Comparison

PowerSchool Mobile vs The ASK Academy

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

The ASK Academy

This app centralizes essential information for parents, students, and faculty, offering easy mobile access to news, events, photos, and contact directories. Users can stay updated on school happenings and communicate directly with community members.

Highlights
  • News and announcements
  • Photo and document sharing
  • Calendar events
  • Constituent directory
  • Direct email access
  • Content filtering
Features
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The The ASK Academy app provides parents, students, and faculty members with all the information they need in one place, conveniently accessed and explicitly formatted for consumption on their mobile devices. The App includes: - Blogs, news and announcements - Pictures and documents - Calendar events - Constituent directory and more Download the app today to ensure you are always aware of the most important news, announcements, and calendar events, and you have access to the most current community directory. Users can: - Browse the latest published photos - Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use - Catch up on current news - Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to their interests - Quickly find faculty, parent, and student contact information - Email a constituent directly from your device The information in the The ASK Academy app is drawn from the same source as the The ASK Academy website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.

Screenshots

PowerSchool Mobile4 screens
The ASK Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PowerSchool Mobile at 4.6 against The ASK Academy's 3.0. PowerSchool Mobile also leads on ratings volume (942K vs 2) and chart position (#15 vs unranked). The ASK Academy's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 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 942K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
PowerSchool Mobile versus The ASK Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerSchool MobileThe ASK Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (942K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews44.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings942K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPowerSchool Group LLCThe ASK Academy

Customer experience

PowerSchool Mobile

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

The ASK Academy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

The ASK Academy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerSchool Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

The ASK Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerSchool Mobile free?
PowerSchool Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The ASK Academy free?
The ASK Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerSchool Mobile or The ASK Academy?
PowerSchool Mobile is rated higher. PowerSchool Mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 942K ratings, while The ASK Academy averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PowerSchool Mobile or The ASK Academy have ads?
Neither PowerSchool Mobile nor The ASK Academy shows ads.

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