Comparison

Google Classroom vs Campus Student

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Campus Student

Access real-time school information including grades, assignments, attendance, and schedules. Receive important alerts for updates and changes. Requires your school district to use the Infinite Campus system.

Highlights
  • Real-time announcements
  • Assignment tracking
  • Attendance monitoring
  • Grade access
  • Schedule viewing
  • Customizable notifications
Currently charting
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Stay connected to your school day anytime, anywhere. Campus Student puts your school information at your fingertips, with real-time access to announcements, assignments, attendance, grades, schedules, and much more. TO LOGIN: 1. Download the app 2. Search for your District Name and State – select your district from the list 3. Enter your Username and Password, provided by your school 4. If using a secure, private device, mark 5. Stay Logged In to receive mobile push notifications, if enabled by your school 6. Click Log In! NOTIFICATIONS: Students can receive alerts for grades, assignment scores, attendance changes, schedules, and more. SUPPORT: Due to privacy concerns, Infinite Campus does not maintain individual login information. Contact your school or district if changes are needed. For other questions, visit https://www.infinitecampus.com/support/parents-and-students. PLEASE NOTE: Your district must use the Infinite Campus Student Information System, and an active Infinite Campus account is required.

Screenshots

Google Classroom4 screens
Campus Student4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Google Classroom at fortnightly against Campus Student's every 3 months. Google Classroom also leads on chart position (#6 vs #26). Campus Student's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for Google Classroom against 1.9 for Campus Student. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36K and 22K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Google Classroom's written reviews are positive against 19% of Campus Student's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Classroom ships an update fortnightly, Campus Student every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Google Classroom versus Campus Student: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle ClassroomCampus Student
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (36K ratings) — better1.9 (22K ratings)
Positive reviews25.5% of reviews — better19.5% of reviews
Number of ratings36K — better22K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#6 — better#26
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleInfinite Campus, Inc.

Customer experience

Google Classroom

All ratings36,296 ratings
Positive25.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative72.2%
Written reviews2,912 reviews
Positive25.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative70.5%

Campus Student

All ratings22,351 ratings
Positive21.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative75.1%
Written reviews750 reviews
Positive19.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative76.3%

User reviews

Google Classroom

From 36K App Store ratings

What 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

Campus Student

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to check grades and assignments
  • 🚀 Helpful notifications for grade/attendance updates
  • 📊 Displays GPA and schedule information
  • 🔍 Convenient way to stay on top of school info

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent login issues and connection errors
  • 🕰️ Slow loading times and choppy navigation
  • 🔍 Difficult to find certain features/settings
  • 💤 Excessive/repeated notifications can be annoying

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

Campus Student

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Grades not displaying correctly or inconsistent with actual grades
  • App crashing or freezing, especially when switching between accounts
  • Notifications for the same event being repeatedly sent

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to view exact percentage grades, not just letter grades
  • Ability for teachers to attach files/images to assignments
  • Smoother transitions and more streamlined user interface
  • Offline functionality and caching of important data

In-app purchases

None

Google Classroom

No in-app purchases

None

Campus Student

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Classroom free?
Google Classroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Campus Student free?
Campus Student is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Google Classroom or Campus Student?
Google Classroom is rated higher. Google Classroom averages 2.0 out of 5 from 36K ratings, while Campus Student averages 1.9 from 22K ratings.
Do Google Classroom or Campus Student have ads?
Neither Google Classroom nor Campus Student shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Classroom or Campus Student?
Google Classroom ships an update fortnightly, and Campus Student every 3 months. Most recently, Google Classroom was updated on September 24, 2026 and Campus Student on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Google Classroom or Campus Student?
Google Classroom currently peaks at #6 in the App Store charts, and Campus Student at #26. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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