Comparison

PowerSchool Mobile vs Onespot K12

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PowerSchool Mobile

Access real-time student information like grades, assignments, and attendance with an updated interface. Features customizable dashboards, calendar views for assignments, and notification management for parents, guardians, and students.

Highlights
  • Real-time student data access
  • Updated user interface and dashboard
  • Customizable dashboard widgets
  • Class assignment calendar view
  • Push and email notifications
  • Student profile management
Features
Currently charting
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Built for convenient access to real-time student information like grades, assignments, and attendance, the PowerSchool Mobile App provides enhanced functionality for parents, guardians, and students. • Get easy access to the most important student data with an updated user interface, dashboard, and improved app structure • Use new dashboard widgets for quick access to important information including: GPA, Class Overview, Assignments Due, Assignments Graded, Attendance, School Bulletins, Meal Balance, and Fees • Customize the dashboard by reordering or hiding widgets to prioritize the information that is most important to you • Access class information and grades across terms and drill-down to detailed views of class assignments, attendance, and standards • View class assignments for the week or month in a new calendar view, and drill-down to assignment details • Manage push and email notifications, student profiles, access school information, and more PowerSchool is the leading K-12 education technology provider of solutions that improve the education experience for 100 million students, teachers, and parents in over 70 countries around the world. IMPORTANT! To access the PowerSchool Mobile App, your school district must be using the PowerSchool Student Information System. If you are not sure what SIS your school is using, contact your school or district. PLEASE NOTE • Requires iOS version 13.0 or higher • Access to PowerSchool is controlled by school administration • Requires a wireless connection or mobile data plan • Users must consent to receive push notifications when connecting to servers outside of the United States • Meal Balance totals are only available if your school uses the PowerLunch meal management feature in the PowerSchool SIS

About

Onespot K12

This app centralizes all your school's information, providing a single point of access for parents, staff, students, and alumni. Easily connect with departments, view events, access academic calendars, and find important school resources.

Highlights
  • Join your school's app
  • Contact school departments
  • View upcoming events
  • Access staff contact information
  • View academic calendar
  • Access school websites and platforms
  • Browse school social media and news
Features
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Onespot K12 centralizes all your school's information. Through Onespot K12, you can join your school's app to have all your school-related information and platforms at your fingertips. This beautiful, customizable design features a clear layout of everything you need as a parent, staff member, student, alum, or any other school community member: • Join your school's app • Contact important school departments with the push of a button • See what upcoming events are happening • Look up the contact information of staff members • Access your school's academic calendar • Access important websites and platforms for your school • Browse the latest social media and news from your school • And much more Join the growing Onespot community today! Onespot K12 is built with cutting-edge technology and a modern, user-friendly design that's optimized based on millions of usage data points. And best of all, your app is fully customizable by you: Join multiple spots and rearrange your portals to easily access whichever features you use most. If you have ideas, suggestions, questions, or feedback about anything in the app, you can easily submit them through your app's suggestion box (in the "Profile" screen). This feedback will always be taken into account to continue improving the Onespot K12 experience for everyone. To contact the developers directly, email team@seabirdapps.com.

Screenshots

PowerSchool Mobile4 screens
Onespot K124 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Onespot K12 at 5.0 against PowerSchool Mobile's 4.6. PowerSchool Mobile's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (942K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Onespot K12 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerSchool Mobile has 942K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerSchool Mobile ships an update monthly, Onespot K12 every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
PowerSchool Mobile versus Onespot K12: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerSchool MobileOnespot K12
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (942K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings942K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#28 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPowerSchool Group LLCSeabird Apps

Customer experience

PowerSchool Mobile

All ratings930,033 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews2,075 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative47.7%

Onespot K12

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PowerSchool Mobile

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent display of grades and assignments
  • Password reset issues and login problems
  • Crashes and app freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to view grade history and trends
  • Integration with other school platforms
  • Customizable notification settings
  • Improved user interface and navigation

Onespot K12

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerSchool Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Onespot K12

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerSchool Mobile free?
PowerSchool Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Onespot K12 free?
Onespot K12 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerSchool Mobile or Onespot K12?
Onespot K12 is rated higher. PowerSchool Mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 942K ratings, while Onespot K12 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PowerSchool Mobile or Onespot K12 have ads?
Neither PowerSchool Mobile nor Onespot K12 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerSchool Mobile or Onespot K12?
PowerSchool Mobile ships an update monthly, and Onespot K12 every 7 months. Most recently, PowerSchool Mobile was updated on November 1, 2026 and Onespot K12 on October 30, 2026.

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