# STEARsoft Attendance Register — for Watch, iPhone or iPad

> Digital school attendance register with graphical interface and incident tracking. (iPhone/iPad app by STEARsoft.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stearsoft-attendance-register/id404389055 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [STEARsoft](https://appshunter.io/developer/373730382)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: $0.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 18 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-11-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stearsoft-attendance-register/id404389055/reviews.md

## What is STEARsoft Attendance Register?

STEARsoft is a Watch, iPhone or iPad school attendance register app with a fully featured graphical interface.

The graphical attendance sheets enable multiple sessions and students to be scanned just like a paper attendance register, complete with code letters and attached notes. The flood-fill and auto-move-on features with pre-generated attendance register sheets make you quicker in the classroom, whilst ordered lists of outstanding absence notes and graphical attendance statistics gives instant control at your finger tips.

The Watch App gives even more flexibility, letting you take the class attendance register without your phone even.  On the sports field, in a swimming lesson, on a run or just instantly to hand in the classroom.

An inbuilt incident recording system helps you track categorised incidents (like merits, or forgotten equipment) on a student-by-student basis. Customisable thresholds alert you when something happens too frequently, and a 'Report' output summarises this information along with attendance register statistics for each student in your class.

Export options are available for attendance data, attendance statistics, student details and student reports.

Teacher quotes (from Reviews in iTunes) say:
"I use it every day and wonder what I ever did before."

"Most useful app on my iPhone"
"I can't imagine being without this app now!"

"has reduced my admin considerably."

"Quality little app that is a great time saver."

"I use it all the time now and I highly recommend it."

If you work to a timetable and want to be more organised and efficient in keeping attendance records, we think you'll like STEARsoft and find it to be one of those tools you wondered how you managed without.

Limitation gone: Class sizes are no longer limited to 36.  Just go to 'Advanced Setup' to put in your own maximum.

STEARsoft works well stand-alone, but there is also a Cloud version that can be synchronised with to give whole school attendance monitoring solutions.

STEARsoft (School Teacher's Electronic Attendance Register software) started in 2005, was one of the first electronic attendance register Apps for the iPhone and iPad and still works on older devices (such as the iPad 2) running iOS8.  STEARsoft now works on your watch as well, not just showing you which class is next, but letting you take the register too.

## Key features

- Graphical attendance sheets
- Flood-fill and auto-move-on features
- In-built incident recording
- Customizable thresholds and reports
- Export options for data and reports
- Watch app for remote attendance taking

## Recent user reviews (10 of 18)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stearsoft-attendance-register/id404389055/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Make it Mac friendly!!!

*2019-02-21*

I’ve used this at my English school for years in Japan and found it very useful.  I now have more teachers, but don’t possess the required windows pc to set up multiple iPads.  Please make a Mac friendly version!

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. In a bid to not only remove the tie to Windows, STEARsoft now has a Cloud Server solution. Not even a Mac needed. As well as saving on hardware, you save the running costs, the setup and administration costs, it’s more secure (https and two-factor authentication standard) and has many new developments over the Windows version. Being cloud based you can synchronise and access school wide functionality off-site and your data is more secure. The cost is included within the license cost that you’d have to pay for running your own server, so is no more expensive either. If you’d not spotted this already have a look on the website and follow links to ‘STEARsoft Cloud Server’. I hope you’ll like what you see and might find this an even better way forwards (you will of course be able to securely use all your macs with the cloud server as it is all web based).

### 1/5 — I failed to add new student-_-

*2015-12-24, version 3.4.2*

this is good to use
but i was frustrated about that
it is only possible to register 36 students in a class.

I want add more students.
actually, i am using this app for absence check for our ski club.
We have more than 80 members

please modify the maximum number of students in each classes

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. I am pleased to say that the latest version has the limit removed. There is a new ‘Advanced setup’ option on the main menu that lets you specify your own limit. 80 or 100 would be no problem.

Thank you again for your feedback as such comments help things to keep improving.

### 2/5 — Good but?

*2015-03-02*

The application is quite good but unfortunately doesn't support Arabic language. The student names appear as @@@@@@@. If you can fix the language, the app will be no1 in the store. Also, the export data for pdf format needs more work on it.

**Developer response:** Thank you very much for this feedback.  The issues I found in the pdf export have been addressed, and international characters should be supported. If there are still issues with the latest version, please get in touch on the Forum so we can determine the details and try and fix them.  Thank you again for your feedback and bringing this to my attention.

### 5/5 — Very Helpful

*2014-07-25*

Easy to use and very helpful to my toy school. I have used this to take registers of my toys in toy school.

**Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to leave this kind feedback. I’m glad you like it.

### 1/5 — Rubbish

*2013-09-19*

Incredibly difficult to set up and can't cope with simple things like double periods or different period times in a two site school.  I'll stick to pen and paper.

### 5/5 — Great!

*2013-09-17*

Use this for every class. I'm a gymnastics coach so don't have time to write things out, find pens etc. I use this on my iPad and can make note of payments etc. only down side is I can only add 36 children when some of my classes are 40+ I usually create another class as an overflow register! For the money though I wouldn't do without!!!

