FreshSchools vs LASAR
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.
LASAR
This app allows students, parents, and the public to anonymously report incidents occurring within the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is operated by the Los Angeles School Police Department to enhance safety and communication.
- Anonymous incident reporting
- For students, parents, and public
- Covers LAUSD schools
- Operated by LA School Police
- Enhances school safety
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Los Angeles Schools Anonymous Reporting (LASAR) application for students, parents and public to report incidents in and around Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The application is governed by LAUSD and operated by Los Angeles School Police Department.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FreshSchools at 100% against LASAR's 0%. FreshSchools also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). LASAR's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 2.7). On price, ratings volume, 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.
LASAR holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of FreshSchools's written reviews are positive against 0% of LASAR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FreshSchools ships an update monthly, LASAR every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreshSchools | LASAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (10 ratings) | 3.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YOBI SOFTWARE, LLC | LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT |
Customer experience
FreshSchools
LASAR
In-app purchases
FreshSchools
No in-app purchases
LASAR
No in-app purchases
Questions
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