iStudent App vs Peanut Queen Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iStudent App
Access all your essential school information in one place. View timetables, exam details, rewards, reports, and school news directly from your mobile device. Stay updated with real-time notifications and connect with teachers and peers.
- Personalized student dashboard
- Timetable and exam access
- Rewards and detentions tracking
- School news and calendar
- Real-time push notifications
- Secure data encryption
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The iSAMS Student app offers students quick and easy access to their school information in one central place. From timetables to teaching groups, exam entries and exam timetables, rewards and detentions, activities and reports, students have the ability to access their personal school information directly from their iPhone or iPad. The official iSAMS Student app links directly with the iSAMS management information system. It has been designed to offer students real-time access to their key school information in order to enhance their school experience. It also offers extended communication links and provides a valuable tool for students to connect with their teachers and fellow peers. Simple to use, the app offers a personalised dashboard with quick links to: The student’s timetable Any sanctions and rewards Any news bulletins and school news The school calendar The photo galleries The ‘My Profile’ section offers easy access to further information including: Teaching groups The school timetable Internal exam details (entries, timetables, results) External exam details (entries, timetables, arrangements, candidate details, results) School reports and assessments Attendance Activities Detentions Reward and conduct details There is also a helpful ‘Information’ area where students can access school news and bulletins (both current and archived news), the school calendar and the school directory. Useful push notifications mean that students can be notified about any updates or news in real-time. For example, students can receive a notification to inform them that their latest school report has been added to their profile or the location of their forthcoming hockey match has changed. The data used by the iSAMS Student app is encrypted to ensure that confidential information cannot be accessed by unauthorised personnel. Your school also controls the level of visibility of information offered to students. Please note: The iSAMS Student app must be installed by your school in order for it to be accessible to students. It will only work as part of the iSAMS management information system.
Peanut Queen Controller
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This application is designed for Connect to devices with Bluetooth modules, such as micro:bit and Arduino, via your smartphone/tablet. Using the library, users can easily customize the user interface, such as adding different buttons and line graphs. Pressing buttons sends signals to the microcontroller for remote control, while the line graph displays the readings collected by the microcontroller in real time. All settings are defined only when programming the microcontroller. There's no need to program two separate lines of code for remote control or data acquisition, saving time and effort. This application is also compatible with the Peanut King Robot PILA soccer car robot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: iStudent App at 15.0 against Peanut Queen Controller's 17.0. 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.
iStudent App ships an update every 2 months, Peanut Queen Controller every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iStudent App | Peanut Queen Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (117 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iSAMS Limited | Peanut King Solution Limited |
Bugs and requests
iStudent App
Reported bugs
37 issues- Cannot log in
- App is glitchy
- App doesn't open
- Screen stuck on notifications page
- Cannot access anything
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- App won't open
- Shift login process
- School certificate expired error
- Login failure
- Long loading times
- Error linking external account
- App crashes
- App is laggy
- App suddenly not working
- App is sluggish
- Purple text on black background is hard to read
- App asks for location permissions
- App crashes frequently
- App won't load
- Downloading Profile message
- App is frozen
- External login error
- App crashing
- Repetitive logging-in
- App won't load
- App crashes frequently
- Cannot see teachers profile
- App crashes
- Site has crashed
- Connection failure
- Red error icon
- App doesn't work 50% of the time
- Bug with this app on iPhone X
- New update is extremely bad
- Students unable to access timetables
- Login problem
- Trial expired message
Requested features
3 requests- Allow checking timetables of other classes
- Make compatible with Face ID
- See classes for next year
Peanut Queen Controller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iStudent App
No in-app purchases
Peanut Queen Controller
No in-app purchases
Questions
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