Satchel One vs Bromcom Student App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Bromcom Student App
This app helps students manage their academic life by providing access to attendance, timetables, behavior tracking, and exam schedules. Students can also view lesson plans, school events, important documents, and manage club involvement.
- View Attendance
- Check Timetable
- Track Behaviour
- Monitor Exams
- Access Lesson Plans
- See Upcoming Events
- Manage Clubs
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Bromcom Student App helps students stay organised and connected to school, wherever they are. With a clean, modern experience across phone and tablet, students can quickly view key information, keep on top of their day, and access the things they need most- securely and conveniently. Students can check Attendance, view their Timetable, keep track of Behaviour, and stay on top of Exams. They can also access Lesson Plans, see upcoming Events, and manage involvement in Clubs. Plus, Important Documents and Detentions are available in-app, and Single Sign-On (Microsoft or Google, where enabled by your school) makes logging in quick and easy.
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Verdict
Satchel One and Bromcom Student App both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Satchel One's written reviews are positive against 17% of Bromcom Student App's. Satchel One also leads on ratings volume (379 vs 31). Bromcom Student App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Bromcom Student App asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Satchel One against 3.8 for Bromcom Student App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Satchel One has 379 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Satchel One's written reviews are positive against 17% of Bromcom Student App's.
Satchel One ships an update every 4 weeks, Bromcom Student App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Satchel One | Bromcom Student App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (379 ratings) | 3.8 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews — better | 16.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 379 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TeacherCentric Ltd | Bromcom Computers Plc |
Customer experience
Satchel One
Bromcom Student App
User reviews
Satchel One
From 379 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Helpful for homework management
- 🚀 Organized and clear interface
- 👍 Useful for parents to monitor child's progress
- 🚀 Convenient for accessing homework details
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🐛 Attendance and behavior tracking not always accurate
- 🐛 Homework not always updated in a timely manner
- 🐛 Difficulty adding additional children to parent account
- 🤔 Too many notifications can be overwhelming
Bromcom Student App
From 31 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for tracking homework and timetable
- 🚀 Useful app for school
- 💡 Good for checking stats and information
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and crashes frequently
- ⏱️ Slow loading times
- 👎 Confusing and unintuitive layout
- 🤯 Frustrating homework submission process
- 🔁 Incomplete/outdated information and notifications
Bugs and 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
Bromcom Student App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Randomly logs out users
- Timetable not loading properly
- Homework not updating correctly
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to mark homework as complete
- Improved notification system
- Smoother navigation and faster loading
- More customization options
- Better integration with other school systems
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
Bromcom Student App
No in-app purchases
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