SchoolPing vs Redtail Installer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
SchoolPing
This app facilitates seamless live communication between schools and parents. It allows parents to receive instant updates, documents, and news, while also enabling them to book parent-teacher meetings, complete forms, and make payments. Schools benefit from reduced administrative tasks and improved parental engagement.
- Live school news notifications
- Child activity updates from teachers
- Document, video, and image sharing
- Parent's evening booking
- Automated permission slips
- In-app payments
- School staff communication
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Description Live communication from schools to parents made simple Improve the relationship between your school and parents with our live communication app. Parents can receive instant updates on their childβs activity, receive documents, videos, photos, book parents evening, complete permission slips, make payments and be kept up-to-date with the latest school news all in one place. Designed to support schools in achieving outstanding parental engagement, SchoolPing can be used on laptops, tablets and mobiles and syncs seamlessly across all devices in real-time. * Key features for parents - Receive live school news notifications - Receive live updates on a child's activity directly from their teacher - View documents, videos, images, music and even podcasts - Keep up-to-date & organised by using the SchoolPing calendar - Book your parent's evening slot instantly with our live parents' evening booking system - Automate permission slips with our forms feature - Make payments directly from the app - Security lockout passcode keeps your account protected Key features for schools - Save money, time and trees! No more printing letters and paying for text messaging services or counting money. - The app can be personalised for each school with the ability to add logo, name, motto and colours - All school staff can receive unlimited free support from our friendly team - See which staff and parents have read and received messages with our analytics - Keep teachers informed too with the additional ability to use SchoolPing for communication between staff - Send payment requests with message and allow parents to pay directly from their Inbox** - Messages can be sent directly from the SchoolPing app to parents or colleagues Registration Schools must be subscribed to SchoolPing for teachers and parents to use the app. Login details will be supplied to all users. If a user has lost their details they can be retrieved from the school. * Network charges may apply (Please check with your network provider)
Redtail Installer
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If you install Redtail Telematics' VAM devices, you can use this app to: β’βQuickly check whether a Redtail device is communicating with Redtail Telematics' system; β’βLog and review details of a Redtail device installation into a vehicle; β’βSee an overview of the activity of your managed installers.
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Verdict
SchoolPing and Redtail Installer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SchoolPing ships an update every 3 months, Redtail Installer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SchoolPing | Redtail Installer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 3.3% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months β better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Era Education Ltd | Redtail Telematics Ltd |
In-app purchases
SchoolPing
No in-app purchases
Redtail Installer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do SchoolPing or Redtail Installer have ads?
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