Kite Student Portal vs Lightspeed Systems Web Filter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kite Student Portal
This app prepares iPads for standardized testing by configuring assessment settings and ensuring Guided Access is enabled. It streamlines the setup process for educational institutions administering tests.
- Configure LCS settings
- Enable Guided Access
- Streamline iPad testing setup
- Administer assessments
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Does your organization use Kite to administer assessments? Download the Kite Student Portal for use with an iPad. Installing the Kite Student Portal simplifies the process of setting up an iPad for testing. The app allows you to configure LCS settings and will check to see that Guided Access is enabled before testing can begin.
Lightspeed Systems Web Filter
This application provides robust content filtering for schools on mobile devices. It ensures compliance with regulations and offers reporting on web traffic without requiring a proxy server. A license from the developer is necessary for full functionality.
- Content filtering for mobile devices
- CIPA compliance
- Web traffic reporting
- Proxy-free operation
- School-focused filtering
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The Web Filter for iOS by Lightspeed Systems gives schools powerful content filtering on mobile devices wherever they go. Filter web activity, ensure CIPA compliance, and report on web traffic without the need for a proxy. Requires Web Filter license from Lightspeed Systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kite Student Portal at 5.0 against Lightspeed Systems Web Filter's 1.9. Kite Student Portal also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 0%). Lightspeed Systems Web Filter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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.
Kite Student Portal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightspeed Systems Web Filter has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Kite Student Portal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lightspeed Systems Web Filter's.
Kite Student Portal ships an update every 7 months, Lightspeed Systems Web Filter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kite Student Portal | Lightspeed Systems Web Filter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Achievement and Assessment Institute | Lightspeed Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
Kite Student Portal
Lightspeed Systems Web Filter
In-app purchases
Kite Student Portal
No in-app purchases
Lightspeed Systems Web Filter
No in-app purchases
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