Classkick vs K12 Parent Portal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classkick
This app allows students to complete assignments digitally and receive instant feedback from teachers and classmates. Educators can create paperless assignments, monitor student progress in real-time, and facilitate peer-to-peer learning. It aims to increase student feedback and reduce grading time.
- Create paperless assignments
- Real-time student work monitoring
- Instant teacher feedback
- Anonymous peer-to-peer help
- Work at own pace
- Ask for help privately
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Classkick is a free app that students work on and get help instantly from their teacher and peers. Students work on assignments with their Chromebooks, laptops, or iPads, while getting help from teachers and peers instantly. Teachers create assignments, see all their students’ work in real-time, and give LOTS of student feedback. Best of all, students can help each other anonymously. Using Classkick, feedback to students increases by 300% and grading time is cut in half. “Classkick is every teacher’s dream.” - Lynne Shalman, Chapin School “Students love Classkick...it was magic!” - Greg Port, Seton College TEACHERS... - CREATE paperless assignments using existing worksheets, audio, video or web content. - SEE every students’ work simultaneously. - GIVE instant feedback when it is most important. - FACILITATE peer-to-peer feedback and learning. STUDENTS... - WORK at their own pace and even on their own time. - ASK for help privately. - HELP their peers. USE IT... - in class or at home. - in traditional or flipped classrooms. - as a group together or on your own time individually. FOR… - assignments - quizzes - station work - do nows/exit slips - guided practice - independent practice - homework
K12 Parent Portal
Stay connected with your child's education. Access school announcements, view class assignments, and keep track of upcoming events directly from your mobile device.
- Download school announcements
- View class assignments
- Track school events
- Parent communication tool
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K12 parent portal app provides communication for parents using which they can download school announcements, Class assignments, Events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Classkick at 3.1 against K12 Parent Portal's 1.3. Classkick also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). K12 Parent Portal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Classkick holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classkick has 728 ratings behind it against 101, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Classkick's written reviews are positive against 0% of K12 Parent Portal's.
Classkick ships an update every 9 days, K12 Parent Portal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classkick | K12 Parent Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (728 ratings) — better | 1.3 (101 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 728 — better | 101 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Classwork Co | Myclassboard Educational Solutions Private Limited |
Customer experience
Classkick
K12 Parent Portal
User reviews
Classkick
From 728 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helpful for online school
- 🚀 Great for immediate feedback
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🐛 Laggy and slow performance
- 👎 Difficult text/writing controls
- 👎 Lacks key features like split-screen
K12 Parent Portal
From 101 App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- ❌ App does not work
- ❌ Cannot sign in/login
- ❌ App crashes/closes
- ❌ Invalid phone number/credentials
- ❌ Not the correct K12 app
Bugs and requests
Classkick
Reported bugs
3 issues- Assignments not loading properly
- Inability to save or access work
- Incompatibility with newer devices/OS
Requested features
4 requests- Add split-screen support
- Improve text/writing controls
- Better Apple Pencil integration
- Enhance stability and performance
K12 Parent Portal
Reported bugs
18 issues- App does not work at all
- Cannot sign in or create an account
- App won't delete off phone
- App won't let you sign in
- App doesn't even act like it is processing
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- Submit buttons are useless
- Cannot click any buttons (even reset password)
- Invalid phone number error
- App closes after sign in
- App becomes unresponsive after entering credentials
- No data found
- App crashes
- App goes blank
- Login screen doesn't show
- No options visible after update
- App is just blank after update
- Cannot open all documents in announcements
- Announcements come late
Requested features
5 requests- Fix the app to work properly
- Ensure the app is the correct K12 app
- Improve user interface
- Ensure data is displayed correctly
- Test updates thoroughly before release
In-app purchases
Classkick
No in-app purchases
K12 Parent Portal
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Classkick free?
Is K12 Parent Portal free?
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