PBIS Rewards Staff vs Start Elementary School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PBIS Rewards Staff
This app digitizes school reward systems for positive behavior. It allows staff to easily award and students to redeem points using smartphone scanning, replacing traditional paper-based methods. Manage student accounts, track activity, and set up events and store items all within a streamlined digital platform.
- Scan student barcodes/QR codes for points
- Student point redemption for privileges/items
- Backend system for events and store management
- Track student and teacher activity
- Desktop access for reviewing student history
- Administrator tools for managing students and staff
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The PBIS Rewards System is a tool and tracking system for schools that follow a PBIS framework and utilize rewards to encourage positive behavior. The PBIS Rewards System simplifies giving rewards and redeeming rewards by taking advantage of the scanning capabilities of smartphones and tablets. Teachers and Administrators give students points by scanning a bar code or QR code assigned to the student. The process is fast and simple. The bar code can be on a nametag, desk sticker, class roster sheet, or a student ID badge. Students can then redeem points for privileges and/or items using a similar process. The backend system supports the concept of events and a store. There is a simple interface for creating and managing events and items within the store. The backend system also keeps track of students and teachers and all activity related to giving points and point totals. Teachers and Administrators can access a desktop system to review a student's history, balance, etc. Administrators have the ability to add and remove students and add and manage teacher access. No more fumbling around with torn up papers, cutting out reward documents, or keeping track of mountains of tickets…digitize your incentives with PBIS Rewards.
Start Elementary School
This app connects parents, students, teachers, and administrators with school news, event calendars, and online resources. It provides quick access to essential information to keep the school community informed and engaged.
- School news updates
- Interactive event calendars
- Access to online resources
- Connect school community
- Stay informed
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The Start Elementary School app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The Start Elementary School app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Start Elementary School at 4.0 against PBIS Rewards Staff's 2.5. Start Elementary School also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). PBIS Rewards Staff's advantage is review sentiment (23% vs 0%) and ratings volume (96 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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.
Start Elementary School holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PBIS Rewards Staff has 96 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of PBIS Rewards Staff's written reviews are positive against 0% of Start Elementary School's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PBIS Rewards Staff ships an update every 2 months, Start Elementary School every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PBIS Rewards Staff | Start Elementary School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (96 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Navigate360, LLC | Richland Parish School District |
Customer experience
PBIS Rewards Staff
Start Elementary School
In-app purchases
PBIS Rewards Staff
No in-app purchases
Start Elementary School
No in-app purchases
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