eSchools vs Just Get Ready
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eSchools
Access school-related features like messaging, notifications, and homework tracking. View important letters and attendance records. Easily find school contact information.
- School messaging
- Text notifications
- View school letters
- Homework diary
- Attendance tracking
- School contact details
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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.
Just Get Ready
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Parents: reduce your nagging! Grow your children’s independence with fewer arguments. - Agree their tasks and timers. Select their list and pass your phone. - Won't come off their devices without a fight? Use the optional countdown alarm to stop screen-time calmly. - They get the simple list to click as they complete, super easy to use and designed for neurodiverse children. - Reward completed lists with coins that convert into real pocket money (you set the rate), or switch to stars if you don't want to involve cash rewards. - No child device needed. No accounts, notifications, tracking or ads. Just super easy task breakdown and coin (or star) rewards. - Tweens and teens can use their own device. You set the lists. ------ Developed for families of neurodiverse children with executive function challenges. Tested widely to show value for neurotypical children too. Neurodiverse children often struggle with planning, breaking tasks into manageable steps, and completing tasks quickly. Just Get Ready supports executive-function development, independence and self-esteem in your child. Just Get Ready - the children’s independence game for happier families. ------ "I love getting my young kids ready for school/bed"... said no parent, ever. Just.. get.. ready!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: eSchools at Free against Just Get Ready's $2.99. eSchools also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (12 vs 15.3). 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
eSchools is free to download; Just Get Ready costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
eSchools ships an update every 2 months, Just Get Ready every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eSchools | Just Get Ready |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Positive reviews | 7.5% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 15.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eSchools Ltd | Stuart Cooper |
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
Just Get Ready
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
eSchools
No in-app purchases
Just Get Ready
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is eSchools free?
Is Just Get Ready free?
Do eSchools or Just Get Ready have ads?
Which is updated more often, eSchools or Just Get Ready?
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