Orah Staff App vs TeacherCompass
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.
TeacherCompass
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Orah Staff App | TeacherCompass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boardingware | Manne Education & Design Co. LLC |
In-app purchases
Orah Staff App
No in-app purchases
TeacherCompass
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Orah Staff App free?
Is TeacherCompass free?
Do Orah Staff App or TeacherCompass have ads?
Which is updated more often, Orah Staff App or TeacherCompass?
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