SchoolTool Mobile vs READsquared
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SchoolTool Mobile
Access student assignments, grades, schedules, and attendance in real-time. Receive instant notifications about academic progress. This app is designed for parents and students within districts utilizing the SchoolTool platform.
- View assignments
- Check grades
- Access schedules
- Monitor attendance
- Receive real-time notifications
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The SchoolTool mobile application allows parents and students to quickly and easily view information about students’ assignments, grades, schedules, and attendance. You can also receive real-time notifications. This app runs on iOS 16.1 and higher, and is exclusively for districts using SchoolTool. Contact your school district for connection information.
READsquared
This app enables users to participate in library reading programs by tracking reading and logging activity. Earn digital badges, play learning games, and receive incentives from your library. Parents can manage all family accounts, viewing reading progress and statistics.
- Track reading and activity
- Log reading for family members
- Unlock digital badges
- Play learning games
- Receive library incentives
- Manage family accounts
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For libraries offering ReadSquared, participate in reading programs by tracking reading and logging activity for all your readers. Unlock digital badges, learning games, and other incentives as provided by your library. Parents have full access to all family accounts, reading, activity and statistics while allowing family members to have individual accounts. One-click logging provides parents with an easy way to log reading for all family members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: READsquared at 2.0 against SchoolTool Mobile's 1.7. SchoolTool Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (142 vs 16). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
READsquared holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SchoolTool Mobile has 142 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 16% and 17% positive.
SchoolTool Mobile ships an update every 3 months, READsquared every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | SchoolTool Mobile | READsquared |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (142 ratings) | 2.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.2% of reviews | 17.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mindex Technologies Inc. | Systems Technology Group Incorporated |
Customer experience
SchoolTool Mobile
READsquared
Bugs and requests
SchoolTool Mobile
Reported bugs
16 issues- Login credentials rejected despite being correct
- School URL marked invalid when correct
- Session expires immediately after login
- App logs out user despite 'stay logged in' selection
- Grades not updating in app while website shows updates
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- Multiple login screens appearing sequentially
- App won't open on certain iPhone models
- Notification spam for single assignments (200+ notifications)
- Text cut off on screen in portrait mode
- App forgets school URL after updates
- Google Sign-in not working properly
- Notifications continue despite being logged out
- App crashes when switching between sections
- Missing assignment indicators not displaying
- Glitchy browser redirect login flow
- App incompatible after iOS updates
Requested features
12 requests- Add 'Sign in with Microsoft' authentication option
- Implement dropdown list of school districts instead of manual URL entry
- Display current quarter grades prominently
- Show progress report grades
- Display overall GPA/class averages
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- Improve text visibility (fix blue text on black background)
- Add dark mode option
- Enable persistent login across sessions
- Sync app data consistently with website
- Add staff-specific features for teachers
- Implement single login screen instead of multiple
- Add ability to opt out of notifications
READsquared
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SchoolTool Mobile
No in-app purchases
READsquared
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SchoolTool Mobile free?
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Which has better reviews, SchoolTool Mobile or READsquared?
Do SchoolTool Mobile or READsquared have ads?
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