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for this kind review and taking time to give your feedback.  You may have noticed the latest version now supports class sizes greater than 36. Go to 'Advanced Setup' from the top screen to increase the limit :)

### 4/5 — Great App - with pc server makes recording attendance a breeze

*2013-04-02*

Have been using this system to record attendance for a term now and I cannot fault how easy it is to use. The only reason not to give it 5*s at the moment is that it does not yet support the additional screen size afforded to the iPhone 5. If it did, it would make it perfect.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your kind review and feedback.  Sorry it's taken such a long time to reply here, but hopefully you spotted the update that followed your suggestion supporting the larger screen sizes.

### 4/5 — Very good but with limits. NO MAC SYNC :-(

*2013-02-19*

Within the limitations of a strict weekly or bi weekly school timetable, this is an excellent app. The user interface is intuitive and attractive. 

However two major limitations:
1. Rather rigid regarding dates. If you have several private students, this may not be too effective. 

2. No syncing with Mac or Mac version of app. Big drawback. Just changed over from iPhone 3GS to iP 5. App not synced via iTunes for some reason so now I have no back up of data. Very bad. If you have an iphone app get a mac to match it stearsoft please!

**Developer response:** Thank you for your positive review and honest feedback.  Sorry it's taken a while (nearly 6 years!) to reply here.
Although STEARsoft is most efficient with pre-generated dates, you can also add attendance sessions add-hoc:  When viewing a class attendance sheet, tap Edit -> 'Add single session'.  A bit hidden maybe.  Sorry.
Re: 2,  Noted.  Limited resource means a direct Mac version is unlikely any time soon. However, I have had positive feedback about STEARsoft working on a Mac under VMWare fusion.  Two other backup options are using the email-backup ('Save backup data by email' on top screen) and synchronising with a STEARsoft Cloud Server.

### 5/5 — very handy app; responsive dev

*2013-02-06*

I am a US teacher and some of the app terminology is UK based, yet the functionality is solid. My trial period with the free Lite version demonstrated how useful the app is in my setting, and I upgraded to the full version. I'm finding this app to help me a great deal in my school roll taking, incident tracking, weekly schedule, and student info gathering. Had a few glitches at first; I posted a note to the developer in the online support thread for my issue, and he responded immediately, answering my questions and welcoming my suggestions. A recent update solved my main issue. There is a web-based PC sync available (no Mac yet).  I look forward to any continued development.

### 3/5 — A solid B plus

*2012-08-29*

This is a good solid product for the hard pressed teacher. As a PE teacher I find it very useful to quickly register in the field and then transpose to Sims later.
I would like to see this back up to drop box as I can't get it to back up to the searsoft sever. I would love to also see a way of being able to grade the students as well which would then make this truly the teachers planner - with some tinkering this will be the the premier product in this field

**Developer response:** Thank you for such a considered, kind, balanced and useful review. Sorry it's taken so long to reply here.
6 years on, and sadly there is still no markbook, although there have been other improvements, and this is still on the back-burner.
For security of data, your iPhone should backup all App data anyway without needing to add an extra Drop-Box feature.  However, perhaps of interest in this regard is a STEARsoft-Cloud-Server synchronisation option that has recently been added.
Thank you again.

## Frequently asked questions about STEARsoft Attendance Register

### What is STEARsoft Attendance Register?

STEARsoft Attendance Register is a school attendance app designed for Watch, iPhone, and iPad. It features a graphical interface for efficient attendance taking and includes incident recording and reporting capabilities.

### How does STEARsoft Attendance Register help teachers?

It significantly reduces administrative tasks by allowing quick attendance scanning, providing instant control over outstanding absences, and generating attendance statistics. Users have reported it as a great time saver and a highly useful app.

### Can I use STEARsoft Attendance Register on my Apple Watch?

Yes, the Watch App provides additional flexibility, allowing you to take class attendance registers directly from your watch without needing your phone. This is useful in various settings like sports fields or swimming lessons.

### Does STEARsoft Attendance Register have any limitations on class size?

Class size limitations have been removed. You can set your own maximum class size by going to 'Advanced Setup' within the app.

### What kind of incidents can STEARsoft Attendance Register track?

It includes an inbuilt incident recording system to track categorized incidents on a student-by-student basis, such as merits or forgotten equipment. Customizable thresholds can alert you to frequent occurrences.

### What are the export options for STEARsoft Attendance Register?

You can export attendance data, attendance statistics, student details, and student reports. This allows for further analysis and record-keeping outside of the app.

### Is STEARsoft Attendance Register compatible with older devices?

Yes, STEARsoft has a long history and works on older devices, including iPads running iOS 8. It was one of the first electronic attendance register apps for iPhone and iPad.

### What is the price of STEARsoft Attendance Register?

STEARsoft Attendance Register is a paid app, available for $0.99. It does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.1.2 — 2023-06-08

Updated for compatibility with latest iOS version.

### 4.1.1 — 2020-01-28

Names on Watch now pick up iPhone settings.  You can now order by first or last name.  Minor bug fixes.

### 4.1.0 — 2020-01-15

New Apple Watch component. Review, change or take an attendance register on your watch and see at a glance which class is next.

### 3.7.0 — 2019-11-20

Support for newer devices. Improved display of announcements. Minor bug fixes.

### 3.6.1 — 2018-04-01

New 'advanced' setting to increase the Class size limit.
Future support for synchronisation with a STEARsoft cloud server over https and 2-factor login.
Other data-protection features to prepare for GDPR in the UK.
Bug fixes

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