Red Rover K12

Red Rover K12

Absence Management, Simplified

43K ratings
544 reviews
#142 in free Education
📚 Education
📊 Productivity
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • August 8, 2020
  • August 10, 2026

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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 users say

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What's New in Red Rover K12

7.0.2

August 10, 2026

Back to school, and back in sync! Your Red Rover schedule shows up on your calendar where it should, when it should. We've also made improvements across the board and under the hood. Little things, fewer headaches, more of your day back.

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Top Free

📈 142+10

Education

This app rose +10 positions in Education chart.

Last updated on September 18, 2026.

User reviews

Broken

Notifications do not work properly (and sometimes not at all). Support will only provide extremely general help that is no different than what is found in their help pages in most instances. They refuse to accept responsibility for the issues and put the blame on the user, even through their app issues are well known. Severely disappointed, as their technical issues are costing me from missing out on dozens of jobs, and they don’t seem to care at all.

Please do right by your users and fix these issues.
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Great place to work

Love it here

Sub I hit screen immediately and already gone

You need to put more information than “teacher”. what do they teach ? Is it a travel job?

Fine but cannot scroll through the calendar on my iPhone.

Takes a LONG TIME to put in an absence. I cannot scroll through the calendar, I have to click on the date closest to the bottom. Often freezes and becomes not responsive to touch.

New to Red River

My experience is I am getting notifications of new positions in one minute, I go to n log onto red rover, n in one more minute’s
time the position is no longer available. I “ will keep trying” but this reaction time by others seems quite suspicious.

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.