Skool Master vs SkoolShine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skool Master
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Skool Master is a comprehensive online school management system that is not only restricted to schools, but it can also be used by colleges, universities, training centers and institutes. Direct your school in the right direction with the right tools and connections to engage students, parents and teachers more efficiently to improve the education system at both large and small scale.
SkoolShine
Facilitates seamless communication between schools and parents. It allows schools to share announcements, events, and schedules, while parents can receive real-time updates and track their child's progress. Data security is a priority with pre-authorized notifications.
- School announcements and urgent messages
- Event and timetable sharing
- Real-time parent notifications
- Student progress tracking
- Secure data access
- School calendar and contact details
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User friendly and intuitive School Admin dashboard to promote seamless communication from school to student and parent community. Schools will be able to communicate with parents regarding announcements, urgent messages (like school closure), upcoming events, share timetable, school calendar of events, contact details, exam schedules. Parents will receive the information in real time, be able to track their ward's progress. Salient features of parent app: • Parents will get pre-authorised notification to install the app - this way the data is secured and parents will be able to view the details of their wards. • Parents will be able to view information communicated by the school.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Skool Master at 11.0 against SkoolShine's 15.1. 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.
Skool Master ships an update every 4 months, SkoolShine every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skool Master | SkoolShine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dot Technologies | HB Learning Solutions LLP |
In-app purchases
Skool Master
No in-app purchases
SkoolShine
No in-app purchases
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