/messages
HCC Edutube
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Katy ISD
No in-app purchases
HCC Edutube
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Katy ISD free?
Is HCC Edutube free?
Which has better reviews, Katy ISD or HCC Edutube?
Do Katy ISD or HCC Edutube have ads?
Which is updated more often, Katy ISD or HCC Edutube?
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