HCPSS vs HCPSS Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HCPSS
Access school district news, events, and important information like contact details, sports scores, and lunch menus. Stay connected with social media updates and district announcements.
- District news and events
- Social media integration
- Contact information
- Sporting scores
- Lunch menus
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With the Howard County Public School System mobile app, your school district comes alive with the touch of a button. Easily navigate through current news and events or check out the latest updates with social media like Facebook and Twitter. Quickly retrieve contact information, sporting scores, lunch menus, and more! It’s your school district available at your fingertips.
HCPSS Compass
Navigate educational and career paths within Howard County Public School System. Access essential resources and tools to plan your academic journey and prepare for future success.
- Educational opportunity navigation
- Career opportunity navigation
- Access to essential resources
- Academic journey planning tools
- Future success preparation
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HCPSS Compass is your comprehensive guide to navigating educational and career opportunities in Howard County Public School System. This app provides students with easy access to essential resources, tools, and information to help plan their academic journey and prepare for future success.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HCPSS Compass at 5.0 against HCPSS's 4.0. HCPSS Compass also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). HCPSS's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). 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.
HCPSS Compass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HCPSS has 66 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HCPSS ships an update every 11 months, HCPSS Compass fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HCPSS | HCPSS Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (66 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Howard County Public School System | ASKnowledge, LLC |
Customer experience
HCPSS
HCPSS Compass
In-app purchases
HCPSS
No in-app purchases
HCPSS Compass
No in-app purchases
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