Mari vs SchoolMessenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mari
Stay informed with the official mobile app for Earl Marriott Secondary. Receive push notifications for important news, access up-to-date event calendars, and easily connect to school resources and online platforms. Share school events and integrate them into your personal calendar.
- Push notifications for school news
- Up-to-date event calendars
- Direct access to school resources
- Shareable school events
- Calendar integration
- Contact school via email/phone
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This is the official Earl Marriott Secondary mobile app. NOTE: This app is only useful for students, parents, and staff at this school. Subscribe to updates from your teachers and the school, and always have up-to-date event calendars and other information at hand. Other benefits: * Push notifications will keep you updated about school closures and other important news. * You’ll always have your school calendars and resources on hand and up-to-date. * Conveniently e-mail, phone, or navigate to the school, or reach the website, social media, and other online resources. * Spread the word about school events! To do so, tap on the event on the Calendar screen, then tap the Share icon. * Want school events in your regular Calendar app? Go to the Calendar screen, tap the Export icon (top right), and follow the instructions. Visit mari-time.appazur.com to learn more. This is a new product designed for your school. If you have suggestions or problems, we welcome you to contact us using the Feedback feature on the Help screen. Thank you. Terms and Conditions: mari-time.appazur.com/help/terms Earl Marriott Secondary 15751 16 Avenue Surrey, BC V4A 1S1
SchoolMessenger
Stay connected with your school or district through this app. It provides a unified inbox for notifications and messages, allowing for two-way communication between teachers, parents, and students. Manage your notification preferences and receive alerts for important updates.
- Unified inbox for notifications and messages
- Two-way teacher-parent-student communication
- Scrollable notification history
- Customizable notification preferences
- Push notifications for alerts
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The new SchoolMessenger app gives busy parents, students, and staff a powerful way to stay engaged with their school or district, and connect to each other. App Features: - Easy-to-read inbox that captures all SchoolMessenger notifications, and now two-way teacher-parent-student messages (if enabled by school or district) - Scrollable notification view to review all phone, email, and text content in a single place - Detailed preference control allows adjusting notification settings - Push notifications are available for alerts when school or district sends a message Requirements: - For notifications, school or district has SchoolMessenger notification service subscription with SchoolMessenger app enabled - For notifications, valid email address on file with your school or district - WiFi or data plan for internet access - iOS 14+ Note: SchoolMessenger app is not for sending broadcast messages. If you are a SchoolMessenger Communicate notification customer looking to send broadcast messages, please download the SchoolMessenger Admin sender app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SchoolMessenger at 4.4 against Mari's 4.0. SchoolMessenger also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 28%) and ratings volume (816 vs 2). 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.
SchoolMessenger holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SchoolMessenger has 816 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Mari's written reviews are positive against 53% of SchoolMessenger's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mari | SchoolMessenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (816 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | 53.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 816 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Surrey School District | PowerSchool Group LLC |
Customer experience
Mari
SchoolMessenger
Bugs and requests
Mari
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SchoolMessenger
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to report late arrivals or early departures
- Attendance reporting not working for some users
- Syncing issues between app and school records
- Verification emails not being delivered
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to mark all messages as read
- Improve navigation and message management
- Implement dark mode and accessibility features
- Allow parents to initiate messages to teachers
In-app purchases
Mari
No in-app purchases
SchoolMessenger
No in-app purchases
