Comparison

OP Schools vs Raptor Safe

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

Head to head
About

OP Schools

Stay informed about your school district with personalized news, alerts, and a direct line to school administration. Parents and students can access grades, assignments, and attendance records, fostering a connected educational community.

Highlights
  • District and school news
  • District tip line
  • Personalized notifications
  • District directory access
  • View grades and assignments
  • Track attendance
Features
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The official OP Schools app gives you a personalized window into what is happening at the district and schools. Get the news and information that you care about and get involved. Anyone can: -View District and school news -Use the district tip line -Receive notifications from the district and schools -Access the district directory -Display information personalized to your interests Parents and students can: -View grades, assignments, and attendance -View and add contact information

About

Raptor Safe

This app enhances school safety by streamlining visitor check-ins and managing student dismissals. It allows visitors to verify their identity for faster entry and enables parents to easily update dismissal plans and carpool arrangements.

Highlights
  • Secure visitor identity verification
  • Streamlined school check-in
  • Manage student dismissal plans
  • Authorize carpool pick-ups
  • Digital visitor passport
Currently charting
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Raptor Safe Raptor® Safe™ is a comprehensive app designed to enhance safety and streamline processes for school communities. The app simplifies check-in with secure, fast and convenient entry at schools that have Raptor® VisitorSafe™. The Raptor Safe app provides visitors to the school with the ability to manage and verify their identity. When visiting a school, the visitor’s secure QR code is used to streamline the process while advancing overall security. With Raptor® DismissalSafe™, the Raptor Safe app provides parents/guardians with user-friendly access to easily manage their student’s dismissal plans and carpools. - Raptor Passport: Verify your identity before arriving at school, allowing for a seamless sign-in experience. - Manage Student Dismissal Changes: View and make changes to your student’s dismissal plans. - Manage Your Carpool: Provide authorization for others to pick your student up from school during end-of-day dismissal. The Raptor Safe app is available to all parents/guardians at schools using Raptor DismissalSafe, as well as visitors at schools using Raptor VisitorSafe. If you have questions, please contact your school. Every Child. Every School. Every Day. Raptor® was founded in 2002 with the mission to protect every child, every school, every day. Today, Raptor is a school safety partner for 60,000 schools in 55 countries, providing SaaS and mobile technology as well as comprehensive training and consultation solutions across the entire school safety life cycle, ranging from crisis prevention and preparation to emergency response and recovery. Raptor’s globally integrated product portfolio supports a school’s foundation of safety and wellbeing, including Emergency Management, Campus Movement, Student Wellbeing and Safety Training and Compliance.

Screenshots

OP Schools4 screens
Raptor Safe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OP Schools at 3.6 against Raptor Safe's 2.1. OP Schools also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Raptor Safe's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and chart position (#33 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OP Schools holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raptor Safe has 61 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OP Schools ships an update every 12 months, Raptor Safe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
OP Schools versus Raptor Safe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOP SchoolsRaptor Safe
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (9 ratings) — better2.1 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews—3.0% of reviews
Number of ratings961 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#33 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB263 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrchard Park Central SchoolsRaptor Technologies, LLC

Customer experience

OP Schools

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Raptor Safe

All ratings59 ratings
Positive22.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative74.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive3.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative93.9%

In-app purchases

None

OP Schools

No in-app purchases

None

Raptor Safe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OP Schools free?
OP Schools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Raptor Safe free?
Raptor Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OP Schools or Raptor Safe?
OP Schools is rated higher. OP Schools averages 3.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Raptor Safe averages 2.1 from 61 ratings.
Do OP Schools or Raptor Safe have ads?
Neither OP Schools nor Raptor Safe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OP Schools or Raptor Safe?
OP Schools ships an update every 12 months, and Raptor Safe every 3 weeks. Most recently, OP Schools was updated on October 23, 2026 and Raptor Safe on October 21, 2026.

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