Comparison

Firefly for Teachers vs iReport App

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

Head to head
About

Firefly for Teachers

Manage teaching administration efficiently on the go. Plan lessons, track homework, provide feedback with audio/video, and monitor student progress. Seamlessly switch between mobile and desktop for a flexible workflow.

Highlights
  • View timetable and manage lesson plans
  • Track homework due and submitted
  • Provide feedback via audio, video, photos, files, and annotation
  • Monitor student progress with integrated markbook
  • Seamless transition between app and desktop
Features
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The Firefly for Teachers app makes it easy for teachers to manage teaching admin on the go. Starting with an overview of your day and any assignments ready for collections, you can quickly and easily plan your lessons, manage homework and provide marks and feedback. The integrated markbook ensures that you can track the progress of each class, and detailed task histories help you understand how best to support each student to help them go even further. Firefly for Teachers lets you: - View your timetable and manage your lesson plans, by day, week or by class - Stay on top of all homework due and submitted by students - Give feedback the way you want, using audio and video, photos, files and annotation within the app - Work the way you want, moving seamlessly between the app and desktop Log in once and you’re ready to go. Note: The Firefly for Parents app requires your school to have an active Firefly licence.

About

iReport App

This app streamlines the process of writing and submitting student reports for educators. It allows teachers to input grades, assessments, and comments directly from their mobile devices, enhancing efficiency and flexibility.

Highlights
  • Write and submit student reports on mobile
  • Input grades, assessments, and comments
  • Access Statement Bank for pre-written comments
  • View student past performance
  • Proofreading and notification system
  • Direct integration with iSAMS MIS
Features
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The iReport App helps teachers write school reports faster and more efficiently Writing and submitting interim, end-of-term and end-of-year reports for multiple classes of students is already easier and faster with iSAMS’ School Reporting module – and the iReport App brings report-writing functionality to every teacher’s mobile device, whether smartphone or tablet. With the iReport App, teachers can write and submit grades, assessments and school reports wherever they are – on school trips, in the classroom and on the move. Intuitive and easy to use, it gives your teaching staff the opportunity to manage their time even more efficiently and complete time-consuming report writing tasks more quickly, and at their own convenience. The official iSAMS iReport App requires each user to have the iTeacher App installed on the same device. The iReport App links directly with your school’s iSAMS management information system, where all school data is stored. As soon as you log in, your dashboard presents three tabbed pages: Status, Reports, and Assessments. Status Page All news items which display in the iSAMS Report Wizard appear here, followed by buttons to go to the Statement Bank page and the About page. Reports Page The Reports page displays all active reporting cycles, for example: End of Term Reports. Tapping on each reporting cycle gives the teacher a list of Report Types relevant to that cycle, as well as any associated with their particular role, such as Year Tutor. From here, teachers can easily navigate between subjects and sets, and: Write general comments for all students, to appear on all reports in that particular set Quickly find and navigate between students Add statements from the Statement Bank Write personalised reports for each student for each subject or activity Add grades, results, positions and comments – and save the status of each report View each student’s past grades, results, options, comments and full reports – useful for quickly commenting on students’ personal progress. Mandatory fields are marked and validated via the iReport App. iSAMS administrators can assign certain teachers as proof readers, who can proofread reports and mark them as complete or incomplete; return them back to the report writer with a comment; or flag them. Teachers receive a notification if there’s any more work for them to do on each report. Assessments Page The Assessments page has the same navigation as the Reports page, all the way to individual students’ pages. Each student’s assessment data can be entered directly in the Students page. A footer indicating student totals is displayed, along with buttons to mark all and save all student assessment data. Please note: The iReport App is a native app downloaded onto teachers’ mobile devices and tablets. This provides enhanced security and quicker access to information. It must be installed by your school in conjunction with the iTeacher App for it to be accessible to teachers and only works in conjunction with the iSAMS management information system.

Screenshots

Firefly for Teachers4 screens
iReport App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Firefly for Teachers at monthly against iReport App's every 3 months. Firefly for Teachers also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). iReport App's advantage is review sentiment (17% vs 8%). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Firefly for Teachers ships an update monthly, iReport App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Firefly for Teachers versus iReport App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirefly for TeachersiReport App
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews16.7% of reviews — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirefly Learning LimitediSAMS Limited

Customer experience

Firefly for Teachers

Written reviews24 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative83.3%

iReport App

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Firefly for Teachers

No in-app purchases

None

iReport App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Firefly for Teachers free?
Firefly for Teachers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iReport App free?
iReport App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Firefly for Teachers or iReport App have ads?
Neither Firefly for Teachers nor iReport App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Firefly for Teachers or iReport App?
Firefly for Teachers ships an update monthly, and iReport App every 3 months. Most recently, Firefly for Teachers was updated on October 21, 2026 and iReport App on October 15, 2026.

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