Red Rover K12

Red Rover K12

Absence Management, Simplified

42K ratings
513 reviews
#167 in free Education
📚 Education
📊 Productivity
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • August 8, 2020
  • May 14, 2026

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About

This app simplifies absence management for K12 school districts. It allows employees to register absences, substitutes to find and accept assignments, and administrators to manage the entire process. Receive instant notifications and sync assignments to your calendar.

Register, change, or cancel absences
Book and accept substitute assignments
Manage employee and substitute availability
Sync assignments to personal calendar
Approve and verify absences
Instant notifications for assignments
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What's New in Red Rover K12

6.2.10

May 14, 2026

iOS 26.5 is here! We squashed a bug that was causing the keyboard to freeze for some of our users. Tap, type, send, done. Back to normal!

Charts

Top Free

📉 167-11

Education

This app dropped -11 positions in Education chart.

Last updated on August 9, 2026.

User reviews

Awful!

Keep selecting favorites and saying only notify on favorites. Keeps sending me notifications for EVERY ABSENCE IN ENTIRE DISTRICT. VERY ANNOYING!

Disappointed

I am unable to set my preferences, under Assignments to Favorites and make it stay. Every time the app closes, it goes back to default.
Also, by the time I get the alert, the sub request is unavailable… I’m opening up the app the moment it goes off… are the open assignments sent out all at once or does it go to folks at different times.
I’m new to this and find it very frustrating. I’d rather get text messages AND app notifications, but in order to get text I have to delete the app. Seems counterintuitive!
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Substitute teacher

Wish Red River would let me choose specific grades & subjects for subbing. Also would be nice to pick up multiple days for same teacher. Red River lists individual days, while I select one, the other 3 are taken by different subs.

This app is very hard to get into

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App does not work

This app does not work. It asks for an email and a password as if I’ve already signed up for an account. I haven’t. But I gave my email anyways to reset the password and it never sends the reset link

User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Login issues on certain devices

Bug

Keyboard not hiding properly

Bug

Inconsistent behavior when entering absences

Bug

Syncing problems between app and website

Bug

Requested Features

5 requests

Calendar view of available jobs

Feature

Improved notification settings

Feature

Ability to see job details before accepting

Feature

Support for tablets and larger screens

Feature

Two-way communication with teachers

Feature

FAQ

What does the Red Rover K12 app do?

The Red Rover K12 app is designed to simplify absence management and substitute placement for K12 school districts. It allows employees to easily register absences, substitutes to find and accept assignments, and administrators to oversee the entire process efficiently.

Is the Red Rover K12 app free to use?

Yes, the Red Rover K12 app is 100% free for all users, including substitutes. Access to the Red Rover service is granted by school districts that utilize the platform.

How does the app help substitute teachers?

For substitute teachers, the app provides instant notifications about available assignments in their school districts. They can review and accept assignments directly within the app, and their accepted assignments automatically sync to their personal calendar.

What features are available for school employees?

School employees can use the app to quickly register, change, or cancel an absence. They can also search for qualified and available substitutes, view the status of their past and upcoming absences, and receive status update notifications.

What are the benefits for school administrators?

Administrators can leverage the app to manage, approve, and verify absences, vacancies, and assignments. They can also view employee and substitute profiles and settings, and receive important status update notifications.