Comparison

iTeacher App vs Downside School

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

Head to head
About

iTeacher App

Streamline daily classroom tasks with this mobile application. Manage registers, student information, timetables, and communications efficiently. Stay updated with school news and important alerts through push notifications.

Highlights
  • Take registers
  • View student profiles
  • Access timetables
  • Manage commendations and detentions
  • Send emails and SMS
  • Receive school news and alerts
  • Send emergency broadcasts
Features
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The iTeacher App offers an exciting and simple new way for teachers to complete their daily classroom tasks. From taking registers to awarding a commendation, viewing timetables and accessing student information, teachers can quickly and easily complete key tasks directly from their mobile device or tablet. Integrated communications including email and SMS allow teachers to communicate directly with students and other teachers in just a few clicks. Helpful system messages and free push notifications also assist with keeping teachers up-to-date with any important student information, school news and timetable changes. The dashboard is organised across four key tabs offering a quick snapshot of key information relevant to each teacher including their current and next lesson, their timetable, cover arrangements, any student updates, absent and detention lists, off games lists, news, bulletins and calendar events. It also contains a new iFeed feature that highlights any key data changes for students who a teacher has academic and/or pastoral responsibility for. Valuable key features include: Taking a register - whether in the classroom, on the playfield or on a trip Viewing student profiles for quick access to academic, pastoral, medical and emergency contact information Viewing timetables, including those of other teachers and students Accessing cover arrangements Awarding commendations and managing detentions Sending emails and SMS Access to all school news and bulletins, the school calendar and the school directory There is also the functionality to send emergency broadcasts at the click of a button to all staff, students and parents. The iTeacher App is a native app downloaded onto teachers’ mobile devices and tablets. This provides enhanced security and quicker access to information. Please note: The iTeacher App must be installed by your school in order for it to be accessible to teachers and only works in conjunction with the iSAMS Management Information System.

About

Downside School

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In the app you'll find info, important dates, news and our social media. It's all in one place, and on your phone, so now you can quickly access all the information you need.

Screenshots

iTeacher App4 screens
Downside School3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Downside School at every 2 days against iTeacher App's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTeacher App ships an update every 6 weeks, Downside School every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
iTeacher App versus Downside School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTeacher AppDownside School
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (51 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiSAMS LimitedSchool Window

Bugs and requests

iTeacher App

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • Opening page always off games list
  • Class registers disappeared from home page
  • Buttons greyed out and unresponsive
  • Unable to save group registration
  • Toolbar at the bottom not visible on iPhone 12 mini
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  • Crashes on first opening
  • Blank screen when pulling up pupil timetable or list
  • App shuts down on iPad Pro and iPhone
  • Constantly get data access errors
  • Cannot see dashboard or load timetable wizards
  • Register buttons unresponsive
  • Unable to save registers
  • MFA does not accept paste in iOS
  • App shuts down on start up
  • App crashes on start up
  • App stops working after updates
  • App doesn't load on iPhone 7 or iPad
  • Stuck on loading screen
  • App doesn't open
  • Crashes the whole time
  • No support for 2018 iPad Pro
  • App doesn't support One Login
  • Force quits after 10 minutes
  • Error when clicking 'lock app' and waiting for Touch ID
  • Data errors when looking up information
  • Login issues, asking for credentials repeatedly
  • Session expired dialogs

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add rewards and sanctions functionality
  • Implement dark mode properly
  • Improve navigation and UI design
  • Add quick merit/concern features to registers
  • Allow report writing
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  • Improve timetable details
  • Enable alerts like on a browser
  • Fix toolbar visibility on iPhone 12 mini
  • Add Touch ID/Face ID sign-in
  • Support SSO/One Login
  • Allow editing/moving/authorizing detentions
  • Improve selection of students from lists
  • Allow selecting a group of students to email
  • Provide display/font size options
  • Integrate with iReport

Downside School

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iTeacher App

No in-app purchases

None

Downside School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iTeacher App free?
iTeacher App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Downside School free?
Downside School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iTeacher App or Downside School have ads?
Neither iTeacher App nor Downside School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iTeacher App or Downside School?
iTeacher App ships an update every 6 weeks, and Downside School every 2 days. Most recently, iTeacher App was updated on October 23, 2026 and Downside School on October 19, 2026.

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