Comparison

Attendance Tracker 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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

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

Attendance Tracker4 screens
Teacher Aide (cloud)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Teacher Aide (cloud) at free with in-app purchases against Attendance Tracker's subscription. Teacher Aide (cloud) also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 43%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Attendance Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (376 vs 45) and iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Attendance Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Teacher Aide (cloud) sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teacher Aide (cloud) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Attendance Tracker has 376 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Attendance Tracker's written reviews are positive against 79% of Teacher Aide (cloud)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Attendance Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Attendance Tracker versus Teacher Aide (cloud): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAttendance TrackerTeacher Aide (cloud)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (376 ratings)4.8 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.6% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings376 — better45
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdGlen Botha

Customer experience

Attendance Tracker

All ratings376 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive42.6%
Neutral14.8%
Negative42.6%

Teacher Aide (cloud)

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

Bugs and 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)

Teacher Aide (cloud)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Attendance Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99
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 Attendance Tracker free?
Attendance Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Teacher Aide (cloud) free?
Teacher Aide (cloud) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Attendance Tracker or Teacher Aide (cloud)?
Teacher Aide (cloud) is rated higher. Attendance Tracker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 376 ratings, while Teacher Aide (cloud) averages 4.8 from 45 ratings.
Do Attendance Tracker or Teacher Aide (cloud) have ads?
Neither Attendance Tracker nor Teacher Aide (cloud) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Attendance Tracker or Teacher Aide (cloud)?
Attendance Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, and Teacher Aide (cloud) weekly. Most recently, Attendance Tracker was updated on September 24, 2026 and Teacher Aide (cloud) on September 7, 2026.

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