EduStaff vs willSub for Substitutes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EduStaff
This app streamlines communication between school principals, staff, and parents. It provides easy access to essential school data including grades, schedules, staff information, messages, and social media links.
- Principal-staff-parent communication
- Access to grades
- School agenda
- Staff profiles
- Message system
- Social media integration
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Edustaff by Eduware SAL-Lebanon and NTC Eduware LLC-USA is an application dedicated for principals and staff. Its main objective is to facilitate the communication between principal, staff and parents, and to allow an easy access to the school’s key data such as grades, agenda, staff profile, messages, and social media.
willSub for Substitutes
Easily find, accept, and manage your substitute teaching jobs. Receive instant notifications for new opportunities, view job details with maps, and track your work history and pay. Manage your schedule and preferences efficiently.
- Live job list
- Instant job notifications
- Accept/decline jobs
- Detailed job info with map
- Job confirmation alerts
- Cancel jobs
- View job history
- Track pay
- Manage time off
- Modify preferences
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The quickest, easiest way to find, get and manage the jobs you want. With willSub for Substitutes, you can: • See a live list of all of your available and upcoming jobs. • Get live notifications of new jobs, both in-app and as push notifications. • Quickly tap to accept or decline a job. • View detailed job info, including a map. • Get notified when an accepted job is confirmed. • Cancel an upcoming job. • View job history for the current and previous school year. • View processed and unprocessed pay. • Add, view and cancel unpaid time off. • Modify worksite and workday preferences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EduStaff at 2.3 against willSub for Substitutes's 2.0. EduStaff also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). willSub for Substitutes's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
EduStaff holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
EduStaff ships an update every 2 months, willSub for Substitutes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EduStaff | willSub for Substitutes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 13.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eduware | ESS Midwest Inc. |
Customer experience
EduStaff
willSub for Substitutes
Bugs and requests
EduStaff
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
willSub for Substitutes
Reported bugs
12 issues- App freezes on loading screen
- Login button greyed out
- App not opening after updates
- Not receiving job notifications
- Not receiving text notifications
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- Auto-login not working
- App logs out frequently
- Cannot log in after updates
- Incorrect password/ID errors
- Jobs showing incorrectly (available when taken/declined)
- App not accessible on district Wi-Fi
- Login fields not accessible
Requested features
5 requests- Add to calendar option
- Calendar integration (Apple/Google)
- Dark mode
- Ability to switch between multiple districts easily
- Improved notification system
In-app purchases
EduStaff
No in-app purchases
willSub for Substitutes
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is EduStaff free?
Is willSub for Substitutes free?
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