Kirkwood School District vs READsquared
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kirkwood School District
This app centralizes essential information for parents, students, and faculty. Access news, announcements, calendar events, photos, documents, and a community directory all in one convenient mobile location. Filter content and contact individuals directly from your device.
- News and announcements
- Calendar events
- Photos and documents
- Constituent directory
- Content filtering
- Direct email contact
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The Kirkwood School District app provides parents, students, and faculty members with all the information they need in one place, conveniently accessed and explicitly formatted for consumption on their mobile devices. The App includes: - Blogs, news, and announcements - Pictures and documents - Calendar events - Constituent directory and more Download the app today to stay informed about the latest news, announcements, and calendar events, and access the most current community directory. Users can: - Browse the latest published photos - Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use - Catch up on current news - Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to their interests - Quickly find faculty, parent, and student contact information - Email a constituent directly from your device The information in the Kirkwood School District app is drawn from the same source as the Kirkwood School District website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.
READsquared
This app enables users to participate in library reading programs by tracking reading and logging activity. Earn digital badges, play learning games, and receive incentives from your library. Parents can manage all family accounts, viewing reading progress and statistics.
- Track reading and activity
- Log reading for family members
- Unlock digital badges
- Play learning games
- Receive library incentives
- Manage family accounts
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For libraries offering ReadSquared, participate in reading programs by tracking reading and logging activity for all your readers. Unlock digital badges, learning games, and other incentives as provided by your library. Parents have full access to all family accounts, reading, activity and statistics while allowing family members to have individual accounts. One-click logging provides parents with an easy way to log reading for all family members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kirkwood School District at 100% against READsquared's 17%. Kirkwood School District also leads on rating (2.7 vs 1.9). READsquared's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 3). 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.
Kirkwood School District holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: READsquared has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Kirkwood School District's written reviews are positive against 17% of READsquared's.
Kirkwood School District ships an update every 11 months, READsquared every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kirkwood School District | READsquared |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.9 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 17.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kirkwood School District | Systems Technology Group Incorporated |
Customer experience
Kirkwood School District
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In-app purchases
Kirkwood School District
No in-app purchases
READsquared
No in-app purchases
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