Edsby 4+

I am a student!! And I have trouble with this app!

Guess what? I am a student who uses Edsby and it does its job, but the format can DEFINITELY use improvement. There are SOOO many glitches, often resulting in me not being able to see my grades or messages or teachers or anything like that. The font and look of it is also something to me improved upon. It doesn’t look nice, and it doesn’t fit the screen properly sometimes. Some functions, like the messaging, don’t work. For example, if I messaged someone and need to message another teacher, it forces me to exit out of the app and go in again because for some reason the keyboard is stuck on the page!! If there could be some improvements on Edsby it would be awesome and so beneficial for teachers, schools, and students alike.

Does its job, but not very well

I’m an almost graduated student who has used this app for four years. I’m happy to say I can finally uninstall it, as graduation is mere days away, and this review has been a long time coming.

While the website itself is pretty good for managing grades, I find the app lacks in a few aspects. The basic premise is there, but certain aspects of the website are gone. For example, on desktop you can see a graph of all of the assignments in a class and how much they impact your grade, which would be much more convenient if I could access it on my phone. In addition, I have encountered a few small glitches in the app. If I tapped on a teacher’s profile through the course itself, it wouldn’t let me access it. I had to use the search feature to find the teacher, which was a pain.

On a slightly different note, the messaging system could be greatly improved. It would be much easier if there was a method of receiving push notifications when you receive a message from a teacher, or if a large grade were posted, or if one of your grades has dropped significantly. I always found it hard to remember to check Edsby frequently, and push notifications would be a major help for students like me in future years.

In conclusion, I’ve had a love hate relationship with this app over the years, but I’m finally ready to let go. I hope Edsby changes for the better so students in years to come have an easier time.

Developer Response ,

Re: app functionality, the Edsby app isn't Edsby. The best Edsby user experience is via desktop or laptop web browser. Larger screens allow us to do the graphs that you mentioned and other things. That said, our apps will always continue to improve.

Re: notifications, push and email alerts have been in Edsby since 2017. In the mobile app, navigate to Home > Account Settings > Notifications. They're set up in the same place in a web browser, under your Account Settings. Sorry you somehow missed them.

Consider revising your review and rating if the above have helped you. Congratulations on graduating!

Eh...

I’m a student and I use Edsby everyday. It would be great if the app had push notifications so that I can get notifications whenever my teachers post something new, grade my completed assignments, etc. This app is REALLY slow. I still face issues with the app not loading correctly. I have to wait around 15 minutes just so that it can load ONE page. Sometimes the entire thing crashes and I have to wait hours until I can get back on. The way the app is organized also makes it difficult to find things. I get confused and irritated very quickly. The mobile app kind of lags out and once I try to back out of a page I can’t get back to the previous page I was on. Everything seems just crammed together and makes it hard to navigate. I wouldn’t really recommend but I think the app is OK. However, OK is not good enough for students and teachers who use the app daily.

Developer Response ,

Edsby has notifications: https://www.edsby.com/help/notifications-students-teachers/