Comparison

eSchools vs Juniper Education

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

eSchools

Access school-related features like messaging, notifications, and homework tracking. View important letters and attendance records. Easily find school contact information.

Highlights
  • School messaging
  • Text notifications
  • View school letters
  • Homework diary
  • Attendance tracking
  • School contact details
Features
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If your school uses eSchools, download our app to gain access to a number of your account features. Communicate with others in your school community through messages, receive text notifications from the school office and view letters that have been sent home. Students and parents can keep on top of deadlines thanks to the new homework diary feature as well as being able to track the attendance records for the current academic year. The contact details of the school are also easily accessible. Please note your school has to be an existing eSchools subscriber to use this App.

About

Juniper Education

This platform offers integrated solutions for educational institutions, covering classroom management, administrative tasks, staff development, and parent engagement. It is designed to streamline operations and enhance communication within schools and multi-academy trusts.

Highlights
  • Classroom solutions
  • Back office administration
  • Staff development
  • Parent engagement tools
  • Joined-up technology
Features
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Trusted by over 14,000 schools and over 70% of MATs, Juniper’s technology and expertise deliver joined-up solutions for classrooms, the back office, staff development and engaging your parents.

Screenshots

eSchools4 screens
Juniper Education4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Juniper Education at 25% against eSchools's 8%. eSchools's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eSchools ships an update every 2 months, Juniper Education monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
eSchools versus Juniper Education: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereSchoolsJuniper Education
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews7.5% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
DevelopereSchools LtdJuniper Education Limited

Customer experience

eSchools

Written reviews80 reviews
Positive7.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative85.0%

Juniper Education

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

eSchools

Reported bugs

38 issues
  • App no longer works and needs updating for new iOS
  • App crashes when it tries to launch
  • App crashes on opening
  • App takes me back to Home Screen after clicking
  • App shuts down immediately after clicking to open
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  • App simply doesn’t open
  • App has been crashing since the last update and is unusable
  • App doesn’t open after update
  • App crashes instantly and won’t load after update
  • App refuses to open since the latest update
  • Latest version crashes when you open it
  • App flashes and crashes each time after update
  • App closes as soon as you open it after update
  • App crashes instantly when trying to open after update
  • App won’t work at all, refuses to even open after update
  • App no longer even loads after update
  • App blinks and returns to Home Screen after update
  • App no longer loads after update
  • App doesn’t work after update
  • App fails to open after recent update
  • App will not open at all after latest update
  • App won’t load up after update
  • Crashes on startup
  • Always says 1 notification when there are none
  • Failed to map data to decodable object
  • Invalid domain name after update
  • App crashes and shuts down before loading
  • App closes down when trying to open a message
  • Crashes before logging in
  • Calendar still doesn’t work
  • Crashes on most pages
  • Crashes and puts user back to login screen
  • Doesn’t recognise daughter’s school
  • Crashes way too often
  • Notifications received but content not found in app
  • Previous notifications/messages/letters have disappeared
  • App will not open meaning inability to access school information
  • App stopped working after phone updated to iOS 11.2

Requested features

6 requests
  • Update app for new iOS
  • Add overall attendance for the year
  • Mark all as read
  • Way to exit attachments without closing app
  • Allow deletion/archiving of notifications
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  • Show which child is logged in on Home Screen

Juniper Education

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

eSchools

No in-app purchases

None

Juniper Education

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eSchools free?
eSchools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Juniper Education free?
Juniper Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eSchools or Juniper Education have ads?
Neither eSchools nor Juniper Education shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eSchools or Juniper Education?
eSchools ships an update every 2 months, and Juniper Education monthly. Most recently, eSchools was updated on November 1, 2026 and Juniper Education on November 4, 2026.

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