Comparison

Securly Teacher Tools vs Mosyle School

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Securly Teacher Tools

This application offers classroom management features for educators using a specific MDM solution. It allows teachers to manage student devices, including locking screens, restricting app or website access, and customizing home screen layouts.

Highlights
  • Clear student passcodes
  • Freeze student screens
  • Lock students into single app
  • Lock students into single or multiple websites
  • Switch student homescreen layouts
  • Requires MDM by Securly account
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Securly Teacher Tools provides classroom management tools for teachers using MDM by Securly (formerly SchoolMDM by TechPilot Labs). With Teacher Tools, the teacher can - clear student passcodes - freeze student screens with Screen Lock - lock students into a single app with App Lock - lock students into a single or multiple web sites with Site Lock - switch student homescreen layouts to display only desired apps during class - more This app requires an account with MDM by Securly.

About

Mosyle School

This tool simplifies the management of Apple devices for educational institutions, enabling secure student device usage for learning. It offers robust classroom management features to minimize distractions and enhance student focus, while providing IT staff and teachers with shared control and real-time insights.

Highlights
  • Apple device deployment and configuration
  • Classroom distraction elimination
  • Student focus monitoring
  • Internet access regulation
  • App management and installation
  • Real-time device inventory and reports
  • Shared IT and teacher management
Features
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Mosyle School is an MDM solution designed exclusively for Education that streamlines the Apple device management process, simplifies iPad, Mac and Apple TV deployments for Schools and Districts, while ensuring students safely utilize devices for learning. It’s easy to set up, manage, and maintain, while being powerful enough to create the ideal learning environment for any School or District. THE BEST MDM SOLUTION TO GET THE MOST OUT OF ALL OF APPLE’S PROGRAM AND OS FEATURES: - Configure all management settings with Mosyle School to harness all Apple’s education features and deployment programs; - Connect Mosyle School with Apple School Manager, Device Enrollment Program and Volume Program Purchase to assign devices, apps, and configure device settings, apps, and books; - Get the most out of Apple’s Shared iPad and the Classroom App for iPad; UNIQUE & EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TOOLS: - Quickly eliminate any distractions from the devices; - Ensure student focus and attention is within the intended educational application; - Easily assess students during class to evaluate student progress; - Check compliance of student devices and solve any issues right in the classroom; - Customize and regulate student Internet access during class time; - Select apps allowed during class and remotely install them on student devices.
 AN ALWAYS-ON, CLOUD-BASED & SCALABLE SOLUTION TO SIMPLIFY DEPLOYMENTS: - Quickly take inventory and view reports of your device fleet in real time; - Shared management between IT Staff and Teachers; - Create time-based policies and restrictions – to work whether it’s before, during or after school; - Receive notifications when specific events occur across the managed device fleet; - Implement in any type of deployment model (BYOD, School Owned, 1:1 and Shared); - Rapid and easy device enrollment processes and flows; - Automatic load-balancing and fault tolerance across multiple Tier 3 data centers, with a 99.9% uptime guarantee. 
 *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Mosyle School is designed to embrace and fully integrate with Apple’s new education features, and deployment programs (Apple School Manager, Device Enrollment Program and Volume Purchase Program). We're so excited with all the new possibilities we decided to include all necessary configuration with them in our basic, free plan. No hidden costs!

Screenshots

Mosyle School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Securly Teacher Tools at 2.8 against Mosyle School's 1.8. Mosyle School's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Securly Teacher Tools holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mosyle School has 92 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Securly Teacher Tools's written reviews are positive against 13% of Mosyle School's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Securly Teacher Tools ships an update every 6 months, Mosyle School every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Securly Teacher Tools versus Mosyle School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecurly Teacher ToolsMosyle School
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (4 ratings) — better1.8 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews13.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings492 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.2 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecurlyMosyle

Customer experience

Securly Teacher Tools

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Mosyle School

All ratings91 ratings
Positive20.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive13.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.0%

Bugs and requests

Securly Teacher Tools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mosyle School

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Device management starts randomly
  • Apps disappear and cannot be recovered
  • App won't open during Zoom meetings
  • App crashes everything
  • App rearranges apps alphabetically
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  • App slows down device speed

Requested features

7 requests
  • Allow users to uninstall
  • Allow users to keep apps in original place
  • Add more apps to the store
  • Admin console for QR codes
  • Allow users to play games during free periods/lunch
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  • Fix app rearrangement issue
  • Allow users to control screen recording permissions

In-app purchases

None

Securly Teacher Tools

No in-app purchases

None

Mosyle School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Securly Teacher Tools free?
Securly Teacher Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mosyle School free?
Mosyle School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Securly Teacher Tools or Mosyle School?
Securly Teacher Tools is rated higher. Securly Teacher Tools averages 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Mosyle School averages 1.8 from 92 ratings.
Do Securly Teacher Tools or Mosyle School have ads?
Neither Securly Teacher Tools nor Mosyle School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Securly Teacher Tools or Mosyle School?
Securly Teacher Tools ships an update every 6 months, and Mosyle School every 2 months. Most recently, Securly Teacher Tools was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mosyle School on October 21, 2026.

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