Comparison

School Dex vs Gurukul Wave School

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

Head to head
About

School Dex

This app provides offline access to essential student information for educators, including emergency contacts, medical details, attendance, grades, and schedules. It's designed for administrators, coaches, and teachers using PowerSchool.

Highlights
  • Offline student data access
  • Emergency contact information
  • Medical details
  • Attendance tracking
  • Grades and schedules
  • PowerSchool integration
Features
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SchoolDex is a companion app for PowerSchool users that facilitates access to student data offline for emergency and other student information. Use SchoolDex to send student emergency, medical, contact and other information such as attendance, grades and schedules to iOS mobile devices for administrators, coaches and teachers.

About

Gurukul Wave School

Features
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The apps developed by Gurukul Wave for efficient communication between parents and teachers.

Screenshots

School Dex4 screens
Gurukul Wave School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: School Dex at 15.0 against Gurukul Wave School's 17.0. 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
School Dex versus Gurukul Wave School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchool DexGurukul Wave School
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhoenix Learning Systems LLCApplus Wave

In-app purchases

None

School Dex

No in-app purchases

None

Gurukul Wave School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is School Dex free?
School Dex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gurukul Wave School free?
Gurukul Wave School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do School Dex or Gurukul Wave School have ads?
Neither School Dex nor Gurukul Wave School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, School Dex or Gurukul Wave School?
School Dex ships an update every 3 months, and Gurukul Wave School every 3 months. Most recently, School Dex was updated on November 1, 2026 and Gurukul Wave School on November 3, 2026.

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