Comparison

A/B Day for BCPS vs OmniTAK

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

Head to head
About

A/B Day for BCPS

This app helps Baltimore County Public Schools students and staff quickly determine if a specific day is an A or B day. It provides daily notifications about the school schedule, including any delays or closures.

Highlights
  • A/B day determination
  • Daily schedule notifications
  • Delay and closing alerts
  • Yearly schedule updates
  • Supports past, present, and future dates
Features
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"What's today, again?" A/B Day helps you find out whether a given day (be it today or a time in the future or past) is an A or B day on the Baltimore County Public Schools schedule. The schedule is updated yearly, but it will also update when school is closed due to heat or snow. You can choose to receive notifications each morning informing you whether it is an A or B day, and these notifications will also include relevant information in the event of a delay or closing.

About

OmniTAK

This app provides real-time situational awareness and tactical communication for iOS devices. It offers a familiar interface for operators, supports multi-server configurations, and includes secure certificate management for encrypted data. It's designed for coordinating teams in various operational scenarios.

Highlights
  • ATAK-style tactical interface
  • Multi-server management
  • Real-time CoT markers
  • GPS tracking
  • Secure certificate management
  • Drawing tools
  • Plugin system
Features
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OmniTAK — ATAK-Style Tactical Awareness for iOS OmniTAK brings the power and familiarity of ATAK to your iPhone and iPad. Built with a high-performance Rust core and native iOS interface, OmniTAK delivers real-time situational awareness with the tactical UI that operators know and trust. Whether you're coordinating search and rescue, managing field teams, supporting emergency response, or training for tactical scenarios, OmniTAK provides blue force tracking, collaborative mapping, and secure communications—without being locked into a single server or network. ATAK-FAMILIAR INTERFACE OmniTAK mirrors the ATAK experience that millions of operators have trained on. The professional tactical theme, navigation drawer, bottom toolbar, and status bar feel immediately familiar. If you know ATAK, you know OmniTAK. Satellite, hybrid, and standard map views powered by native MapKit deliver smooth performance. Color-coded CoT markers display friendly, hostile, unknown, and neutral units in real-time. MULTI-SERVER ARCHITECTURE OmniTAK was built for multi-agency coordination and federated networks. Configure unlimited TAK server connections. Monitor connection status in real-time. Bridge jurisdictions during disaster response, maintain redundant connectivity, or aggregate feeds from multiple command posts—OmniTAK connects you to every network that matters. Supports TCP and UDP with optional TLS encryption. SECURE CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT OmniTAK stores all client certificates in the iOS Keychain with hardware-backed protection. Import from .pem, .crt, .key, .p12, and .pfx files, or enroll directly from your TAK server using username/password authentication. View certificates with validity status and expiration tracking. Full mutual TLS authentication keeps your tactical data encrypted end-to-end. TACTICAL TOOLS Draw circles and polygons to mark areas of interest, search zones, or operational boundaries. All drawings persist across sessions with high-visibility tactical colors. Broadcast your position with configurable metadata. Filter units by affiliation for cleaner operational pictures. Navigate with bearing and distance tools built for tactical operations. EXTENSIBLE PLUGIN SYSTEM OmniTAK features a secure plugin architecture for extending functionality. Plugins run in sandboxed contexts with permission-based API access. Create custom CoT handlers, map overlays, UI components, and network integrations. INTEROPERABILITY Works with TAK Server, FreeTAKServer, Taky, OpenTAKServer, and any CoT-compatible infrastructure. Full interoperability with ATAK, WinTAK, iTAK, and WebTAK clients. FEATURES • ATAK-style tactical interface • Multi-server management with one-tap switching • Real-time CoT markers with unit filtering • GPS tracking with accuracy indicators • TCP/UDP with optional TLS • iOS Keychain certificate storage • Certificate enrollment and file import • Circle and polygon drawing tools • Persistent configurations • Haptic feedback and dark mode • Portrait and landscape support • Secure plugin system OmniTAK is an independent project not affiliated with the TAK Product Center, Department of Defense, or Department of Homeland Security.

Screenshots

A/B Day for BCPS4 screens
OmniTAK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OmniTAK at 4.0 against A/B Day for BCPS's 3.2. OmniTAK also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 59%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks). A/B Day for BCPS's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 6) and device support (4 vs 2). 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

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

OmniTAK holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A/B Day for BCPS has 40 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of A/B Day for BCPS's written reviews are positive against 91% of OmniTAK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A/B Day for BCPS ships an update every 4 weeks, OmniTAK every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
A/B Day for BCPS versus OmniTAK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA/B Day for BCPSOmniTAK
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (40 ratings)4.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCameron BernhardtGrant J Wylie

Customer experience

A/B Day for BCPS

All ratings40 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral23.5%
Negative17.6%

OmniTAK

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

A/B Day for BCPS

No in-app purchases

None

OmniTAK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A/B Day for BCPS free?
A/B Day for BCPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OmniTAK free?
OmniTAK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A/B Day for BCPS or OmniTAK?
OmniTAK is rated higher. A/B Day for BCPS averages 3.2 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while OmniTAK averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do A/B Day for BCPS or OmniTAK have ads?
Neither A/B Day for BCPS nor OmniTAK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A/B Day for BCPS or OmniTAK?
A/B Day for BCPS ships an update every 4 weeks, and OmniTAK every 2 days. Most recently, A/B Day for BCPS was updated on October 3, 2026 and OmniTAK on October 12, 2026.

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