Comparison

Classroom Spy vs Teacher Aide (cloud)

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

Head to head
About

Classroom Spy

This tool allows educators to monitor and manage student computer activity in real-time. It provides live screen views, remote control capabilities, and the ability to execute actions across multiple devices simultaneously. An agent must be installed on student computers to enable supervision.

Highlights
  • Live student screen monitoring
  • Remote mouse and keyboard control
  • Execute actions on multiple computers
  • Customizable thumbnail view
  • Complete control over student activity
Features
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Use the Classroom Spy as a classroom management tool to monitor activity of all students. Here are major features: - You have complete control over what students are doing. - This application provides you with a live picture of the students computer screens. - You can take over the student computer by controlling its mouse and keyboard. - The student computer screens are represented in the table with a customizable number of rows as thumbnails. - Execute several actions on all student computers with on tap. Before you can start supervising your students you need to install an agent on their computer.

About

Teacher Aide (cloud)

This app helps educators manage student attendance, grades, and seating charts across multiple semesters. It offers cloud synchronization for seamless device switching and provides tools to identify at-risk students and communicate with parents. Export data easily for integration with other systems.

Highlights
  • Cloud database for multi-device sync
  • Attendance and grade tracking
  • Seating chart creation
  • Identify at-risk students
  • Bulk email notifications
  • Google Classroom roster sync
  • CSV grade export
Features
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Designed by a teacher, for teachers! • Cloud database allows easy switching between iPhone, iPad and MacBook • Attendance, Grades, Seating Chart for up to 6 semesters with 10 classes each. • Variety of PDF reports • Identify students at-risk due to attendance or grades • Easily notify students, parents and advisors with bulk email. • Easily sync student roster from Google Classroom • Export grades in CSV format to use with other grading systems Teacher Aide (cloud) is designed for use by individual teachers or co teachers of the same class. The app stores data in the cloud, so the the teacher can easily switch between devices, such as an iPhone, iPad or MacBook. Try out the app for free for 1 month with one class and see if you find it useful. An easy to use attendance and grading interface makes record keeping in the digital classroom a simple process. Additional features teachers will find useful are the seating chart, progress report and identification of student at risk due to attendance or academic performance. An auto-renewable monthly subscription allows access for up to 10 or 20 classes in each semester, and multiple semesters are supported. Please email the developer at support@inpocketsolutions.com with any questions or suggestions. Privacy Policy: https://inpocketsolutions.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://inpocketsolutions.com/terms Autorenewable Subscription Details To access features after the 1 month free access, the user needs to subscribe to an auto renewable monthly or annual subscription. This means the subscription automatically renews 24 hours before the end of the subscription date. Auto renewable subscriptions can be managed from the user iTunes account, and a link is provided in the subscription screen while in the app. All future updates are included with the auto renewable monthly subscription. The subscription may be cancelled for any future months, and the user will still have access to the data, only the additional features will be disabled. Facebook page www.facebook.com/TeacherAidePro

Screenshots

Classroom Spy4 screens
Teacher Aide (cloud)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Teacher Aide (cloud) at 4.8 against Classroom Spy's 3.5. Teacher Aide (cloud) also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (45 vs 4). Classroom Spy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Teacher Aide (cloud) sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Classroom Spy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teacher Aide (cloud) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teacher Aide (cloud) has 45 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Classroom Spy's written reviews are positive against 79% of Teacher Aide (cloud)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classroom Spy ships an update every 13 months, Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Classroom Spy versus Teacher Aide (cloud): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassroom SpyTeacher Aide (cloud)
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.8 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings445 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamjan KriznikGlen Botha

Customer experience

Classroom Spy

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Teacher Aide (cloud)

All ratings45 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

Classroom Spy

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Teacher Aide (cloud)

Subscriptions6
  • Standard (10 classes)$3.991 Month
  • Standard (20 classes)$6.991 Month
  • Premium (10 classes)$6.991 Month
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  • Premium (20 classes)$9.991 Month
  • Premium (10 classes)$69.991 Year
  • Premium (20 classes)$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Classroom Spy free?
Classroom Spy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teacher Aide (cloud) free?
Teacher Aide (cloud) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Classroom Spy or Teacher Aide (cloud)?
Teacher Aide (cloud) is rated higher. Classroom Spy averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Teacher Aide (cloud) averages 4.8 from 45 ratings.
Do Classroom Spy or Teacher Aide (cloud) have ads?
Neither Classroom Spy nor Teacher Aide (cloud) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Classroom Spy or Teacher Aide (cloud)?
Classroom Spy ships an update every 13 months, and Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. Most recently, Classroom Spy was updated on October 21, 2026 and Teacher Aide (cloud) on October 8, 2026.

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