Google Classroom vs Aeries Mobile Portal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Classroom
This app streamlines educational workflows for teachers and students. It facilitates paperless assignment creation, distribution, and grading, while enhancing communication and organization. Students can track assignments and receive feedback, and teachers can manage classes and provide real-time updates.
- Paperless assignment creation and grading
- Automatic document copying for students
- Organized Drive folders for assignments
- Real-time feedback and grades
- Instant announcements and class discussions
- Mobile access for on-the-go management
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Classroom is a free service for schools, non-profits, and anyone with a personal Google account. Classroom makes it easy for learners and instructors to connect—inside and outside of schools. Classroom saves time and paper, and makes it easy to create classes, distribute assignments, communicate, and stay organized. Classroom is designed to help teachers create, collect, and grade assignments paperlessly, including time-saving features like the ability to automatically make a copy of a Google Document for each student. It also creates Drive folders for each assignment and for each student to help keep everyone organized. Students can keep track of what’s due on the Assignments page and begin working with just a click. Teachers can quickly see who has or hasn't completed the work, and provide direct, real-time feedback and grades right in Classroom. With the mobile app for iOS, students and teachers can view their classes and communicate with their classmates in real time. Students can open their assignments and work on them right from their iPhone or iPad. Teachers can keep track of who has turned in work and grade the assignment - at school or on the go. Students and teachers receive notifications when they have new content in Classroom, so they are always up to date. There are many benefits of using Classroom: Easy to set up Teachers can add students directly or share a code with their class to join. It takes just minutes to set up. Saves time The simple, paperless assignment workflow allows teachers to create, review, and grade assignments quickly, all in one place. Improves organization Students can see all of their assignments on an assignments page, and all class materials (e.g., documents, photos, and videos) are automatically filed into folders in Google Drive. Enhances communication Classroom allows teachers to send announcements and start class discussions instantly. Students can share resources with each other or provide answers to questions on the stream. Secure Like the rest of Google Workspace for Education services, Classroom contains no ads, never uses your content or student data for advertising purposes. Permissions Notice: Camera: Needed to allow the user to take photos or videos and post them to Classroom. Microphone: Needed to enable audio capture for recording videos to be posted to Classroom. Photos: Needed to allow the user to attach photos or videos to Classroom. Photos or videos posted to Classroom will be stored on Google servers in order to show them in Classroom.
Aeries Mobile Portal
Access student academic and attendance information on the go. View gradebook details, track attendance records, and utilize a QR code scanner for check-ins. Connect to your district's Aeries Communications portal if available.
- Gradebook summary and details
- Attendance tracking (tardies, absences)
- Student contact information
- QR code attendance scanner
- Aeries Communications portal access
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Now parents and students can take their student information with them on-the-go, with the first version of the Aeries Mobile Portal app for parents and students! Put your Aeries student data in your pocket with Aeries Mobile Portal. Check gradebook details, review attendance, and access Aeries Communications - right from the palm of your hand! • Gradebook summary and gradebook details • Attendance including tardies and absences • Student contact information • QR code Supplemental Attendance check-in scanner • In-app access to your Aeries Communications portal (if enabled at your district) Important - please note you can only utilize this app if your school district is using the Aeries Student Information System. Contact your school for more information regarding compatibility with the Aeries Mobile Portal app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Google Classroom at 2.1 against Aeries Mobile Portal's 1.5. Google Classroom also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 4%) and chart position (#7 vs #144). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Google Classroom holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37K and 25K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Google Classroom's written reviews are positive against 4% of Aeries Mobile Portal's.
Google Classroom ships an update fortnightly, Aeries Mobile Portal monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Google Classroom | Aeries Mobile Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (37K ratings) — better | 1.5 (25K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better | 4.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 25K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | #144 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aeries Software, Inc | |
Customer experience
Google Classroom
Aeries Mobile Portal
User reviews
Google Classroom
From 37K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🚀 Helpful for organizing assignments
- 💡 Useful for online/remote learning
- 🤝 Good for student-teacher communication
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable at times
- ⏱️ Slow loading and performance issues
- 📧 Excessive and delayed notifications
- 🔍 Lack of search functionality
Aeries Mobile Portal
From 25K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for checking grades
- 💡 Useful 'what-if' grade editing feature
- 📊 Displays useful information like attendance and past grades
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and login issues
- 🔍 Navigation and UI can be confusing
- 🤔 Missing key features from previous 'Grades' app
- 🚫 Unable to access 'what-if' grade editing on newer devices
Bugs and requests
Google Classroom
Reported bugs
3 issues- Assignments disappearing or not properly syncing
- Inability to edit or update assignments after posting
- Inconsistent behavior across devices and platforms
Requested features
4 requests- Add a dark mode option
- Improve notification control and customization
- Implement a better missing assignments/to-do list
- Allow more flexibility in class organization and archiving
Aeries Mobile Portal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Constant 'password expired' errors even for users without passwords
- Assignments not displaying properly or showing up for wrong classes
- Inability to access core features like 'what-if' grade editing
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back 'Grades' app's simple and intuitive interface
- Add grade calculation and 'what-if' editing features
- Improve login stability and reduce frequent crashes
- Allow users to stay logged in without having to re-enter credentials
In-app purchases
Google Classroom
No in-app purchases
Aeries Mobile Portal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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