SchoolStatus Connect

Name: SchoolStatus Connect
Rating: 4.6 (1679 reviews)
Author: SchoolStatus

Family Teacher Messaging App

Free · Designed for iPad

1.7K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Education
Developer

SchoolStatus
Size

90.8
MB

SchoolStatus Connect, formerly known as ClassTag, is an all-in-one classroom communication and management platform that enables you to reach every family. => 3 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD GET THE SCHOOLSTATUS CONNECT APP: * YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR COMMUNICATION - Communicate with families on their preferred channel via in-app, email, SMS, or phone call. - Automatically translate important messages and updates into more than 100 languages. - Manage your classroom with conference and event scheduling, virtual flyers, volunteer requests, newsletters and more. * KEEP FAMILIES INFORMED - Whether you need to reach all parents with mass notifications, engage 1 to 1 with direct messaging, or just need to keep everyone aware of day to day updates with our intuitive classroom feed, you can easily ensure families are up to speed with school happenings. * REACH EVERY FAMILY - See which families are reading and responding to messages and which aren’t. All messages and phone calls are automatically added to a communication log, so you can quickly review past conversations. * FOR FAMILIES SchoolStatus Connect is an amazing FREE tool for effortless participation in your student’s education. Talk to your school in your preferred language with two-way automatic translation for 100+ languages. No more lost flyers in the backpack and missed deadlines. Simple, effective, and customizable for your preferences.

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

1.7K Ratings

Mom that has kids of multiple ages
05/08/2024

sondrac03
This app is easy to use and once u sign up everything else is done for you which made it a lot easier exspcially when u have kids of all ages , gives u information on all ur kids even if they are on different schools. Also u have everything right at ur finger tips . You don’t have to go into a bunch of different apps to find out one thing and I like that , when u don’t have time to mess with all kinds of passwords . I get alerts on everything that is important exspcially if there’s a half day. So far I haven’t run into any issues, keep up the good work !!!
Mom that has kids of multiple ages
05/08/2024

sondrac03

This app is easy to use and once u sign up everything else is done for you which made it a lot easier exspcially when u have kids of all ages , gives u information on all ur kids even if they are on different schools. Also u have everything right at ur finger tips . You don’t have to go into a bunch of different apps to find out one thing and I like that , when u don’t have time to mess with all kinds of passwords . I get alerts on everything that is important exspcially if there’s a half day. So far I haven’t run into any issues, keep up the good work !!!
Terrible compared to ClassTag
Feb 19

SomosOwner
This app is used by our daycare after switching from the class tagUnfortunately, we don’t have any saying in the matter, but it’s a pretty terrible application on a parental side. One of our first frustrations with the application is downloading pictures. Videos are sometimes sent out by your school throughout the day with pictures of our children. One class tag, it was easy enough just to click download. On this app, you download and then it opens into Safari and you download it from Safari in a six step process. Needless to say, I easily have far or less pictures of our little ones growing up now and their experiences because it’s just that much more time-consuming to do. Messaging is much more limited. It’s a silly thing, but we used to be able to at least do some basic reactions to posts with a thumbs up, heart, etc. Now, that’s just not possible as a result, it’s a less personable app. Our daycare is also run into a restriction for messaging posts. I don’t know the specifics, but apparently they’re limited to 15 people. As a result, some parents have to select who they’re going to use as a contact. To get around this, our local Daycare has then been forming a simple SMS text chat. All and all, I am not happy with this application at all, and I can’t wait for a different one in the future
Terrible compared to ClassTag
Feb 19

SomosOwner

This app is used by our daycare after switching from the class tagUnfortunately, we don’t have any saying in the matter, but it’s a pretty terrible application on a parental side. One of our first frustrations with the application is downloading pictures. Videos are sometimes sent out by your school throughout the day with pictures of our children. One class tag, it was easy enough just to click download. On this app, you download and then it opens into Safari and you download it from Safari in a six step process. Needless to say, I easily have far or less pictures of our little ones growing up now and their experiences because it’s just that much more time-consuming to do. Messaging is much more limited. It’s a silly thing, but we used to be able to at least do some basic reactions to posts with a thumbs up, heart, etc. Now, that’s just not possible as a result, it’s a less personable app. Our daycare is also run into a restriction for messaging posts. I don’t know the specifics, but apparently they’re limited to 15 people. As a result, some parents have to select who they’re going to use as a contact. To get around this, our local Daycare has then been forming a simple SMS text chat. All and all, I am not happy with this application at all, and I can’t wait for a different one in the future
I wouldn’t use it if I didn’t have to
08/21/2022

