# Classroom Checkout — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Classroom Checkout by FikesFarm, LLC, rated 3.70/5 from 84 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/classroom-checkout/id837087913/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/classroom-checkout/id837087913.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 28 · 4★ 27 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 11 ## Newest reviews (15 of 50) ### 3/5 — No updates lately *2020-02-24, version 2.0.1* There’s hasn’t been app updates in 2 years. It’s a great app, but it needs to definitely be updated ### 3/5 — Pros and cons *2019-08-02, version 2.0.1* Loves: Ease of scanning Cover art shown in list Ability to add a class full of users iCloud sync No maximum number of books Super responsive customer service Quirks: No search feature Old appearance Can’t customize landing page No sort by author function Manual not very helpful Picture of cover doesn’t detect title or author Free labels wouldn’t scan ### 3/5 — Good app, but missing some key features *2019-07-19, version 2.0.1* This app is a great way to keep track of the books in my library, and easy for my students to use to check out books. Scanning books in goes fairly quickly, though it can take a little time if you have a lot of books like I do. I like how you can add in books manually if they don’t have a barcode, and you can change the picture of the cover to make it match your copy of the book. It’s also nice that you can keep track of how many copies of a book you have, and add multiple bar codes. However, there are a few key features that I was surprised to see aren’t on the app. Books are organized alphabetically by title, and that’s the only option. I wish there was an option to organize by author or genre, or even just to search for a book. It would also be nice if the app synched with multiple devices, so I could keep track on my own phone while my students check in their books on a classroom device. I’ve seen a few reviews that are similar to mine, so I hope that these features could be added with a later update. Otherwise, this will make keeping track of my classroom library a lot easier! Thank you! ### 4/5 — Make a search feature *2019-07-08, version 2.0.1* I hope you are maintaining this app. Nervous that updates in over a year ### 3/5 — Amazing app with some kinks *2019-07-07, version 2.0.1* I love this app because it is simple and easy to use. It gets the job done. It’s easy for students to check books in and out and for me to see what students have books out. I wish there was a search feature, a count of how many books are in the library, a way to categorize books, and more personalized features in general to make it fit to each teachers classroom. Several books that I have scanned in have not been registered in the system and I have entered them manually but I do like the simplicity of scanning books to add to the library rather than manually adding each one. ### 4/5 — Easy to use app! *2019-06-25, version 2.0.1* I am loving this app so far for my classroom. My only wish is that I could export my library into an excel sheet to keep track of the books I have in my classroom. When I download the export it doesn’t convert over to an easy to read file I can keep on my desktop teacher computer. Hopefully the next update could have this option! :) ### 4/5 — Summer inventory *2019-05-19, version 2.0.1* This as is great!i usually have a student responsible for checking out and in books, so it’s not something I have to manage. However, I would really love some way to inventory my books during the summer. Students often “lose” or take books, then they are still in my system, but I no longer own them. It would be very easy to have a student scan all barcodes and then the app supply a list of anything that wasn’t scanned. Then I could delete those titles or try to replace them. ### 4/5 — Classroom Library Must-Have *2019-02-17, version 2.0.1* Overall, I love this app and how easy it is to upload books and check-in/check-out books to students. I’ve been using it for a few years now, but there hasn’t been any updates, so I hope the developers will have one soon to make it even better. Here are my pros and cons: PROS -Very easy and simple interface -Can use it straight from my phone and don’t need a scanner -Easy to see a list of students who have checked out books -Simple swipe to check-in or delete books -Books are listed with a thumbnail that you can change -Keeps a log of all the books each student checks out -Super easy to scan in books quickly CONS -Doesn’t tell you how many total books there are -No search feature; you have to scroll through your entire list -Doesn’t alert you if a student tries to check out a book that is already checked out -No way to print a list of books or checked out