Comparison

PowerSchool Mobile vs CLCS

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

Head to head
About

PowerSchool Mobile

This app provides parents and students with real-time access to crucial academic information, including grades, assignments, and attendance. It features a customizable dashboard for quick overviews and detailed class information, along with notification management.

Highlights
  • Real-time grades and assignments
  • Customizable dashboard widgets
  • Class and assignment details
  • Calendar view for assignments
  • 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

CLCS

This app provides a central hub for students, parents, teachers, and staff to access school news, announcements, calendars, and events. It features photo albums, videos, and dedicated sections for staff, keeping the community informed via push notifications.

Highlights
  • School news and announcements
  • Event calendars
  • Photo albums and videos
  • Staff profiles
  • Push notifications
Features
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Our Cambridge Lakes Charter School app is recommended to all our students, parents, teachers, staff members, and other community members. News, announcements, calendars, events, photo albums, videos, and even sections for each one of our teachers and staff members are all included in our app. Access lots of information conveniently, and always stay informed with our push notifications.

Screenshots

PowerSchool Mobile4 screens
CLCS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PowerSchool Mobile at 4.6 against CLCS's 3.0. PowerSchool Mobile also leads on ratings volume (944K vs 2) and chart position (#14 vs unranked). CLCS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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

PowerSchool Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerSchool Mobile has 944K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
PowerSchool Mobile versus CLCS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerSchool MobileCLCS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (944K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews44.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings944K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPowerSchool Group LLCCambridge Lakes Charter School

Customer experience

PowerSchool Mobile

All ratings943,471 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews2,075 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative47.7%

CLCS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

CLCS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerSchool Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

CLCS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerSchool Mobile free?
PowerSchool Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CLCS free?
CLCS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerSchool Mobile or CLCS?
PowerSchool Mobile is rated higher. PowerSchool Mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 944K ratings, while CLCS averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PowerSchool Mobile or CLCS have ads?
Neither PowerSchool Mobile nor CLCS shows ads.

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