Comparison

PowerSchool Mobile vs Atlas Schools

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

Atlas Schools

Stay informed about school events, receive customized notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. Get district updates and easily find staff and department contact information.

Highlights
  • Event calendar with sharing
  • Customizable student organization notifications
  • Weekly cafeteria menus
  • Live district updates
  • Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Atlas Schools. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

Screenshots

PowerSchool Mobile4 screens
Atlas Schools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PowerSchool Mobile at 44% against Atlas Schools's 0%. PowerSchool Mobile also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (944K vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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

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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of PowerSchool Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of Atlas Schools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerSchool Mobile ships an update monthly, Atlas Schools every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
PowerSchool Mobile versus Atlas Schools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerSchool MobileAtlas Schools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (944K ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews44.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings944K — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPowerSchool Group LLCAtlas Preparatory School Inc

Customer experience

PowerSchool Mobile

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

Atlas Schools

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Atlas Schools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerSchool Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Atlas Schools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerSchool Mobile free?
PowerSchool Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Atlas Schools free?
Atlas Schools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerSchool Mobile or Atlas Schools?
PowerSchool Mobile is rated higher. PowerSchool Mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 944K ratings, while Atlas Schools averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do PowerSchool Mobile or Atlas Schools have ads?
Neither PowerSchool Mobile nor Atlas Schools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerSchool Mobile or Atlas Schools?
PowerSchool Mobile ships an update monthly, and Atlas Schools every 2 months. Most recently, PowerSchool Mobile was updated on November 6, 2026 and Atlas Schools on October 30, 2026.

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