Comparison

PowerSchool Mobile vs Outside

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

Outside

This app delivers a single, focused multidisciplinary idea each morning, encouraging intentional learning and expanding your perspective beyond algorithmic feeds. Build a daily habit of curiosity and access a growing archive of fascinating concepts.

Highlights
  • One daily focused idea
  • Track reading streak
  • Reflect and comprehend
  • Access complete archive
  • Multidisciplinary learning
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Escape the algorithmic echo chamber. Outside is built for the endlessly curious mind seeking focus in a world of endless feeds. Every day, you are bombarded with infinite scrolling, cheap distractions, and tailored algorithms designed to keep you inside a digital bubble. Outside offers a completely different experience: one single, fascinating, multidisciplinary idea delivered to you every morning. No feeds, no noise, no mindless swiping. Just three minutes of intentional learning. By pulling from the vast worlds of science, art, history, and philosophy, Outside expands your perspective and introduces you to concepts you would never naturally stumble upon. It is a daily invitation to step outside what you already know. Core Experience One Daily Idea: Receive a single, focused deep-dive lesson each morning. Read it, absorb it, and move on with your day. Build an Intentional Habit: Track your daily reading streak. Watch your knowledge compound over time as you build a sustainable, calming routine. Reflect and Grow: Take a moment to absorb what you have learned before the next day's concept arrives, fostering genuine comprehension over rapid consumption. The Complete Archive: Unlock the full, ever-growing library of past daily ideas. Revisit your favorite concepts and dive into the multidisciplinary vault whenever inspiration strikes. Outside Pro Access to the daily idea and your ongoing reading streak is free. To unlock the complete historical archive and revisit past lessons, you can upgrade to Outside Pro through an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Your subscription directly supports an independent platform dedicated to lifelong curiosity and high-quality education. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PowerSchool Mobile4 screens
Outside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Outside at 100% against PowerSchool Mobile's 44%. Outside also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). PowerSchool Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (943K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Outside sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PowerSchool Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Outside holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerSchool Mobile has 943K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Outside's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PowerSchool Mobile versus Outside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerSchool MobileOutside
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (943K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings943K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#19 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB73 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPowerSchool Group LLCDavid Sokeye

Customer experience

PowerSchool Mobile

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

Outside

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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

Outside

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerSchool Mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Outside

Subscriptions2
  • Outside Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Outside Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is PowerSchool Mobile free?
PowerSchool Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Outside free?
Outside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PowerSchool Mobile or Outside?
Outside is rated higher. PowerSchool Mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 943K ratings, while Outside averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PowerSchool Mobile or Outside have ads?
Neither PowerSchool Mobile nor Outside shows ads.

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