Compass School Manager vs Learner Permit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass School Manager
Access school news, events, and assignments. Stay informed about your child's academic progress and school activities. Designed for seamless communication between school and home.
- School news updates
- Event calendars
- Assignment tracking
- Parent-teacher communication
- Student progress monitoring
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Compass School Manager provides access to school news, events, upcoming assignments and more. This application is designed for staff, students and parents.
Learner Permit
Prepare for your learner permit knowledge test with practice questions that mimic the official exam. Incorrect answers link directly to relevant handbook chapters for targeted study. Achieve a 78% pass mark to succeed.
- Practice learner permit knowledge test
- Mimics actual VicRoads test format
- Randomly generated questions
- 78% pass mark requirement
- Links wrong answers to handbook chapters
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Practice the Victoria learner permit knowledge test — free. This Lite version lets you try the app before you commit. You get the first 3 questions of every mock test and the first 5 of the full question bank, so you can see exactly how it works before unlocking the rest. What you get free • A short mock test using real-style VicRoads questions. • Preview of the full question bank. • Same clean interface, same instant feedback. Unlock the full version (one-time in-app purchase) to get • Full 32-question mock tests at the official 78% pass mark. • The complete question bank with answers — every signage, give-way, and road-rule question. • Unlimited test history saved on-device. • Full offline access. How to use it 1. Tap Mock Test to try a 3-question sample. 2. Tap All Questions to browse the first 5 questions of the bank. 3. When you're ready, tap Unlock Full Version on the main menu — one purchase, no subscriptions. The official Victoria learner permit test is administered by VicRoads. This app is independent — not affiliated with or endorsed by any government body. Use the official handbook alongside this app for the best results. Try it free, then unlock when you're ready.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Compass School Manager at 4.7 against Learner Permit's 1.0. Compass School Manager also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Learner Permit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Compass School Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
Compass School Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compass School Manager has 142 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Compass School Manager's written reviews are positive against 0% of Learner Permit's.
Compass School Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, Learner Permit every 75 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass School Manager | Learner Permit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (142 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 75 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Compass Operations Pty Ltd | zhang xi |
Customer experience
Compass School Manager
Learner Permit
Bugs and requests
Compass School Manager
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to log in or search for school
- Notifications not working as expected
- Learning tasks page layout issues
- Landscape mode not functioning properly
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve navigation and organization
- Allow students to remove submissions
- Show class rosters within each class
- Provide more customization options
Learner Permit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Compass School Manager
No in-app purchases
Learner Permit
- All Questions$1.99
Questions
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