Softwr

Education · head to head

Infinite Campus vs Star Walk 2

Infinite Campus logo

Infinite Campus

Education

K-12 student information system sold direct to districts and state education agencies

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Star Walk 2 logo

Star Walk 2

Education

Freemium stargazing app with a low-cost ad-free upgrade, aimed at casual sky watchers

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Star Walk 2 has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Infinite Campus no pricing is published anywhere, so the only way to know what it costs is a sales conversation against your certified enrolment, and districts routinely discover the quoted rate differs from a neighbouring district of similar size.; Star Walk 2 its object catalogue is far smaller than SkySafari Pro, so it has little to offer once someone wants to go beyond naked-eye stargazing.
  • They diverge on capability: Infinite Campus covers Per-student single licence, Star Walk 2 covers Augmented reality sky view.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Infinite Campus and Star Walk 2 actually diverge.

Attributes where Infinite Campus and Star Walk 2 differ
AttributeInfinite CampusStar Walk 2
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquoteFreemium, low-cost ad-free subscription upgrade
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidiOS, Android, macOS, Windows

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Education).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Infinite Campus

  • Per-student single licence
  • State reporting
  • Campus Parent and Campus Student
  • Scheduling engine
  • Special education
  • Food service
  • Campus Digital Repository
  • Ad hoc reporting

Only in Star Walk 2

  • Augmented reality sky view
  • Time travel mode
  • Satellite tracking
  • Night mode
  • Meteor shower and event alerts
  • Ad-free Plus tier

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Infinite Campus

  • A district leaving a private-equity-owned SIS after a repricing or a support quality drop, and specifically wanting an owner whose roadmap is not on an exit clock.not Star Walk 2
  • A state education agency standardising every district on one SIS and one reporting extract so state submissions stop being a per-district reconciliation exercise.not Star Walk 2
  • A secondary school with complicated timetabling, block schedules, dual enrolment and weighted GPA rules that a simpler SIS cannot model without workarounds.not Star Walk 2
  • A district that wants meal accounts, fee payments, health records and special education in the same record as attendance and grades rather than integrated across four vendors.not Star Walk 2

Star Walk 2

  • A parent wanting a cheap, simple app to show a child the night skynot Infinite Campus
  • A traveller who wants to identify stars and planets without a big subscription commitmentnot Infinite Campus
  • A casual stargazer who does not need telescope control or a deep-sky cataloguenot Infinite Campus
  • Someone wanting satellite pass tracking including the ISS on a budgetnot Infinite Campus

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Infinite Campus

  • No pricing is published anywhere, so the only way to know what it costs is a sales conversation against your certified enrolment, and districts routinely discover the quoted rate differs from a neighbouring district of similar size.
  • The interface is dense and inherited from an earlier era of web software; staff who use it occasionally, such as substitute teachers or front office cover, need retraining each time rather than working it out.
  • Implementation is a data conversion project, not an install, and districts that underestimate historic transcript and special education record migration end up running two systems in parallel for a year.
  • Getting real value out of it requires at least one dedicated district-level Campus administrator, which is a salaried post smaller districts often cannot justify and which becomes a single point of failure when that person leaves.
  • It is overwhelmingly a US product tuned to US state reporting; international schools and non-US systems get little of the compliance value that justifies the price, and the grading and enrolment models assume American conventions.

Star Walk 2

  • Its object catalogue is far smaller than SkySafari Pro, so it has little to offer once someone wants to go beyond naked-eye stargazing.
  • It has no telescope control, unlike SkySafari Plus and Pro, so it cannot drive a motorised mount.
  • The free tier carries ads, which some users find intrusive during a stargazing session.
  • It shares a visual style with many similar AR sky map apps, so its differentiation beyond price is limited.
  • Content depth for deep-sky objects and satellite catalogues lags noticeably behind Sky Guide Pro and SkySafari Pro.

Pricing, plan by plan

Infinite Campus

On request
  • Infinite Campus SIS$undefined/year
    • Priced per enrolled student against a certified enrolment snapshot
    • Licence, hosting, support and training bundled rather than sold as modules
    • Volume tiers reduce the per-student rate as enrolment rises

Star Walk 2

Free
  • Star Walk 2Free
    • Core sky map and AR view
    • Ad-supported
  • Star Walk 2 Plus$5.99/year
    • Ads removed
    • Additional sky content

Which should you pick?

Choose Infinite Campus if

  • You need per-student single licence.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want state reporting.
Infinite Campus review

Choose Star Walk 2 if

  • You need augmented reality sky view.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows.
  • You also want time travel mode.
Star Walk 2 review

Questions people ask

Is Infinite Campus or Star Walk 2 better?
Neither clearly leads. Infinite Campus starts at On request and Star Walk 2 at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Infinite Campus or Star Walk 2?
Star Walk 2 has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Infinite Campus and Free for Star Walk 2.
Does Infinite Campus or Star Walk 2 run on more platforms?
Infinite Campus runs on Web, iOS, Android. Star Walk 2 runs on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows.
Can I use Star Walk 2 for free?
Yes. Star Walk 2 has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Infinite Campus starts at On request.
What is Infinite Campus best used for?
Infinite Campus is most often used for a district leaving a private-equity-owned sis after a repricing or a support quality drop, and specifically wanting an owner whose roadmap is not on an exit clock., a state education agency standardising every district on one sis and one reporting extract so state submissions stop being a per-district reconciliation exercise., a secondary school with complicated timetabling, block schedules, dual enrolment and weighted gpa rules that a simpler sis cannot model without workarounds., a district that wants meal accounts, fee payments, health records and special education in the same record as attendance and grades rather than integrated across four vendors.. Of those, a district leaving a private-equity-owned sis after a repricing or a support quality drop, and specifically wanting an owner whose roadmap is not on an exit clock. and a state education agency standardising every district on one sis and one reporting extract so state submissions stop being a per-district reconciliation exercise. are not what Star Walk 2 is typically brought in for.
What can Infinite Campus do that Star Walk 2 cannot?
Infinite Campus covers Per-student single licence, State reporting, Campus Parent and Campus Student, Scheduling engine. Star Walk 2 covers Augmented reality sky view, Time travel mode, Satellite tracking, Night mode.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Infinite Campus: Does Infinite Campus publish its per-student price?

No. Every quote is negotiated against your certified enrolment, and public procurement records are the only reliable way to see what comparable districts actually paid.

Star Walk 2: Is Star Walk 2 free?

A free ad-supported version exists; Star Walk 2 Plus removes ads and adds content for a low annual or monthly fee.

Infinite Campus: Is it owned by a private equity firm?

No. It is privately held and founder-controlled, and has taken no venture or private equity investment, which distinguishes it from PowerSchool under Bain Capital.

Star Walk 2: Does it support telescope control?

No. For telescope control, SkySafari Plus or Pro is the better choice.

Infinite Campus: Can it replace a separate LMS?

Partly. It has assignment and gradebook tools, but districts running Canvas, Schoology or Google Classroom keep them and integrate rostering rather than dropping them.

Star Walk 2: How does it compare to SkySafari on price?

It is substantially cheaper, but with a much smaller star and deep-sky object catalogue.

Infinite Campus: How long is a typical contract?

Multi-year. Annual-only terms are unusual because the implementation cost is front-loaded and neither side wants to repeat it.

Infinite Campus: What happens to the price when enrolment falls?

It is tied to the enrolment snapshot, so declining districts should confirm the contract reprices downward rather than holding a floor.

Share

Related pages

More on Infinite Campus

More on Star Walk 2

Keep looking

Other head to heads