books -Does not include AR or Lexile levels -No way to categorize books -Can’t create different classes -Can’t use across devices -Password protected, which is good, but there isn’t a way to disable it or enable fingerprint ### 4/5 — Great! *2018-07-10, version 2.0.1* This app is great! The only thing I really wish it had was a search bar to look for books or even key words in the title. I think that would really be beneficial. ### 4/5 — Love this app! *2018-06-12, version 2.0.1* Very user friendly. Love having books cataloged in library. It would be great to have another category to enter book levels and such. ### 4/5 — Headed in right direction *2018-06-09, version 2.0.1* This app is by far the best I have used so far. If they did a few more things, I think this app would surpass even Booksources app. DEVELOPER! Booksource is a huge thing with teachers, if you get on this people WILL pay to have something that is even better than that. I wish they would change the few things I really struggle with as a teacher. App is worth the money but if they fixed the few problems to make teachers life easier and puts booksource app in the dust I would even be willing to pay more. Pros Bought my own barcodes for books without ISBNs Recognizes more books than any other app I’ve used Easy user system for teacher and students Shows picture of books Linked to level app Leveler can export books to checkout app Cons Can’t change how many characters used for student pins unless I delete the whole app (I would need to export my entire library to another tablet with a purchased checkout app) Can’t export books to leveler Cant print out a list of checked out or over due books No recent updates ### 4/5 — Would love help *2018-05-19, version 2.0.1* I just got the app and I need help but the support button seems to be disabled. I am trying to export my books to the leveled app and that button seems to be disabled too! ### 4/5 — Small improvements *2018-03-19, version 2.0.1* This app is fantastic for organizing a classroom library. I have hundreds of books. Now I know what I have and how many copies of each. I would love it if the app also could tell me how many books I have all together. ### 3/5 — Syncing? *2017-09-07, version 1.4* I'd rate this 5 stars except for the fact that I can't sync it across devices. I spent hours scanning my classroom library, only to find that I'll have to redo it if I want to use it on the iPad instead of my phone. ### 4/5 — Good app, but room for improvement *2017-05-06, version 1.4* I like this app but there is room for improvement. I would like to be able to use this device on various tablets. Currently it does not sync between devices. I would also like to see more books added. I have had to manually add a lot of books both new and old and the app did not recognize the book. It is a great app with room for improvement. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No *2022-05-03, version 2.0.1* No ### 1/5 — Password *2020-08-21, version 2.0.1* This won’t let me log in with the password it required. A waste of $5.99. ### 1/5 — No Customer Support *2019-09-29, version 2.0.1* I purchased this app to organize my classroom library checkout and to inventory all of my books. I paid for the app, and I also spent $40 for their barcodes for my ton of older books that didn’t have barcodes or had shared barcodes. I used my phone to scan everything in over the summer. I tried to set everything up on my classroom iPad so that my students could use it to check out books. I can’t get my books to show up on the iPad. I have contacted the company multiple times for assistance, and they have NEVER replied. It is a waste. I can’t even use the program even after the hours I spent scanning in my library and the money that I spent. Very disappointed! ### 1/5 — Trouble with scanning barcode *2019-01-10, version 2.0.1* When I first purchased this app, I thought it was great. It was easy to use and very practical. The books used to scan very easily but now that they're using pic2shop, I can't scan my books. It's very disappointing and frustrating. I really don't want to spend money on another app. If someone knows how to fix this problem, please help. ### 1/5 — The worst app ever *2018-11-02, version 2.0.1* This app doesn’t have every book which I understand but I own some popular children’s books that it doesn’t even recognize I feel like I’ve wasted my money and time. If I would have known I’d be manually putting in every book I own it seems like I would have looked else where for a better app ### 1/5 — Horrible App *2017-05-10, version 1.4* I thought I was getting an easy check out system for my classroom. I got the opposite. I bought the package of the level app and checkout app. Then you have to download another one to even add the barcodes. Once you get that