Comparison

Satchel One vs ePraise

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

ePraise

This app helps schools motivate students, engage parents, and save teachers time. It provides access to school information, communication tools, and student progress tracking. Features include homework management, point systems, and activity sign-ups for all user types.

Highlights
  • Student profiles with points, attendance, and badges
  • Homework assignment and submission
  • Parent-teacher communication and form completion
  • Student timetable and school report access
  • Awarding points and demerits
  • School club and activity sign-ups
Features
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Motivate students, engage parents and save teacher's time with epraise.  Please note that your school must have an active subscription if you wish to use this application. All users - Access quick links to key school information such as term dates - Communicate and fill in forms via messenger Students - Check out your profile including any points, demerits, interventions, attendance and badges you've earned - Complete your daily or weekly check-in - See your timetable for the next two weeks - See and mark homework as done - Upload homework by selecting a file or taking a photo - Complete homework quizzes - Spend your points in the shop, draws and donation areas - Sign up to school clubs and activities - Download school reports and other documents - Report any concerns directly to key members of staff Teachers - Check out your profile including recent points and demerits you have awarded - Complete your daily or weekly check-in - Browse and search for classes, tutor groups and students - Award points, add demerits and set interventions - Set homework - Add notes to classes including cover work - Check on student class passes Parents - View your children's profiles including any points, demerits, interventions, attendance and badges they've earned - See a detailed breakdown of your children's attendance - See your children's timetables - See your children's homework - Sign up your children to school clubs and activities - Download school reports and other documents We're constantly improving our mobile applications, so if you've got any suggestions, please let us know via our website.

Screenshots

Satchel One4 screens
ePraise4 screens

Verdict

The call

Satchel One and ePraise both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Satchel One's written reviews are positive against 20% of ePraise's. Satchel One also leads on ratings volume (379 vs 7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). ePraise'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Satchel One sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ePraise asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Satchel One against 3.7 for ePraise. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Satchel One has 379 ratings behind it against 7, 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 20% of ePraise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Satchel One ships an update every 4 weeks, ePraise every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Satchel One versus ePraise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSatchel OneePraise
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (379 ratings)3.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings379 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeacherCentric Ltdepraise limited

Customer experience

Satchel One

All ratings379 ratings
Positive67.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative29.3%
Written reviews2,393 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative30.7%

ePraise

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative75.4%

User reviews

Satchel One

From 379 App Store ratings

What 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

ePraise

From 7 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and understand
  • 👍 Good for students and teachers
  • 👍 Keeps students updated on homework
  • 👍 Useful for tracking points and attendance
  • 👍 Quick loading times

Room to improve

  • 😞 App is considered 'trash' or 'horrible'
  • 😞 Users hate the app
  • 😞 Website is preferred over the app
  • 😞 App is described as boring
  • 😞 Difficult to see timetable details

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

ePraise

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot open attachments
  • Timetable not showing
  • Notifications not received
  • Messages disappear after notification
  • Login errors
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  • App makes users cry

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add notification feature
  • Color scheme options
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Show homework due soonest
  • Blank tiles for free periods on timetable

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Satchel One

Subscriptions3
  • 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
One-time7
  • 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
None

ePraise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Satchel One free?
Satchel One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ePraise free?
ePraise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Satchel One or ePraise?
Satchel One and ePraise are both rated 3.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 379 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Satchel One or ePraise have ads?
Neither Satchel One nor ePraise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Satchel One or ePraise?
Satchel One ships an update every 4 weeks, and ePraise every 3 weeks. Most recently, Satchel One was updated on September 24, 2026 and ePraise on September 21, 2026.

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