Compass School Manager vs Periscope Watchkeeper
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.
Periscope Watchkeeper
Train your "eyes only" submarine periscope skills with this educational application. It offers various target types, difficulty levels, and guided tutorials to help users refine their observational abilities.
- Multiple target types
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Passive Range and Look Interval mode
- Night mode
- Distance Of Track calculations
- Duration Of Attack calculations
- Guided tutorials
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The only publicly available submarine periscope training application focused on "eyes only" skills. Suitable for new submariners or those refining their skills. Features: - Seven target types: Arleigh Burke, Zumwalt, QM2, Daring class, Sigma, 052D, and Gorshkov - Four difficulty levels for the ATB / AOB game mode - Up to three targets for the Passive Range and Look Interval mode - Night mode - Distance Of Track calculations - Duration Of Attack calculations - Guided tutorials for every game mode and configuration Any feedback, customisation requests, bug reports or general comments are all welcome.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Periscope Watchkeeper at 100% against Compass School Manager's 35%. Periscope Watchkeeper also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Compass School Manager's advantage is price (Free vs $14.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 19 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Compass School Manager is free to download; Periscope Watchkeeper costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Compass School Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, Periscope Watchkeeper every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Compass School Manager | Periscope Watchkeeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (142 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Compass Operations Pty Ltd | Dzeba Systems |
Customer experience
Compass School Manager
Periscope Watchkeeper
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
Periscope Watchkeeper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Compass School Manager
No in-app purchases
Periscope Watchkeeper
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Compass School Manager free?
Is Periscope Watchkeeper free?
Do Compass School Manager or Periscope Watchkeeper have ads?
Which is updated more often, Compass School Manager or Periscope Watchkeeper?
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