# ManageBac

> Educational platform for students, parents, and teachers to manage academic life. (iPhone/iPad app by Faria Education Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/managebac/id1437382327 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Faria Education Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1514252179)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 95 App Store ratings · 347 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 265 MB
- Languages: Korean, European Spanish, American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Turkish, French (France)
- Released: 2019-08-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/managebac/id1437382327/reviews.md

## What is ManageBac?

ManageBac is built for students, parents, teachers, admins and coordinators on-the-go!

With multi-curricula support for the full IB Continuum (PYP, MYP, CP, DP), IGCSEs and universally with a Build-your-Own (BYO) model.

Students:
• Stay organised with key academic deadlines and assessment tasks.
• Set goals and build a portfolio with coursework, photos and more.
• Manage CAS or service-learning activities with reflections.
• Plan projects and communicate with your teachers & advisors.
• Browse and reference QuickStart guides for the IB to stay one step ahead.

Teachers:
• Collaboratively plan your curriculum.
• Manage teaching and learning with Stream & Resources.
• Share experiences and goal-setting within the Portfolio.
• Mark tasks, annotate coursework and submit term grades.
• Record attendance and Behaviour & Discipline.

Coordinators:
• Plan and organise key year group deadlines.
• Manage service learning & project-based learning.
• Manage exams from start to finish.
• Analyse your curriculum and manage term reporting.

Parents:
• Browse the curriculum alongside teaching & learning within the Portfolio.
• Monitor academic progress with grades, teacher comments, and report cards.
• Submit attendance excusals and communicate with homeroom advisors.
• Collaborate with fellow parents via the Parent-Teacher Association.

## Key features

- Academic deadline tracking
- Goal setting and portfolio building
- CAS/service-learning management
- Curriculum planning and collaboration
- Assessment and grade management
- Attendance and behavior tracking
- Parental progress monitoring

## What do users think of ManageBac?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Convenient for school/IB
- 🚀 Helpful for distance learning
- 👍 Useful for tracking assignments

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 👎 Confusing and unintuitive UI
- 👎 Difficult to navigate
- 👎 Slow and laggy
- 👎 Frustrating to use

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Frequent log-outs
- Issues with file uploads
- Inconsistent notification system
- Grades and assignments not displaying properly

**Most requested features**

- Easier access to grades and assignments
- Better organization and filtering of tasks
- Improved mobile experience
- Ability to view all past work

## Recent user reviews (10 of 347)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/managebac/id1437382327/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Bad

*2026-08-09, version 2.34.4*

Title

### 1/5 — I hate it

*2026-07-03, version 2.34.3*

It keeps deleting my work.

### 5/5 — 👍

*2026-06-25*

👍👍

### 1/5 — i hate IB

*2026-06-18, version 2.34.3*

i hate IB man drop out😡

### 1/5 — ManageBac is horrendous

*2026-06-18, version 2.23.3*

No one should ever have to use this godforsaken app! I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. It is bad.

### 1/5 — 개좋은데

*2026-06-18*

로그인 방식이 깔끔해요

### 1/5 — The worst school app ever

*2026-06-13, version 2.34.2*

My school switched from seasaw to ManageBac and absolutely everybody hates it. Marketing wise I’m sure it’s a great excuse of a solution, but in terms of user friendliness? It’s built clearly by tech people who have absolutely no concept of user interface, and have no concept of the fact that this is for school parents and students. It is really designed as nothing more than a glorified folder system. You go in and pick you folders. Keep drilling down into more and more folders. Nothing in the development has any users in mind. You have to open every file even if it is only one sentence long. There is no way to see things conveniently with a scroll and expansion. Everything is designed to work as individual files. Imagine a folder with only one sentence in each document. That’s ManageBac. Imagine needing to keep screenshotting and cross checking names because none of the teacher user names are even clickable to send messages in. This reduces and increases friction and downright abhorrence between teachers and parents and students. Because communication on ManageBac is designed to suck. If you want parents leaving your school, buy this product.

### 5/5 — 👍

*2026-06-08*

👍👍

### 3/5 — Mid

*2026-06-07, version 2.34.2*

Same as title

### 1/5 — Completely unintuitive

*2026-06-05, version 2.34.2*

Other apps are much better. Managebac is completely unintuitive and not easy to use.

## Frequently asked questions about ManageBac

### What does ManageBac do?

ManageBac is a comprehensive platform designed for students, parents, and educators to manage academic life. It facilitates organization of deadlines, tracking of progress, collaborative planning, and communication within educational institutions.

### What are the key features for students?

Students can stay organized with academic deadlines and assessments, set goals, build portfolios with coursework, manage CAS activities, plan projects, and communicate with teachers. They can also access IB QuickStart guides.

### How does ManageBac support teachers?

Teachers can collaboratively plan curricula, manage teaching resources, share goal-setting within portfolios, mark tasks, annotate coursework, submit grades, and record attendance and behavior. It streamlines daily teaching responsibilities.

### Is ManageBac free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app is available for free. There are no mentions of subscription fees or in-app purchases for core functionality.

### What educational programs does ManageBac support?

The app offers multi-curricula support for the full IB Continuum (PYP, MYP, CP, DP), IGCSEs, and a Build-your-Own (BYO) model for universal compatibility.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.35.0 — 2026-08-11

Students can now manage their projects (Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge, Personal Project, Community Project, Reflective Project, etc.) in the app, track deadlines, capture evidence as they go, and keep their supervisor in the loop.

Students can fill in their project proposal, choose a supervisor, and request approval without leaving the app.
Personal to-dos and project deadlines sit together on one worksheet, with drag-and-drop ordering so students can work in the order they plan to.
Journal entries capture evidence in the moment with photos, videos, files, and links, and can be tagged to learning outcomes, starred, and filtered.
Reflections can be written against the school’s own prompts, with word-count guidance and PDF export for submission.
Notes go straight to the supervisor in rich text, keeping the conversation attached to the project it belongs to.
Project files can be uploaded from a device, camera, PDF scanner, or Google Drive, then opened, annotated, or downloaded.
Presentations can be planned right in the app.
This update also includes bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 2.34.4 — 2026-07-20

This release includes general bug fixes and improvements to deliver a more reliable experience.

### 2.34.3 — 2026-06-09

This release includes general bug fixes and improvements to deliver a more reliable experience.

### 2.34.2 — 2026-06-03

This release includes general bug fixes and improvements to deliver a more reliable experience.

### 2.34.1 — 2026-05-13

We’ve added full Dark Mode support across the iOS app. This personalization option lets you view the app the way you prefer. For users who are sensitive to bright screens, it also provides a more comfortable way to interact with the app.

We’ve also introduced a new Personalization page, accessible from your Account settings. From here, you can choose your preferred theme, toggle Dark Mode on or off, or set it to follow your device settings, giving you full control over how the app looks and feels.

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