Random Student vs Attendance Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Random Student
This app helps educators randomly select students for participation or group assignments. It supports classes up to 200 students, tracks responses, and can speak student names aloud. Import student lists and manage attendance to ensure equitable participation.
- Random student selection
- Track correct responses
- Import student lists from Google Classroom
- Speak student names aloud
- Attendance tracking
- Create random groups
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Main Features • Classes of up to 200 students each • Select a student at random. Track correct responses • Easily import student lists from Google Classroom • Device speaks name aloud • Take attendance so absent students are not called • Create random groups Now there is no need for teachers to use popsicle sticks or playing cards to call on students in class. Instead, use your iOS device to call on students in a truly random manner. For student enjoyment, use the 'speak aloud' option so students can hear their name called. The free version allows the use of 1 class while the premium upgrade supports up to 20 classes. In my classroom I allow the last selected student to push the random call button. This really takes teacher bias out of the selection process and the students feel a need to participate when the device speaks their name. Support information Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/randomstudentapp
Attendance Tracker
Easily capture and archive student attendance records with a simple interface. Import class lists, generate various reports, and add detailed student information, including observations. Create random student groups for activities.
- Capture and archive attendance
- Import class lists via CSV
- Generate daily, semester, and summary reports
- Customizable statuses
- Dropbox synchronization
- Detailed student profiles
- Add student observations
- Generate random student groups
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Attendance Tracker - Take roll in seconds. See patterns at a glance. Attendance Tracker is built for teachers, coaches, and instructors who need to record who’s present without fighting their app. Tap a name, pick a status, move on. Take attendance fast - One-tap status cycling per student - Set every student to the same status with one button - Reorder by first or last name - See live counts of present, absent, late and any custom status Set up your classes once - Add students manually or import from a CSV file - Save students once and reuse them across courses - Set a recurring schedule and the app generates upcoming classes for you - Each class gets its own date, time and notes Customize the statuses you actually use - Edit the default statuses: Present, Absent, Late, Excused — or create your own - Color-code each status - Choose which statuses count as a missed class so reports stay accurate Reports that make sense to admin - Daily attendance and a list of who was missing - Per-student attendance history with a visual breakdown - Full-term and summary reports across any date range - Email any report directly to parents or colleagues, or share via the iOS share sheet Per-student records - Photo, contact details, and any custom fields you need - Add dated observations and notes — useful for parent meetings or end-of-term reviews - Email a single student’s full record in one tap Extras teachers actually use - Random student picker for cold calls - Random group generator, up to 30 per group, for activities - iCloud sync keeps your classes consistent across iPhone and iPad - Passcode lock for the times your phone leaves your hand Privacy Attendance data is stored on your device and synced through your private iCloud account. We don’t see it, and we don’t sell it. Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://applorium.com/privacy-easy-attendance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Random Student at freemium against Attendance Tracker's subscription. Random Student also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 44%). Attendance Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (411 vs 23) and iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Random Student sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Attendance Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Random Student against 4.4 for Attendance Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Attendance Tracker has 411 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Random Student's written reviews are positive against 44% of Attendance Tracker's.
Random Student ships an update every 2 months, Attendance Tracker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Random Student | Attendance Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (23 ratings) | 4.4 (411 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 43.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 411 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glen Botha | Applorium Ltd |
Customer experience
Random Student
Attendance Tracker
Bugs and requests
Random Student
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Attendance Tracker
Reported bugs
19 issues- New person given full attendance from start date
- Cannot download summary
- Lost a huge chunk of data
- App keeps crashing on iPad Pro
- Application crashes when fetching attendance for multiple classes
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- Deleted all children's photos
- Attendance erased after update
- Duplicates entire attendance lists
- Erases all updates after taking them
- Errors all over the place
- Forced to change from monthly to yearly subscription
- Deleted lengthy email to support
- Cannot see info across multiple devices
- Cannot add a student for one meeting
- Cannot cancel paying for the app
- Register disappears after saving
- Keeps opening premium ad
- Cannot add students from CSV file
- Tutorial link to sample file broken
Requested features
8 requests- Add recurring feature
- More student info (address, etc.)
- Ability to email students
- Transferable classes/registers between staff
- Option to change/delete attachment date
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- Easier attendance tracking for simple needs
- Spreadsheet for daily attendance
- More report options (time frame)
In-app purchases
Random Student
- Premium features$19.99
Attendance Tracker
- Easy Attendance Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$15.491 Year
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- Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99
Questions
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