Comparison

School Update vs Vertretung für Ordination

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

Head to head
About

School Update

Facilitates seamless communication between teachers, parents, and students. Organizes homework, events, and absences, while enabling quick information sharing and emergency alerts.

Highlights
  • Messaging with translation
  • Emergency alerts
  • Absence reporting
  • Homework sharing
  • Parent-teacher meeting scheduling
  • Information exchange
Features
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The secure and smart communication solution for schools - available as a web application and as a mobile app! SchoolUpdate for smartphone and PC, as a mobile app and web application with one goal: to make (school) life less complicated. Reduced organizational effort and simple exchange between teachers, parents, and students! SchoolUpdate wants to help bring things together easier. For Parents and pupils: Look things up anytime and anywhere: homework, school events, all information from the teachers. For Teachers and school administrators: quickly share and document information. Structure classes, invite parents to parent-teacher-days, neatly collect absences of students, and much more. The most relevant features of SchoolUpdate briefly: Messaging: send and collect information, with translation functionality and read confirmation. Emergencies: Receive emergency messages via multiple channels (app, SMS, ...). Absences: report and document absences. Homework: share and view homework. Recommendations: arrange and follow links and tips. Parent-Teacher-Day: set up discussions, assign appointments and take part in parents' talks. To use the mobile app, you must first have received a login code from your organization for one-time registration in the app.

About

Vertretung für Ordination

Features
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Als niedergelassene Ärztin mit ihrer eigenen Ordination können Sie über unsere App einfach und bequem eine Vertretung für ihre Praxis suchen. Egal ob lang geplanter Urlaub oder wegen eines kurzfristigen Krankenstands. Als Vertretungsarzt blättern sie in den aktuellen Angeboten. Finden Sie Vertretungsstellen in Ihrer Umgebung und bewerben Sie sich noch heute!

Screenshots

School Update4 screens
Vertretung für Ordination2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: School Update at 12.0 against Vertretung für Ordination's 15.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

School Update ships an update every 3 months, Vertretung für Ordination every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
School Update versus Vertretung für Ordination: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchool UpdateVertretung für Ordination
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerbit media education solutions GmbHmurbit GmbH

In-app purchases

None

School Update

No in-app purchases

None

Vertretung für Ordination

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is School Update free?
School Update is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vertretung für Ordination free?
Vertretung für Ordination is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do School Update or Vertretung für Ordination have ads?
Neither School Update nor Vertretung für Ordination shows ads.
Which is updated more often, School Update or Vertretung für Ordination?
School Update ships an update every 3 months, and Vertretung für Ordination every 2 months. Most recently, School Update was updated on November 1, 2026 and Vertretung für Ordination on October 29, 2026.

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