Comparison

SchoolMessenger vs Edvantage App

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

Head to head
About

SchoolMessenger

Stay connected with your school or district through this app. It provides a unified inbox for notifications and messages, allowing for two-way communication between teachers, parents, and students. Manage your notification preferences and receive alerts for important updates.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for notifications and messages
  • Two-way teacher-parent-student communication
  • Scrollable notification history
  • Customizable notification preferences
  • Push notifications for alerts
Features
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The new SchoolMessenger app gives busy parents, students, and staff a powerful way to stay engaged with their school or district, and connect to each other. App Features: - Easy-to-read inbox that captures all SchoolMessenger notifications, and now two-way teacher-parent-student messages (if enabled by school or district) - Scrollable notification view to review all phone, email, and text content in a single place - Detailed preference control allows adjusting notification settings - Push notifications are available for alerts when school or district sends a message Requirements: - For notifications, school or district has SchoolMessenger notification service subscription with SchoolMessenger app enabled - For notifications, valid email address on file with your school or district - WiFi or data plan for internet access - iOS 14+ Note: SchoolMessenger app is not for sending broadcast messages. If you are a SchoolMessenger Communicate notification customer looking to send broadcast messages, please download the SchoolMessenger Admin sender app.

About

Edvantage App

Features
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Welcome to Edvantage School. At Edvantage School, we are committed to providing a challenging, enriching and supportive learning environment, in which all students are encouraged to achieve at their highest level and thus develop into confident and articulate young men and women who have the skills, knowledge, values and attitudes needed to shape their future and contribute meaningfully to the community. We will encourage each member of our community To gain a sense of excitement in learning and develop the ability and initiative to apply what is learned. To develop high self esteem, optimism and a commitment to personal excellence. To provide opportunities for students to participate actively in decision making. To develop a sense of cultural heritage and an understanding and appreciation of the Indian Culture. To develop an appreciation of the physical environment and to understand the part each individual plays in sustaining and protecting the planet Now with this Smart App, Parents can be in better touch with their Child's day to day Progress and Overall Development.

Screenshots

SchoolMessenger2 screens
Edvantage App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Edvantage App at 12.0 against SchoolMessenger's 16.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SchoolMessenger versus Edvantage App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchoolMessengerEdvantage App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (802 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings802 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPowerSchool Group LLCSupercubs International Private Limited

Bugs and requests

SchoolMessenger

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to report late arrivals or early departures
  • Attendance reporting not working for some users
  • Syncing issues between app and school records
  • Verification emails not being delivered

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to mark all messages as read
  • Improve navigation and message management
  • Implement dark mode and accessibility features
  • Allow parents to initiate messages to teachers

Edvantage App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SchoolMessenger

No in-app purchases

None

Edvantage App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SchoolMessenger free?
SchoolMessenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Edvantage App free?
Edvantage App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SchoolMessenger or Edvantage App have ads?
Neither SchoolMessenger nor Edvantage App shows ads.

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