mySchoolApp vs Satchel One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mySchoolApp
Stay informed about your child's school activities with instant access to calendars, news, and events. Manage absences and view important updates on the go. This app aims to simplify school communication and keep parents engaged.
- School calendar with map links
- Push notifications for messages
- Absence request submission
- News and image gallery
- Social media sharing
- School contact information
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mySchoolApp makes it easy to keep up to date with what is happening at your child's school – wherever you are. Access to the calendar, events, school news and image gallery are all just a click away. Features include - Calendar including map links for off-site events - Push notifications for important messages - Absence request - News and image gallery - Share news and events via social media - School contact details including staff members - School prospectus link This app is designed to make dealing with 'school stuff' simple and for you to feel fully involved with your child's education. Images show demo school branding.
Satchel One
This app provides a comprehensive learning platform for students, teachers, and parents. It facilitates homework management, timetable access, behavior tracking, and communication between all parties. Stay organized and informed about academic progress and school activities.
- Set, grade, and comment on homework
- Access timetables
- Track homework to-do lists
- Submit work online
- View school events and announcements
- Monitor behavior points and detentions
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Satchel One for iOS allows you to access our learning platform on the go. Since launching Show My Homework in 2011, we’ve been proud to call 1 in 3 UK secondary schools our partners, and we still are. Since our inception, we’ve expanded our award-winning software into a number of additional apps to create Satchel One, our learning platform. Today, Satchel One is home to Show My Homework, Content, Timetables, Behaviour, Seating, Attendance and Detentions apps. Benefits for teachers: - Set, grade and comment on homework - Assign Behaviour points and award Badges - Easily access your timetables - Receive notifications for student submissions and comments Benefits for students: - Keep track of homework using your To-do List - Easily access your timetables - Receive feedback and leave comments for your teachers - Submit your work online, take spelling tests and quizzes - View school events and announcements - View your Behaviour points, attendance, and detentions Benefits for parents: - Keep track of all your children's To-do Lists in one place - View quiz and spelling test results - View student and teacher comments - View school events and announcements - Monitor Behaviour points, attendance, and detentions Be sure to read our Terms of Use and Privacy Notice: Terms of Use: https://www.teamsatchel.com/legals/terms.html Privacy Notice: https://www.teamsatchel.com/legals/privacy_notice.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Satchel One at 3.7 against mySchoolApp's 2.6. Satchel One also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 27%) and ratings volume (388 vs 5). mySchoolApp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Satchel One sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. mySchoolApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
Satchel One holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Satchel One has 388 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of mySchoolApp's written reviews are positive against 65% of Satchel One's.
mySchoolApp ships an update every 2 months, Satchel One every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySchoolApp | Satchel One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 3.7 (388 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 65.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 388 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sentio Media Limited | TeacherCentric Ltd |
Customer experience
mySchoolApp
Satchel One
Bugs and requests
mySchoolApp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Satchel One
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Homework not showing up or disappearing
- Login issues and password reset problems
- Syncing issues between app and website version
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize profile picture
- Option to filter homework by due date
- Improved parent-teacher communication features
- Integration with calendar app for better organization
- Offline mode for accessing homework details
In-app purchases
mySchoolApp
No in-app purchases
Satchel One
- Satchel One Plus - Extra7 Days trial2 variants$1.991 Month
- Satchel One Plus - Extra7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Satchel One Plus - Family7 Days trial$5.491 Month
- Ebook National 5 Business Man.$1.99
- Ebook National 5 Design & Man.$1.99
- Ebook National 5 French$1.99
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- Revision ebook GCSE Geography$2.99
- Ebook GCSE Maths Higher$2.99
- Ebook GCSE English Lang & Lit$2.99
- Revision ebook GCSE Chemistry$2.99
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