settled then you have to take a picture of the cover if you want a picture. I need a one stop shop. This is too much! Don't waste your money. ### 2/5 — Functional, but Disappointed *2019-07-24, version 2.0.1* This app has potential, but is really basic without the functionality of some helpful data. I'd love to be able to see how often a book is checked out, more info about my student's habits, etc. ### 2/5 — Limited *2018-08-21, version 2.0.1* Great idea, but I wish I could go to the book and just write down the name of the kid checking it out. Barcodes don’t work half the time. Annoying to have to type in isbn ### 2/5 — Frustrating *2016-09-01, version 1.4* It sure is inconvenient that I have entered my students in alphabetical order, but the app loads them in random spots on the list. As a middle teacher with 150 students, this sure is a pain. App needs a fix for this, otherwise I spend as much time searching for a student as I would checking out by hand... ### 3/5 — Could be so much better *2021-08-24, version 2.0.1* This app is really good when it comes to checking in and out books and keeping track of your library but it would be much nicer if I could go to my library and click on a title to see which student checked that particular title out and when. For example, I have a stack of books on my desk and now I have to go through each student to see who checked out instead of going directly to that book to see who had it. It would be even cooler if I could scan the book and see who had it checked out and I could check it back in that way. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Art Supply Inventory *2019-01-17, version 2.0.1* I learned about this app in an “Art of Education”post for managing the supplies students check out. Is. I am still in the process of setting up my inventory but love the app so much. I have some art books that I can just scan the barcode (some are already in the system!) and enter title and writer and add a photo. I am also sticking barcodes to art supply bags and boxes with packing tape and adding them too. If I have 6 sets of those markers, no problem. I’ve also emailed customer service a few times with a very quick and kind response. I showed the app to our photojournalism teacher for camera checkout and her only request would be to have the ability to reserve supplies in advance. Thanks for developing something so simple and effective! ### 5/5 — Grateful Teacher *2018-07-10, version 2.0.1* I have been teaching for 40 years and have collected over a 1,000 books in my classroom library. I tried another organizer a few years ago and gave up because of how tedious it was to enter my books. This app is everything I have been looking for and more at a reasonable price. I have already scanned 500 books and ordered your labels for the books without ISBN numbers. Thankful for the companion app Literacy Leveler and the ability to copy my database to another device. ### 5/5 — A+++ App *2018-03-27, version 2.0.1* Great app and fantastic customer service! Love that I can sync and use on more than one device. Kids love it too. This is a blessing to busy teachers! ### 5/5 — Thank you for cross platform! *2017-10-11, version 2.0* I am so thrilled that you added the capability to share between multiple devices! I already loved this app but that made it so much better! ### 5/5 — Love it...Plus a Wish List *2017-09-09, version 1.4* I love this app! Most books scan right in. If they don't, you can manually enter them and it's pretty easy. You can cheaply order barcodes for those older books that you can't scan. Easy to use. Easy to see who has what book! Would love to be able to go straight to a book without having to scroll through the whole library. (Just add alphabet links on the side to hop to a letter like the I-phone) Would love to share the app with multiple devices! ### 5/5 — Best app ever *2017-05-25, version 1.4* Helps my brother take out books from our library ### 5/5 — Great app *2016-09-06, version 1.4* I love this app for keeping track of my classroom library. ### 5/5 — Practical *2016-08-21, version 1.4* I love this app. I am a Kindergarten Teacher and my students. My students are the ones that check out the book. We need an update to create emails for overdue books. I still love this app. ### 5/5 — Awesome!!! *2016-08-12, version 1.4* Now maybe I can keep a full library for my students!! Thanks! ### 5/5 — Great app! *2016-07-19, version 1.4* I looked at several book checkout apps for managing my classroom library, and I'm glad I settled on this one. Scanning books is quick and easy and students find it very simple to navigate. Many of my books didn't have barcodes, so I ordered barcode labels from the company. They were very affordable and came quickly. Very impressed! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*