FreshSchools vs LAUSD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FreshSchools
This app connects teachers, administrators, and parents for seamless and secure school communication. It provides up-to-date information, messaging capabilities, and access to school events and fundraising details.
- Secure messaging between school staff and parents
- Access to accurate contact information
- Edit child's contact details
- View school events and calendars
- Access school store, fundraisers, and auctions
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FreshSchools is a new way for schools to communicate. Teachers, Administrators and Parents can now stay connected seamlessly and securely through one app, with up-to-date information available anywhere, anytime. FreshSchools is currently only available to parents whose schools have signed up. • Message teachers, administrators and parents from within one app • View accurate contact information for parents in your child's class, administrative staff, teachers, PFA members • Edit your child's contact information • View Events: an upcoming field trip, back-to-school night and more • View school store, Fundraisers and Auctions Save time and get fresh. Do away with paper directories and rosters and bring your school into a better way to communicate.
LAUSD
Stay connected with your child's education. Track assignments, view grades, and monitor attendance. Access school calendars, events, and important contact information all in one place.
- Track children's school activities
- View school calendars and events
- Call school directly
- View upcoming assignments
- Set reminders and receive alerts
- Monitor attendance (late/absent)
- See grades
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You can now download the official LAUSD Mobile App: • Keep track of all your children and their school activities • View school calendars and events • Call the school directly from the app • View upcoming assignments for your student • Set reminders and receive alerts • Know when you child is late or absent • See Grades and Search for resource and links to help
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Verdict
FreshSchools and LAUSD both sit at 2.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of FreshSchools's written reviews are positive against 13% of LAUSD's. FreshSchools also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). LAUSD's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 10). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for FreshSchools against 2.8 for LAUSD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LAUSD has 66 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of FreshSchools's written reviews are positive against 13% of LAUSD's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreshSchools | LAUSD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (10 ratings) | 2.8 (66 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 13.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YOBI SOFTWARE, LLC | LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT |
Customer experience
FreshSchools
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In-app purchases
FreshSchools
No in-app purchases
LAUSD
No in-app purchases
Questions
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