Securly Teacher Tools vs Jamf School Student
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Jamf School Student
This app provides students with tools to manage their educational devices. Students can easily install approved apps, books, and documents, and communicate with teachers. It also allows for device and app updates.
- Install pre-approved apps, iBooks, and documents
- Communicate with teachers via Messages
- Update apps, iOS, and device software
- Manage educational device features
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Jamf School Student gives students with the tools to enhance their educational experience. Using the intuitive interface, students can install pre-approved apps, iBooks, and documents on their device and ask their teachers questions with Messages. Jamf School Student also empowers students by allowing them to perform simple management tasks like update apps, iOS, and more. Key features: - Install pre-approved apps, iBooks, and documents - Ask teachers questions with Messages - Allow students to update apps, iOS, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Securly Teacher Tools at 2.8 against Jamf School Student's 1.8. Securly Teacher Tools also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.6). Jamf School Student's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Securly Teacher Tools holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Securly Teacher Tools's written reviews are positive against 9% of Jamf School Student's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Securly Teacher Tools ships an update every 6 months, Jamf School Student every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Securly Teacher Tools | Jamf School Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | 1.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 8.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Securly | JAMF Software |
Customer experience
Securly Teacher Tools
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In-app purchases
Securly Teacher Tools
No in-app purchases
Jamf School Student
No in-app purchases
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