Brightspace Pulse
What is Brightspace Pulse?
Brightspace Pulse is a free education app for learners and their authorized parents or guardians. It shows coursework, deadlines, progress, and important updates from Brightspace, and lets learners access course content, including offline video and audio where supported. Features vary by role and by the institution's Brightspace configuration.
Pricing. Brightspace Pulse is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Checking upcoming and overdue assignments across courses
- Viewing grades and deadlines as a parent or guardian
- Accessing course video and audio offline when supported by the school
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Why this app is in B tier
Brightspace Pulse scores 73 out of 100: rating 96, rating count 94, App Store search rank 0, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and B tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Stay connected to learning anytime, anywhere with Brightspace Pulse. Brightspace Pulse gives learners and their authorized parents and guardians a convenient way to follow coursework, deadlines, progress, and important updates. Learners can: - Access their course content - View important dates and deadlines across their courses - Manage upcoming and overdue coursework - Receive notifications for Announcements, Grades, Quizzes, Assignments, Activity Feed posts, and more - Access supported course content offline, including video and audio - Participate in Activity Feed discussions - Open Brightspace in a browser to complete additional activities Parents and guardians can: - View upcoming and overdue work, grades, shared Portfolio items, and classroom updates - Receive notifications about quizzes and assignments with upcoming due dates - Follow multiple learners from one account, when supported by their school or organization Features vary by role and by your institution or organization’s Brightspace configuration. An account provided by your school, district, or organization is required. Parent and guardian access must be enabled by the learner’s school or organization.
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| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | B | B | B |
| Score | 73 / 100 | 73 / 100 | 72 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.8 ★ | 4.6 ★ | 4.6 ★ |
| Ratings | 272K | 939K | 444K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | 3.5 ★ · 20 reviews | 2.8 ★ · 20 reviews | 1.9 ★ · 20 reviews |
| Last update | 15d ago | 26d ago | 33d ago |
| Price | Free | Free | Free |
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Questions about Brightspace Pulse
Do I need an account to use the app?
Yes. An account provided by your school, district, or organization is required. Parent and guardian access must be enabled by the learner's school or organization.
Can parents and guardians use it?
Yes, for authorized parents and guardians. They can view upcoming and overdue work, grades, shared Portfolio items, and classroom updates, and receive notifications about quizzes and assignments with upcoming due dates.
Can I use all Brightspace features in the app?
Not all. Learners can open Brightspace in a browser to complete additional activities. Features vary by role and by the institution's Brightspace configuration.
Is Brightspace Pulse free?
Yes. Brightspace Pulse is free on the App Store, with no in-app purchases.
What is Brightspace Pulse good for?
Brightspace Pulse is built for checking upcoming and overdue assignments across courses, viewing grades and deadlines as a parent or guardian, accessing course video and audio offline when supported by the school. It sits in the school planning list on AppTierList.
Is Brightspace Pulse worth it?
Brightspace Pulse is B tier, ranked #9 of 33 school planning apps with a score of 73 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 272,043 ratings. Good, and 8 apps rank above it.
How does Brightspace Pulse compare to PowerSchool Mobile?
Brightspace Pulse is B tier at 73; PowerSchool Mobile is B tier at 73. They score the same. Brightspace Pulse is free, with no in-app purchases, PowerSchool Mobile is free, with no in-app purchases.
How often is Brightspace Pulse updated?
Brightspace Pulse was updated 15 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- List
- School Planning
- Tier
- B (Good)
- Score
- 73 / 100
- Rank in list
- #9 of 33
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
- Price
- Free
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 272,043
- Recent reviews
- 3.5 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (15 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Education
- Good for
- Checking upcoming and overdue assignments across courses, Viewing grades and deadlines as a parent or guardian, Accessing course video and audio offline when supported by the school
- Requires
- iOS 15.1 or later
- Size
- 55 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 22
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
Ranking refreshed · how it is computed