Shafnitz
This app is what you get when a developer spends 90% of their time figuring out how to monetize an app, and 10% of their time making a usable app. I don’t understand the glowing reviews. Must be from a review farm or something. Every inch of this thing is filled with obtrusive ads. I get it, you need to make money. But when that is clearly done at the cost of any usability, you’re doing it wrong. Be careful you don’t accidentally tap somewhere when you’re trying to navigate, because you’ll be kicked out to one of their sponsors. Conveniently , the screenshots don’t show ANY of the ads you will be bombarded with inside this app. I only use this because my child’s teacher uses it. I would never choose this app/service voluntarily. Even the emails are awful. Do better. I have apps that find a balance between ads and usability. It is possible.

Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your concern! We'll make sure to pass it on to our developers.You are seeing advertising because you are currently on a free, brand-supported plan. We know that parent partnership is critical to achieving student success and that is why we are committed to offering our fully featured platform and high-quality support absolutely free, supported by our brand partners. Our brand partners are hand-picked, appropriate for the education environment, and want to support our community.Schools using our paid enterprise Connect platform do not have advertising as well as teachers and parents can opt-out of advertising by purchasing a subscription for the class or individually. Please reach out to support@classtag.com so we can best direct you to the best option for you.
I wouldn’t use it if I didn’t have to
08/21/2022

Shafnitz

This app is what you get when a developer spends 90% of their time figuring out how to monetize an app, and 10% of their time making a usable app. I don’t understand the glowing reviews. Must be from a review farm or something. Every inch of this thing is filled with obtrusive ads. I get it, you need to make money. But when that is clearly done at the cost of any usability, you’re doing it wrong. Be careful you don’t accidentally tap somewhere when you’re trying to navigate, because you’ll be kicked out to one of their sponsors. Conveniently , the screenshots don’t show ANY of the ads you will be bombarded with inside this app. I only use this because my child’s teacher uses it. I would never choose this app/service voluntarily. Even the emails are awful. Do better. I have apps that find a balance between ads and usability. It is possible.
Developer Response 08/22/2022
Thank you for sharing your concern! We'll make sure to pass it on to our developers.You are seeing advertising because you are currently on a free, brand-supported plan. We know that parent partnership is critical to achieving student success and that is why we are committed to offering our fully featured platform and high-quality support absolutely free, supported by our brand partners. Our brand partners are hand-picked, appropriate for the education environment, and want to support our community.Schools using our paid enterprise Connect platform do not have advertising as well as teachers and parents can opt-out of advertising by purchasing a subscription for the class or individually. Please reach out to support@classtag.com so we can best direct you to the best option for you.
Ok, but needs badge notifications
08/21/2024

Hmt90a
We just started using this. I haven’t had any issues with ads like many other have noted, but maybe my district paid for an ad-free account? The biggest downside is that there are no badge notifications for messages. The only notifications are in-app (so I’d have to open the app to see if there are messages) or emails. Thankfully, emails have worked just fine. It would just be so much easier if the app notifications were badges and not just inside the app.
Ok, but needs badge notifications
08/21/2024

Hmt90a

We just started using this. I haven’t had any issues with ads like many other have noted, but maybe my district paid for an ad-free account? The biggest downside is that there are no badge notifications for messages. The only notifications are in-app (so I’d have to open the app to see if there are messages) or emails. Thankfully, emails have worked just fine. It would just be so much easier if the app notifications were badges and not just inside the app.

We addressed minor user interface issues. As always, we're here to help - if you come across a problem, please email us at help@schoolstatus.com. If you love SchoolStatus Connect, please help spread the word to other schools, district leaders and teachers by leaving a review. Your experience will help us improve family-teacher communication and create healthy relationships with students.

Version 1.36.3

06/14/2024

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