Comparison

Orah Staff App vs TeacherCompass

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Student sign in/out
  • Leave request management
  • Roll calls
  • Paperless system
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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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.

About

TeacherCompass

Features
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TeacherCompass is a weekly coaching tool for teaching faculty. Teachers record a short reflection on each class, written or by voice note, and receive rubric-aligned, growth-oriented feedback. Department chairs and administrators can review reflections and track goals across their teams. What you can do: - Record a weekly reflection for each class, by text or voice note - Receive specific, rubric-aligned feedback (Emerging, Developing, Proficient, Exemplary) - Set and track class-level goals - Upload artifacts (worksheets, quizzes, slides) for richer feedback - Get lesson planning support that builds a ready-to-use prompt for your own tools - Stay on track with a weekly digest and reminders TeacherCompass is for participating schools and their faculty.

Screenshots

Orah Staff App4 screens
TeacherCompass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Orah Staff App at every 4 days against TeacherCompass's monthly. 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

Orah Staff App ships an update every 4 days, TeacherCompass monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Orah Staff App versus TeacherCompass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrah Staff AppTeacherCompass
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoardingwareManne Education & Design Co. LLC

In-app purchases

None

Orah Staff App

No in-app purchases

None

TeacherCompass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orah Staff App free?
Orah Staff App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TeacherCompass free?
TeacherCompass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orah Staff App or TeacherCompass have ads?
Neither Orah Staff App nor TeacherCompass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orah Staff App or TeacherCompass?
Orah Staff App ships an update every 4 days, and TeacherCompass monthly. Most recently, Orah Staff App was updated on October 24, 2026 and TeacherCompass on October 4, 2026.

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