PowerSchool Mobile vs CLCS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time grades and assignments
- Customizable dashboard widgets
- Class and assignment details
- Calendar view for assignments
- Push and email notifications
- Student profile management
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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
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.
- School news and announcements
- Event calendars
- Photo albums and videos
- Staff profiles
- Push notifications
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | PowerSchool Mobile | CLCS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (944K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 944K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #14 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PowerSchool Group LLC | Cambridge Lakes Charter School |
Customer experience
PowerSchool Mobile
CLCS
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
PowerSchool Mobile
No in-app purchases
CLCS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PowerSchool Mobile free?
Is CLCS free?
Which has better reviews, PowerSchool Mobile or CLCS?
Do PowerSchool Mobile or CLCS have ads?
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