Orah Staff App vs LockedIn Admin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orah Staff App
A student management system designed for schools to streamline boarding operations. It allows staff to manage student check-ins, leave requests, and conduct rolls efficiently from any device.
- Student sign in/out
- Leave request management
- Roll calls
- Paperless system
- Cross-device compatibility
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Boardingware is now Orah! This reflects our new commitment to building elegant software experiences for our schools, students and parents - both inside and outside of Residential Life, or boarding. We’re excited to share this moment with you and invite you to experience Orah. Orah is a safe and simple student management system for schools. Forget clipboards, and tedious paper based systems, Orah lets staff manage their boarders effortlessly from their iPad, mobile phone, or computer. With our iOS app you can sign students in and out, accept and decline leave requests, perform rolls and much more.
LockedIn Admin
Manage campus-wide student status and emergencies remotely. This app allows administrators to monitor lock-in status, handle notifications, and activate alerts without needing a laptop. It provides real-time data on student activity and a centralized inbox for administrative tasks.
- Real-time student lock-in status
- Filter students by status (grace periods, missed lock-ins)
- Centralized inbox for notifications and infractions
- Trigger school-wide emergency alerts
- Two-factor authentication for security
- Practice emergency drills safely
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LockedIn Admin puts your phone-free campus in your pocket. The companion app for school administrators using LockedIn - check student lock-in status, handle notifications, and activate emergency alerts from anywhere on campus, without opening a laptop. SEE YOUR CAMPUS AT A GLANCE Live counts of who is locked in and who isn't, updated continuously. Search the full roster or filter to just the students who need attention - grace periods, missed lock-ins, uninstalled apps, and devices that stopped reporting. AN INBOX BUILT FOR DEANS Every missed lock-in, grace period, and logged infraction arrives as a message you can triage like email. Handle it now, push it to later, or mark it done. Shared across your admin team so nothing gets worked twice. EMERGENCY MODE Trigger a school-wide alert to every student device in seconds - lockdown, evacuation, shelter-in-place, medical, or a custom message. Face ID confirmation prevents accidental activation, and a drill toggle lets you practice safely. BUILT FOR SCHOOL DATA Two-factor authentication on every login. Credentials stored in the iOS Keychain. No advertising SDKs, no analytics trackers, no third-party libraries of any kind. LockedIn Admin requires an existing LockedIn school account. Not sure if your school uses LockedIn? Visit lockedinapp.co.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orah Staff App at 3.1 against LockedIn Admin's 2.3. Orah Staff App also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orah Staff App holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orah Staff App has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Orah Staff App's written reviews are positive against 0% of LockedIn Admin's.
Orah Staff App ships an update every 4 days, LockedIn Admin every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orah Staff App | LockedIn Admin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (15 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boardingware | LockedIn Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Orah Staff App
LockedIn Admin
In-app purchases
Orah Staff App
No in-app purchases
LockedIn Admin
No in-app purchases
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