Zen Educate vs Classic Class Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zen Educate
This app connects educators with schools, streamlining the job search and hiring process. It allows teachers to manage their profiles and availability, while schools can find and book staff efficiently. The platform aims to be a more ethical and cost-effective alternative to traditional recruitment agencies.
- Manage teacher profiles
- Set work availability
- Accept/decline job offers
- Search for screened staff
- Save and rebook preferred teachers
- Manage timesheets
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We're building a fairer and more ethical alternative to traditional recruitment agencies, taking out the hassle — no more paperwork — and the waste — leaving more for the teachers and the pupils. Use our app to... For teachers, teaching assistants and special education paraprofessionals: - manage your teaching profile for how you show up to schools - manage your calendar to set when you want to work and when you don't - accept or decline offers for work from schools - see your past work For schools: - search for fully-screened and interviewed teachers, teaching assistants or special education paraprofessionals and request them for work - save your preferred teachers, check their availability and rebook them for future work - manage and confirm timesheets What people are saying about Zen Educate: "Really have enjoyed working with and for Zen Educate—they are helpful every step of the way" — Claire, Teaching Assistant "A great company who pride themselves on their honesty and ability to deliver good teachers to schools. Staff are paid more and schools pay less compared to competitors." — Colin, Teacher and former Principal "Zen Educate is a much-needed simplification of the substitute industry. Simple but rigorous onboarding, combined with efficient job placement, excellent and punctual pay and responsive support make Zen the go-to for schools and staff. Highly impressed!" — Sean, Teacher “Zen Educate has provided us with a highly professional service, their platform is easy to navigate, and their phone app means that a last-minute booking is easy to make. They've saved us money, without sacrificing the quality of staff we expect." — Yvonne, Exec Director “I now book my supply cover without picking up the phone! It's quicker, cheaper and more reliable than using an agency. I love it!" — Ann, Principal We're always rolling out improvements to our service and want you to be part of it. Please send us your feedback to help us improve.
Classic Class Manager
Manage your business operations on the go. Track attendance, view schedules, and handle invoices, payments, customers, students, and staff. Stay connected with the messaging center.
- Class attendance tracking
- Upcoming schedule viewing
- Invoice management
- Payment processing
- Customer and student management
- Staff management
- Messaging center access
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Start managing your business on the move with the Class Manager mobile app. - Take Class Attendance (with ease!) - View Upcoming Seasons, Lessons & Classes - Manage Invoices - Manage Payments - Manage Customers - Manage Students - Manage Staff - View Messaging Center The app can be utilised by any staff member of your business.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zen Educate at 83% against Classic Class Manager's 0%. Zen Educate also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 1). Classic Class Manager's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Zen Educate holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zen Educate has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Zen Educate's written reviews are positive against 0% of Classic Class Manager's.
Zen Educate ships an update every 2 weeks, Classic Class Manager every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zen Educate | Classic Class Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.3K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zen Educate Limited | Class Manager |
Customer experience
Zen Educate
Classic Class Manager
Bugs and requests
Zen Educate
Reported bugs
5 issues- Training modules take a long time to load
- Cannot go backward in CV or interview prep documents on iOS
- App login issues on iOS
- App not showing jobs in certain areas
- App doesn't work
Requested features
5 requests- Make job availability more accessible
- Improve training module loading speed
- Add backward navigation for CV and interview prep
- Fix app login issues on iOS
- Improve job search functionality for specific areas
Classic Class Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zen Educate
No in-app purchases
Classic Class Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Zen Educate free?
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